~ Iraq - Us Conflict 2002 ~

ZNet: Iraq Watch

A collection of articles covering and analyzing the crisis in Iraq. There are related links in Activist Materials. From Z Magazine.  http://www.zmag.org/crisescurevts/Iraq/Iraqcrisis.htm

Conflict: Iraq and the United States

This site provides links to background material on Iraq and to resources related to the United States-Iraq situation.  Created for The Journalist’s Toolbox by Tim Rozgonyi, assistant technology systems editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  http://www.journaliststoolbox.com/newswriting/iraq.html

Iraq

A collection of articles providing “information on the crisis situation in Iraq as well as more specific articles on sanctions issues.” There are also articles about Oil in Iraq and The Threat of US War Against Iraq. From Global Policy Forum, an organization designed to “monitor global policy making at the United Nations.” http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/irqindx.htm

The War on Terrorism: Saddam Hussein and Iraq

A select list of links to Web resources on the United States-Iraq confrontation. Links are presented in the following categories: News and Commentary, Government Documents, Political Background and Analysis, Military and Strategic Issues, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and The Impact of Sanctions. From the Joyner Library at East Carolina University.  http://www.lib.ecu.edu/govdoc/iraq.html

Conflict with Iraq

This news site covers the Conflict with Iraq. Maps provide Iraqi bases, army bases, oilfields, weapon sites, and other related information. Includes profiles of key players in the conflict, including Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush.  Includes relevant documents and related links. An In Depth British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2002/conflict_with_iraq/default.stm

 Eye on Iraq

This resource is “designed to provide in-depth analysis and timely coverage of these and other topics. Ongoing contributions to Eye on Iraq will include factual briefings on the political and military forces in play as well as analytical pieces focused on military, diplomatic, and international security developments.” Part of the Center for Defense Information (CDI) Terriorism Project. 
http://www.cdi.org/terrorism/eye-on-iraq.cfm

Guardian Unlimited: Special Report: Iraq

Annotated links to news stories about the current U.S.-Iraq crisis, plus some relevant external links. From Guardian Unlimited, the web site of the British newspaper, The Guardian.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/0,2759,423009,00.html

Iraq Update

U.S. Department of State resource on Iraq, with official texts, key reports, and fact sheets. Saddam Hussein’s Iraq is a special report (in English and Arabic) detailing specifics concerning Iraq under his rule. There is further information about the United Nations mandate to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction (chemical and biological weapons and long-range missiles) and its oil-for-food program. Related Web sites, including nongovernmental organizations, are listed. 
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/iraq/

Iraqi News Agency (INA)

Press releases and news reports from this news agency reflect Iraqi points of view on the conflict of issues between Iraq and the United States. Other features include laws and regulations concerning illegal emigrations, residential and fiscal matters, and a concise geographic study of Iraq. Also available in Arabic.  http://www.uruklink.net/iraqnews/eindex.htm

 Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations, New York

Site presents official Iraqi view of its relations with the international community. Contains information about the effects of sanctions on Iraqi citizens and basic information about Iraq’s political system and history.  http://www.iraqi-mission.org/

Bush Addresses Nation On Iraq

Full text and video of the speech and detailed coverage of stories from major news media on President George W.  Bush’s address to the nation, October 7, 2002, on warning Iraq’s Saddam Hussein to disarm. Responses to his comments are presented in the form of opinions, editorials, articles, audios/videos, and interactives and graphics. More links are provided to related Web sites on the conflict with Iraq. From Yahoo News.  http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=World&cat=Iraq

Iraq War Debate, 2002

An extensive, browsable directory of lightly annotated links to resources related to the question of war with Iraq, including suggested Boolean searches for research enquiries. Some resources are fee-based. From the University of Michigan Documents Center. 
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/iraqwar.html

No War with Iraq

This site presents an anti-war posture on the United States-Iraqi question. There are citations and links to other articles and alternative news resources that support this position. From the The Nation, October 21, 2002.  http://www.thenation.com/directory/view.mhtml?t=040307

Oppose War on Iraq

A collection of anti-war articles, commentary, and links from the Iraq Peacebuilding Program of the American Friends Service Committee (a Quaker organization).
http://www.afsc.org/iraq/

CNS: Iraq Special Collection

Thsi resource from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) provides articles, charts, and other resources useful for analysing the “Iraqi security apparatus.” Includes CNS Media Contacts on Iraq. http://cns.miis.edu/research/iraq/index.htm

 Iraq

Part of the Country Studies/Area Handbook series “describing and analyzing [Iraq’s] political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.” Research completed May 1988. Searchable, can limit your search to one or more countries. From the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/iqtoc.html

Not in Our Name (NION)

The site for an organization of “people of conscience who cannot stand silent as our government wages war without limits of time and space.” Founded in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by people concerned by  urtailments of civil liberties and U.S. military actions, the current focus of Not In Our Name is the possibility of conflict with Iraq. Includes an events calendar, history of recent protests, a Statement of Conscience, a Pledge of Resistance,  protest music, and other resources.
http://www.notinourname.net/