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	Institute for Policy Studies: UNDERSTANDING THE U.S.-IRAQ CRISIS
		However, there is no evidence that Iraq currently has viable weapons of mass destruction, or that it presents an imminent threat to the United States.
		The effects would be particularly dire in the Middle East, where many governments hang in the balance between increasingly outraged populations and the demands of Washington, on whom they rely for economic and military support.
		The Bush administration says that a war against Iraq is needed for reasons of the threat of weapons of mass destruction, Iraq's support of terrorism, and human rights.
	www.ips-dc.org /iraq/primer.htm (1060 words)

	Iraq: People come first - Amnesty International
		The UN-imposed economic sanctions on Iraq from 1990 contributed to the early deaths of countless people, particularly children, and to widespread hardship.
		Long-term stability and human rights protection in Iraq require the rule of law and transparent, accountable systems of government that are based on respect for human rights and recognition of the particular needs of women as well as ethnic and religious groups without discrimination.
		Amnesty International’s efforts to draw attention to the human rights of all the people of Iraq over the decades have frequently been greeted by indifference or hostility from government leaders who put their own political interests first.
	web.amnesty.org /pages/iraq_summary (517 words)

	THE Iraq Crisis and war - A historical overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Iraq itself includes three major groups: Sunni Muslims in the center surrounding the capital of Baghdad, Kurds in the north and Shi'a Muslims in the south.
		Iraq under Saddam was known to sponsor Palestinian terrorist groups, including (until recently at least) the Fatah Revolutionary Council, known as the "Abu Nidal group." The Ansar Al-Islam group, affiliated with Al-Qaeda, was based in northern Iraq, but its relation to the Saddam regime was unclear.
		Intelligence suggesting that Iraq had been purchasing aluminum tubes and other materials for a nuclear weapons program and was intent on creating an atomic bomb turned out to have been based on forgeries and inventions of defectors, and may have been "improved" by US government officials anxious to find a rational for invading Iraq.
	www.mideastweb.org /iraq.htm (4740 words)

	ABC News Online - Iraq Crisis
		Iraq's Health Ministry says more than 1,500 people were killed in Baghdad last month, down by only 14 per cent from July, despite US claims a security operation had halved that number.
		Iraq says it has executed 27 men in Baghdad after they were convicted of murder and rape.
		Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih says a top Al Qaeda leader captured in Iraq was behind the bombing of a Shiite shrine that touched off sectarian violence there.
	www.abc.net.au /news/indepth/iraq (545 words)

	Iraq Crisis, 2002–2003
		The U.S. Britain, and Spain submit a proposed resolution to the UN Security Council that states that "Iraq has failed to take the final opportunity afforded to it in Resolution 1441," and that it is now time to authorize use of military force against the country.
		Bush administration concedes that evidence that Iraq was pursuing a nuclear weapons program by seeking to buy uranium from Africa, cited in January State of the Union address and elsewhere, was unsubstantiated and should not have been included in speech.
		Iraq's interim governing council, composed of 25 Iraqis appointed by American and British officials, is inaugurated.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/iraqtimeline2.html (1810 words)

	Iraq - Global Policy Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On May 22, 2003, the Security Council ended economic sanctions against Iraq with Resolution 1483, calling for the creation of a “Development Fund for Iraq,”(DFI) to administer proceeds from the export sales of Iraq’s oil, as well as funds remaining from the UN Oil-for-Food Programme and other assets seized from the defunct regime.
		Though Saddam Hussein did not use weapons of mass destruction nor set fire to Iraq's oil fields nor attack Israel with rockets, and though the conflict was relatively short, the war has had many serious results ranging from death and destruction in Iraq to regional instability to a weakened world economy.
		This section examines the legality of the 2003 attack on Iraq as well as the legality of the occupation.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/irqindx2.htm (1395 words)

	The Iraq Crisis - Global Issues
		Iraq was bombed regularly by the US and Britain as part of a no fly zone enforcement during the sanctions regime.
		Iraq was bombed in 1998 partly because it complained about who was on the weapons inspections teams.
		A major issue in the past about the Iraq crisis had been that Iraq shouldn't complain (and rightly so) about who was on the UN weapons inspection team.
	www.globalissues.org /Geopolitics/MiddleEast/Iraq.asp (1084 words)

	Muslims, Islam, and Iraq
		Muslims Urge Iraq Co-operation The countries of Turkey, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt urged 'Iraq to co-operate with the UN weapons' inspectors; from the newspaper, Herald Sun (Australia), January 24, 2003.
		Episcopalians Respond to Beginning of War with Iraq (link fixed 24 December 2005) An article on the official website of US branch of the Episcopal Church asserting that the war should be seen as a defeat for humanity; and that it is not a war of Christianty against Islam.
		The Iraq Foundation, established in 1991, is an organization of expatriate Iraqis the main purpose of which is to work for a democratic Iraq.
	www.uga.edu /islam/iraq.html (8486 words)

