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Intervention in Iraq? - ongoing examination the
U.S. debate over whether to oust Saddam Hussein. From PBS'
Online NewsHour. |
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Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs - includes
statements by officials, policy positions, and more. |
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Iraqi Presidency - official site that has a
biography of Saddam Hussein, and the text of selected
speeches. Also: a
profile of Hussein from the BBC. |
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UNMOVIC - monitors and verifies Iraqi compliance
not to acquire weapons prohibited by the Security Council;
oversees Iraqi disarmament of weapons of mass destruction,
including chemical, biological weapons and missiles. |
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UN Office of the Iraq Programme - implements the
oil for food programme for Iraq initially established by
Security Council in 1995. |
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U.S. Military European Command Operations -
operations include the enforcement the no-fly zone over
Iraq via
Northern Watch and
Southern Watch. |
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Apparatus of Lies: Saddam's Disinformation and Propaganda
1990-2003 - White House report discussing alleged
Iraqi propaganda and disinformation campaigns. |
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Iraq: Consequences of War - study that
concludes a U.S.-led war carries a high risk of the use of
weapons of mass destruction and may lead to substantial
regional instability, and increased support for al-Qaida.
From the Oxford Research Group, October, 2002. |
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War With Iraq - report that estimated the cost of a
war with Iraq at up to $1.9 trillion over a ten year period.
From the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, December
2002.
[PDF] |
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Campaign To Stop The War Against Iraq - from the
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, a "member-supported
organization working for peace and justice." |
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Not in Our Name - working for alternative post-9/11
policies; "no war without limits; no detentions & round-ups;
no police state restrictions." |
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UnitedForPeace.org - coalition of groups that
oppose a pre-emptive U.S. attack on Iraq. |
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Operation Desert Fox - official site of the 1998
U.S. campaign to strike Iraqi targets that contribute to
Iraq's ability to produce, store, maintain and deliver
weapons of mass destruction. |
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Security Council: Iraq Crisis - includes
information on
sanctions against Iraq. From the UN watchdog Global
Policy Forum. |
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UNSCOM - original UN commission that performed
on-site inspections into Iraq biological, chemical, and
missile capabilities. Existed from 1991 to 1999. |
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Iraq Crisis - background and analysis
from the Federation of American Scientists. Includes a
section on the U.S. military's 1991
Operation Desert Storm. |
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War Crimes: A Report on U.S. War Crimes Against Iraq -
by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark and others for
the Commission of Inquiry for the Int'l War Crimes Tribunal,
February 1992. Also: Clark's
letters and
reports to the UN. |
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Editorial Cartoons: Saddam -- Again! - representing
views from around the world, updated daily. From Daryl
Cagle's Professional Cartoonists' Index. |
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How did Saddam Hussein become the president of Iraq? -
from Ask Yahoo! |
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Target Iraq - features military resources and
background on activity in Iraq. From GlobalSecurity.org.
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U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Iraq -
includes a country profile, and sections on Iraq's
geography, society, military, economy, and government. |
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U.S.-Supported Iraqi Opposition - policy brief from
Foreign Policy In Focus, April 2001. |
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Iraq Foundation - nonprofit, non-governmental
organization founded by Iraqi expatriates "working for
democracy and human rights in Iraq." |
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Iraqi National Congress - coalition of political
organizations that oppose the rule of Saddam Hussein. |
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Life and Death in Iraq - special report on the
effect of sanctions on Iraqi citizens, especially children.
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 1999. |
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Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq (CASI) - aims to
raise awareness of the effects of sanctions on Iraq, and
campaigns on humanitarian grounds for the lifting of
non-military sanctions. |
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Children of Iraq - independent effort that seeks to
inform people of the "humanitarian catastrophe caused by the
United Nations sanctions which are hurting ... and killing
the children of Iraq." |
Voices in the Wilderness -
campaign to end economic
sanctions against Iraq. |