The Iraq Phase of the "War on Terrorism"

Mostly Background and History: How our country became involved.

• The Weird Men Behind George W. Bush's War
• Operation Iraqi Invasion, By the Numbers
• Losing the Peace
• First Stop, Iraq
• How the U.S. Helped Create Saddam Hussein
• Bush planned Iraq 'regime change' before becoming President
• Anger at U.S. Said to Be at New High
• What Americans have learnt - and not learnt - since 9/11
• How the US armed Saddam Hussein with chemical weapons

The March To War on Iraq

• Waggy Dog Stories
• NGOs Decry 'Bribes' and 'Threats' Behind U.N. Vote
• Into the Darkness
• Former United States Senators today announced its opposition to the Bush Administration's plans to invade Iraq
• Mesopotamia. Babylon. The Tigris and Euphrates
• The Six Day War
• Credibility Bomb
• Robin Cook: Why I had to leave the cabinet
• A Letter to George W. Bush on the Eve of War
• U.S. Diplomat's Letter of Resignation
• 13 MYTHS ABOUT THE CASE FOR WAR IN IRAQ
• Why War with Iraq? Why Now?
• Reckless Administration May Reap Disastrous Consequences
• Why Iraq?
• Bush prepared to use nuclear weapons against Iraq
• Follow-Up: More of Powell's key claims undermined
• Focus on Iraq: Powell's UN speech dissected
• Carter statement: Bush hasn't made case for war
• An Annotated Overview of the Foreign Policy Segments of President George W. Bush's State of the Union Address
• Bush Is Losing It
• The United States of America has gone mad
• To Kill Iraq: The Reasons Why
• Why War is Now on the Back Burner
• The Push for War
• Detailed Analysis of October 7 Speech by Bush on Iraq
• Will the U.S. Reap What it has Sown? Byrd Asks
• War drama moves toward final act
• United Nations Security Council Resolutions Currently Being Violated by Countries Other than Iraq
• Sen. Russ Feingold: On U.S. Policy Towards Iraq
• IRAQ: FOUR QUESTIONS, FOUR ANSWERS by H.C. von Sponeck
• Al Gore: Iraq and the War on Terrorism
• For some, talk of war in Iraq is a way to ensure a Republican majority
• The War on Iraq Is a Runaway Train
• Approval Is Seen for Military Action Against Iraq
• Mandela calls US a 'bully,' says Iraq's offer genuine
• Bush's war plans are a cover-up, Senator Byrd says
• Selling the War on Iraq [Many Links!]
• President Bush Wants War, Not Justice - And He'll Soon Find Another Excuse For It
• Questions On Iraq From A GOP Congressman
• In war, some facts less factual
• Annan warns US over Iraq
• The Case Against War on Iraq
• Iraq: The Doubters Grow
• November Surprise?
• Gulf War Lite
• Testimony Prepared for Hearings on Iraq Policy Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• Profound Effect on U.S. Economy Seen in a War on Iraq

Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Scott Ritter: Admit Your Lies", Ex U.N. Inspector Tells U.S., U.K.
• Is Lying About The Reason For War An Impeachable Offense?
• Senator Byrd: Time to Come Clean, Mr. President
• There must be weapons of mass destruction in here somewhere
• Standard Operating Procedure
• The Big Lie
• No weapons in Iraq? We'll find them in Iran
• WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz
• Robin Cook: Britain must not be suckered a second time by the White House
• Weapons of Mass Destruction: Who Said What When
• The case for war is blown apart
• Maureen Dowd: Iran, Al Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction
• Frustrated, U.S. Arms Team to Leave Iraq
• US: 'Saddam Had No Weapons of Mass Destruction'
• Matters of Emphasis
• Iraq - Did Portugal have all the facts?
• Hans Blix vs the US: 'I was undermined'
• The Elusive Weapons Of Mass Destruction
• Where are the weapons?
• Special Search Operations Yield No Banned Weapons
• Some Evidence on Iraq Called Fake
• Newsweek's Iraq Report Falls on Deaf Ears
• Star Witness on Iraq Said Weapons Were Destroyed
• Iraq Largely Cooperating With Inspectors, UN Security Council Hears
• Iraq to Accept Inspections
• How did Iraq get its weapons? We [sic] sold them
• White House: Bush misstated report on Iraq
• The Coming October War in Iraq

Iraq: Connections to Al Qaeda

• Bush & Bin Laden: Brothers against Saddam
• Osama Wants Saddam Dead
• Allies find no links between Iraq, Al Qaeda
• UK spies reject al-Qaida link
• Saddam Hussein Trained Al Qaeda Fighters

Religious Leaders Speak Out Against War on Iraq

• Pope's Emissary Meets With Bush, Calls War 'Unjust'
• Of God, and Man, in the Oval Office
• Churches, Denied Meeting With Bush, Take War Protest to Congress
• Praying for Papal Intervention
• Pope Tells Iraqi Official He Opposes War
• Pope’s answer to Rumsfeld pulls no punches in opposing war
• German Bishops' Statement on Iraq Conflict
• Iraqi Bishop Appeals for Peace
• "No to War!" in Iraq and Holy Land, John Paul II Urges
• Is Bush deaf to church doubts on Iraq war?
• Security Achieved through Regional Disarmament, not War
• 100+ religious leaders arrested at UN
• Chicago's Prominent Religious Leaders to Sign Statement Against War With Iraq
• Statement on Iraq: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: November 13, 2002
• CHICAGO MUSLIM-AMERICANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST ANY U.S. WAR ON IRAQ
• Statement of Pax Christi International Against a Pre-emptive War with Iraq
• Statements from Religious Leaders about Iraq
• Are we peace lovers or peace makers? (Anglican)
• "Step back from the brink of war" urge Catholic Bishops
• Bishops raise moral concerns on Iraq (Roman Catholic)
• Statement from the Episcopal Bishop of Washington regarding the use of military force against Iraq
• Bush Urged to Turn Back From War (United Methodist)

The Consequences For Iraqi Civilians

• Civilian deaths in Iraq could be as high as 10,000
• Surveys pointing to high civilian death toll in Iraq
• HOW MANY CIVILIANS WERE KILLED BY CLUSTER BOMBS?
• Baghdad's Death Toll Assessed
• Those Who Don't Count
• Down for the Count
• Voices in the Wilderness Banned from Palestine Hotel in Baghdad by U.S. Military
• 'The Pianist' of Baghdad -- Losing Music to the Ruins of War
• A ruined boy brings redemption
• A civilisation torn to pieces
• Letter from Baghdad: A Moment of Understanding
• The Real Face of War
• U.S. Admits Civilian Casualty Risk
• Now, I Am the Terrorist
• 'It was an outrage, an obscenity'
• Kathy Kelly: Report From Baghdad
• Putting faces on “Collateral Damage”
• MILLION IRAQI KIDS WOULD DIE IN CONFLICT
• Letter From Iraq
• Iraqis will not be pawns in Bush and Blair's war game
• Cool War: Economic sanctions as a weapon of mass destruction
• Casualties of an 'Undeclared War'
• Britain and US step up bombing in Iraq
• Iraq Peace Team gives voice to the besieged

After The Battle Is Over

• Angry Iraqis Demand Right to Rule Themselves
• Security Remains an Elusive Dream
• Get prepared for a major U.S. headache
• This is not liberation but a new colonial oppression
• Carving Up The New Iraq
• How We Lost the Victory
• US troops' anguish: Killing outmatched foes
• Military Triumphs and Political Defeats