	Iraq Crisis: Who's Who
		In his first report, Blix said, "Iraq appears not to have come to a genuine acceptance, not even today, of the disarmament that was demanded of it." In February, he ordered Iraq to destroy its Al Samoud 2 missiles, which he determined had an illegal range limit; Iraq began complying in its typically foot-dragging manner.
		Continued difficulties in Iraq led to the president's announcement in September that $87 billion in additional military and construction spending is needed—in addition to the $79 billion that Congress approved in April.
		Saddam Hussein, despotic president of Iraq, was captured in December 2003 by U.S. troops on an isolated farm near Tikrit, his hometown.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/iraqwho1.html (3384 words)

	CNN - U.S.: World united against Hussein over Iraq crisis - November 9, 1998
		U.S. officials have stressed that sanctions and diplomacy are the preferred options for dealing with the Iraq crisis, but they are reportedly growing more pessimistic that Hussein will bow to diplomatic pressure.
		Former Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds on Monday appealed to the United States and Britain to abandon threats of a military strike and to negotiate a settlement.
		Annan met Hussein during another crisis earlier in the year and managed to negotiate an agreement that averted a seemingly imminent military attack by the United States and Britain.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/meast/9811/09/us.iraq.02/index.html (659 words)

	Oil firms wait as Iraq crisis unfolds
		In their view, a new Iraq oil boom could begin within two years of the war's end -- roughly the time it took to repair damaged facilities in Kuwait after the 1991 Gulf War.
		Iraq has 113 billion barrels of proven reserves, second worldwide only to Saudi Arabia, which has 262 billion barrels.
		American firms are barred by U.S. law from making contracts with Iraq and have had to watch as the rival firms of other nations sign contracts with the Iraqi dictator to pump oil after U.N. sanctions are lifted.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/09/29/MN116803.DTL (1030 words)

	Institute for Policy Studies - Talking Points on the U.S.-Iraq Crisis
		Blair is leading a European-wide effort to push for greater UN involvement in and perhaps even control of the reconstruction process, apparently viewing it as a way of repairing his damaged relations with European opponents of the war, particularly in France and Germany.
		They have urged the UN to release Iraq's oil-for-food funds to begin larger-scale emergency aid, and have also been urging an official UN endorsement of the U.S. war, perhaps in the form of some sort of a recognition of the U.S. as one of the legitimate authorities.
		Offers of billions of dollars AND control of half of northern Iraq weren't enough to bring Turkey on board (while the Turkish military is eager for the deal since it would increase their authority in the country, the new government is not looking forward to giving the powerful military even more influence).
	www.ips-dc.org /iraq/talkingpoints.htm (8061 words)

	t r u t h o u t - Iraq Crisis Has Damaged US International Standing
		Washington's policy during the Iraq crisis has harmed its position on the world stage, the leading IISS international security think-tank said.
		IISS said that the stiffest challenges over Iraq were not military but the political difficulties that followed the war.
		These difficulties were: transforming Iraq into a liberal democracy; finding a role for the UN; conflict-resolution between the Israelis and the Palestinians; finding a better accommodation between the West and Islam; and controlling the effect of the "war on terrorism."
	www.truthout.org /docs_03/051403D.shtml (610 words)

	CWS - Faith Response to Iraq Crisis
		Eleven-year-old Muhamad is one of hundreds of children roaming the streets of Baghdad or other towns in Iraq.
		During the last 20 years, the children of Iraq have suffered at the hands of both internal and external forces.
		It is a crisis of tragic proportions to which compassionate people of faith in the United States must respond.
	www.churchworldservice.org /news/Iraq/index.html (182 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Iraq crisis ends as speaker elected
		Iraq broke its political deadlock yesterday when parliament finally elected a speaker and paved the way for forming a new government nine weeks after the country's election.
		Deputies appeared relieved and buoyant after selecting Hajem al-Hassani, a Sunni Arab who is currently industry minister, to chair the 275-seat assembly and belatedly open the next phase of naming a presidential council and cabinet and writing a constitution.
		Protracted horsetrading over posts and policies had drained momentum from the election and prevented parliament from selecting a speaker, turning its sitting last week into a shouting match.
	www.guardian.co.uk /Iraq/Story/0,2763,1451586,00.html (720 words)

	CNS - Iraq Special Collection
		While a U.S.-led war to disarm Iraq appears increasingly probable, anticipating the consequences of the coming conflict is not a simple matter.
		Twelve years after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the subsequent U.S.-led Desert Storm operation, the United Nations continues to persevere in the process of disarming Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) through inspections and monitoring.
		"Iraq's security apparatus is the most important instrument of state control in Saddam's regime and has been fundamental in the preservation of his rule.
	cns.miis.edu /research/iraq/index.htm (1237 words)

	Iraq Crisis Underscores Need for New Policies
		War is also likely to upset the food distribution system in Iraq, putting the 14 million dependent on this system at risk.
		As spelled out in the Nuclear Posture Review, the administration's nuclear weapons plan, the US has announced that it is targeting several countries for a potential first strike and is working to develop new nuclear capabilities.
		According to Tenet, North Korea, Iraq, Iran and Libya have all moved to obtain equipment to produce weapons grade nuclear materials.
	www.peace-action.org /home/iraqcrisis.html (648 words)

