[19.30 GMT] United Church of Canada calls for an end to detention and occupation in Iraq Ekklesia, 21/12/05; Statement by the trustees of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (of which Norman Kember is one); Ba'ath leader calls for peace talks (Uruknet.info); good coverage and updates on Free the Captives Now; Hope has been expressed by Tom Fox's former professor, Lisa Schirch, of the Peacebuilding Program at Eastern Mennonite Unversity. She was speaking to a local TV reporter from the Harrisonburg, Virginia campus.