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Iraq Insurgency & Recovery
US-Led Iraq War
News & Media Coverage
Background to War & Debate
United Nations - Iraq Resources
US Gov. - Iraq Resources
Peace Studies: No Iraq War & Bring Troops Home Now (below)
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United States Institute of Peace

  • Iraq Study Group
    "At the urging of Congress, the United States Institute of Peace is facilitating the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, led by co-chairs James A. Baker, III, former secretary of state and honorary chairman of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, and Lee H. Hamilton, former congressman and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Iraq Study Group will conduct a forward-looking, independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq, its impact on the surrounding region, and consequences for U.S. interests."

Iraq on the Record - (dead link)
The Bush Administration's Public Statements on Iraq
"...is a searchable collection of 237 specific misleading statements about the threat posed by Iraq made by the five Administration officials most responsible for providing public information and shaping public opinion on Iraq: President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Powell, and National Security Advisor Rice.The Iraq on the Record Report is a comprehensive examination of these statements.
Presented by Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives.

Times Online - The Sunday Times

  • The Leaked Iraq War Documents
    "The level of interest in the now famous Downing Street Memo, published in the May 1 edition of The Sunday Times, and in the leaked documents published over subsequent weeks, has been extraordinary...This new web page is designed to give our readers access to all the stories we have written about three highly classified documents on the Iraq war that were leaked to The Sunday Times ahead of the British General Election on May 5, 2005."
    The three documents: Downing Street Memo ; Iraq: Conditions for Military Action ; Foreign Office Legal Advice.

WMD In Iraq: Evidence and Implications (January 8, 2004)
By Joseph Cirincione, Jessica T. Mathews, George Perkovich, with Alexis Orton.
"This new study details what the U.S. and international intelligence communities understood about Iraq's weapons programs before the war and outlines policy reforms to improve threat assessments, deter transfer of WMD to terrorists, strengthen the UN weapons inspection process, and avoid politicization of the intelligence process."
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Carter Center

International Herald Tribune (IHT)

African National Congress (ANC)
South Africa's National Liberation Movement

Alternative Resources on the U.S. "War Against Terrorism"
Sections include: Alternative News ; Petitions ; Demonstrations ; Additional Links.
- American Library Association - Social Responsibilities Round Table

American Academy of Arts & Sciences - Occasional Papers - (dead link)

American Library Association - International Responsibilities Task Force
- Social Responsibilities Round Table

The American Prospect (TAP) - TAP on Iraq - (dead link)
Left of center commentary.

Arab American Institute (AAI)

  • Arab Americans on the Move: Anti-War and Civil Rights Resolutions - (dead link) (February 2003)
    By Hillary Wundrow

Arms Control Today
Published by the Arms Control Association

  • Iraq-Niger Uranium Chronology
    "This chronology details the intelligence that the United States possessed on reported Iraqi attempts to obtain uranium from Africa, along with relevant administration statements."
    By Paul Kerr.

BBC NEWS - Conflict with Iraq
Sections include: Latest News ; Correspondents ; Inside Iraq ; Background ; Key Maps ; Iraq Profiles

Carter Center

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  • Win Minds Before Wars
    By Husain Haqqani
    Originally appeared in the Indian Express, February 12, 2003.

  • Carnegie International Non-Proliferation 2002 Conference (November 2002)
    "...approximately 650 experts, journalists, scholars and officials from more than 20 different countries gathered in Washington DC for the 2002 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference. Audio, video, transcripts and presentations are now available."
    Concurrent panels include: New Nuclear Powers in Asia ; Reshaping US-Russian Threat Reduction ; US Nuclear Policy ; An Uncertain Future for the Nuclear Testing Moratorium ; North Korea's Nuclear Challenge ; The Challenge of Iran ; Weapons in Space ; Nuclear Terror Threats ; Preventing the Misuse of Biotechnology ; Consequences of War with Iraq.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - IRAQ: A New Approach
Sections include: Carnegie Analysis ; Hearings on Iraq ;

  • Iraq: What Next? (January 2003) [.pdf]
    "...describes in detail the status of inspections and Iraq's WMD capabilities. The report provides key data in aQ&A format, and analysis addressing intelligence sharing, site visits, inspectors' use of advanced technology, and a realistic timeframe for inspections."
  • IRAQ: A New Approach: Coercive Inspections
    Spceial Carnegie Report, 5 September 2002
    "The papers in this collection grew out of discussions held at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from late April to late July of this year [2002]. The discussions included top regional and military experts, former inspectors with dozens of man-years' experience in Iraq, and individuals with intimate knowledge of the diplomatic situation at the United Nations."