	Iraq Web Links: Library and Links: Jeannette Rankin Library Program: U.S. Institute of Peace
		Online report from CNN covers all aspects of the war in Iraq and post-conflict status, including an archive of daily news on the war (archived after May 1, 2003), casualty numbers, descriptions of the weaponry and Coalition forces, and a section on The Struggle for Iraq.
		The Iraq War and the Road to War are also linked, as is a recurring video feature of the Honor Roll of American Service Personnel Killed in Iraq.
		This document, released September 24, 2002, examines the history and status of Iraq's chemical, biological, nuclear and ballistic programs, the history of UN weapons inspections and the state of the country under Saddam Hussein.
	www.usip.org /library/regions/iraq.html (3512 words)

	University at Buffalo Libraries
		The Iraq Foundation works for democracy and human rights in Iraq, and for a better international understanding of Iraq's potential as a contributor to political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
		IFAI is an independent Iraqi research institution which aims to promote democracy and participate in the reconstruction of Iraq through the publication of studies written by experts in a variety of fields.
		A report of the June 2003 visit to Iraq by members of the Iraqi Observatory about Baghdad's universities, libraries and cultural life in the wake of the war.
	ublib.buffalo.edu /libraries/units/law/guides_handouts/Iraq.html (2158 words)

	ZNet Commentary: The Manufactured And Real Iraq Crisis
		With enough power and chutzpah it is possible for an aggressive and over-armed state to manufacture a crisis and pretend that the crisis lies with the threatened victim rather than with the aggressor state.
		The first REAL crisis is the determination of the United States to attack Iraq, depose Saddam Hussein, and establish a dependent regime in that country, AND the failure of the "international community" to oppose this blatant plan of aggression in violation of the UN Charter.
		The second REAL crisis is the failure of the international community to vigorously contest the Bush administration's announced plans to militarize space, to abandon the Nuclear Test Ban and Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaties, to threaten preemptive wars to stifle challenges to its domination, and to refine and possibly use nuclear weapons.
	www.zmag.org /sustainers/content/2003-02/03herman.cfm (1045 words)

	Iraq Crisis
		Iraqis, regardless of whether for or against the regime, are implacably united on one thing, they will never allow a foreign imposed government and invasion force to take over their country.
		At the Nasb al-Shaheed - the great turquoise Martyr's Monument fashioned like the two halves of a superb ceramic egg, allowing the souls of the dead to soar free, workmen were spraying the dust and mud from the half mile approach of polished gray marble.
		As I looked back at the triumphal arch through which one enters Iraq, as we departed for the Jordan crossing, with the surreal white doves fluttering round the border post, where they have an elaborate reed dwelling and their very own keeper, I had a feeling of deep foreboding.
	www.commondreams.org /views02/1022-06.htm (1491 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Middle East \| Global voices on the Iraq crisis
		France led opposition in the UN Security Council to war on Iraq, and its threat to use a veto was seen as instrumental in persuading pro-war countries to drop a second resolution.
		Iraq is not a humanitarian country, there's a crazy tyranny there"
		Iraq's parliament faces tough task solving federalism row
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/2850585.stm (609 words)

	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		WMD in Iraq, provides the best available summary of what was claimed, what the intelligence supported, and what was actually found on Iraq's weapons program.
		Iraq's WMD proliferation activities, from CIA's biannual "Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Advanced Conventional Munitions" Report to Congress, January - June 2003, released November 2003
		"Iraq's Efforts to Acquire Information about Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear-Related Technologies from the United States," an ISIS report prepared for the Department of Energy by David Albright and Kevin O'Neill, November 1999.
	www.ceip.org /files/Iraq/index.htm (1033 words)

	In Iraq Crisis, Networks Are Megaphones for Official Views
		Network newscasts, dominated by current and former U.S. officials, largely exclude Americans who are skeptical of or opposed to an invasion of Iraq, a new study by FAIR has found.
		Of all official sources, 75 percent (222 of 297) were associated with either the U.S. or with governments that support the Bush administration's position on Iraq; only four out of those 222, or 2 percent, of these sources were skeptics or opponents of war.
		Twenty of the 297 official sources (7 percent) represented the government of Iraq, while a further 19 (6 percent) represented other governments-- mostly friendly to the U.S.-- who have expressed doubts or opposition to the U.S.'s war effort.
	www.fair.org /activism/iraq-sources-networks.html (645 words)

	U.N. Security Council Must Ease Iraq Crisis (Press release, New York, March 23, 2000)
		The letter urged member states to use the Iraq debate scheduled for this Friday, March 24, to address the crisis "in a thorough and transparent manner" and to give priority to fundamental humanitarian and human rights principles in the design and operation of the sanctions regime.
		We are writing to you to express our deep concern about the commitment in the Security Council to improving the humanitarian crisis in Iraq.
		The ICRC has stressed repeatedly that the increase in disease epidemics and the deteriorating health situation in Iraq, is related directly to the disrepair of public services such as water, sanitation and electricity, a situation that is sustained by inadequate finances and the large number of items placed on hold.
	www.hrw.org /press/2000/03/iraq0323.htm (1413 words)

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