Friday June 14, 2002

(FinalCall.com) -- The Nation of Islam today released the following announcement:

The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will hold a press conference at 3:30 p.m. (EDT) Monday June 17, 2002 to address his upcoming Middle East Peace Mission. The press conference will be held in the Ballroom of the National Press Club, 529 14^th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 

�I�m going to do everything in my power to stop this war,� the outspoken leader of the Nation of Islam said at a press conference April 2, in Chicago in which he discussed the Saudi Arabian Peace Proposal and the role of religion, government and the United Nations. �If you don�t try to stop it over there, the same will (one day) be at your doorstep,� he warned.

The Muslim leader will discuss his intentions to travel to the tense Middle East region and his desire to meet with leaders of Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. He also intends to travel to Rome and South Africa, as well as to Sudan and Zimbabwe where civil war and tensions over land reform remain high. 

Who:                Minister Louis Farrakhan
What:               Press Conference
Where:             Main Ballroom, National Press Club, 529 14^th St., N.W. Washington, D.C.
When:              3:30 p.m. (EDT), Monday June 17, 2002
Why:                To address his upcoming Peace Mission to the Middle East and to Africa                                  in the face of the escalating conflict in Israel and the African continent.