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  • Proliferation News and Resources - Iraq
    Sections include: Carnegie Resources ; Government Resources ; Treaties ; Useful Organizations ; Other Resources.
    • WMD In Iraq: Evidence and Implications (January 2004)
      By Joseph Cirincione, Jessica T. Mathews, George Perkovich, with Alexis Orton.
      "This new study details what the U.S. and international intelligence communities understood about Iraq's weapons programs before the war and outlines policy reforms to improve threat assessments, deter transfer of WMD to terrorists, strengthen the UN weapons inspection process, and avoid politicization of the intelligence process."
    • The Bush Administration on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Capabilities
      August 2002-
      "We have compiled statements from the Bush Administration primarily on Iraq's previous and current ability to manufacture and hide chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons as well as delivery systems. We have also included statements on the relationship between intelligence and post-war evidence of such capabilities. Statements in bold are our emphases."
      Prepared by Christina Andersson.
    • Why Pollack is Wrong: We Have Contained Saddam
      Rebuttal to Ken Pollack's February 21 New York Times op-ed.
      By Joseph Cirincione and Dipali Mukhopadhyay (February 21, 2003)

Center for Defense Information - Peacekeeping Citation List - (dead link)

  • Eye on Iraq - (dead link)
    "...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."

Christian Peacemaker Teams - (dead link)
Committed to Reducing Violence by "Getting in the Way."
"As followers of Jesus Christ, we believe that we must choose the nonviolent way of the cross in these dangerous times. If we or our loved ones are attacked, injured or killed by acts of terror, we forbid our governments to retaliate in our names."

  • Urgent Action: Wake Up Call: No War On Iraq - (dead link)
    Banging Pots and Pans [for Peace].

Common Dreams - News Center
"Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community"
"An eclectic mix of politics, issues and breaking news with an emphasis on progressive perspectives that are increasingly hard to find with our corporate-dominated media."

Commonwealth Institute - Project on Defense Alternatives (PDA)

Commonwealth Institute - QDR [Quadrennial Defense Review] Page
A Compendium of Online Resources about U.S. Defense Strategy, Force Planning, and Policy Reviews.

  • Can Saddam Be Contained? History Says Yes (November 2002) [.pdf]
    John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, Cambridge, MA: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, International Security Program Occasional Paper, November 2002 (.pdf file).
    Posted on the Commonwealth Institute Website.

Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC)
"The Education for Peace in Iraq Center promotes freedom, security, and genuine democracy for the people of Iraq."

Electronic Iraq
"...is a news portal on the US-Iraq crisis published by veteran antiwar campaigners Voices in the Wilderness and respected Middle East supplementary news publishers, the Electronic Intifada."

Federation of American Scientists - Congress 2002 Intelligence Debate

  • Did the U.S. Help Saddam Acquire Biological Weapons
    Statement of Sen. Byrd, September 20, 2002.
    Read from the Newsweek article from the Sept. 23, 2002 issue regarding the cordial nature of U.S. - Iraqi relations during the early 1980's, including a description of Donald Rumsfeld's visit with Saddam Hussein and how the U.S. sent germs to Iraq.

Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF)
"...seeks to make the U.S. a more responsible global leader and global partner. It is a "think tank without walls" that functions as an international network of more than 650 policy analysts and advocates. Unlike traditional think tanks, FPIF is committed to advancing a citizen-based foreign policy agenda-- one that is fundamentally rooted in citizen initiatives and movements."

Friends General Conference of the Religious Society of Friends (FGC)
[The Quakers]

  • Joint Statement in Response to Threat of War with Iraq - (dead link)
    From the General and Executive Secretaries of Five Quaker Organizations Ninth Month 24, 2002.

George Washington University - National Security Archives

Global Policy Forum (GPF)
"We monitor global policy making at the United Nations"
"On the site, GPF has dozens of Publications on global policy issues, as well as thousands of pages of documents and data. The site is designed to be used by the general public as well as by students and specialists. GPF also provides many interviews to print and broadcast media and we respond to hundreds of inquiries from students and citizens."
Sections include: Financing for Development ; Sanctions ; Global Taxes ; Globalization ; Iraq Crisis ; Secretary General ; Tables and Charts ; International Justice.

  • Iraq Crisis
    "This section provides coverage of the Iraq crisis, with special concentration on the period beginning in late 1998. It covers a broad range of issues, including sanctions, arms inspections, US-UK military threats, and international rivalry for control of Iraqís oil resources."
    • Iraq Sanctions: Humanitarian Implications and Options for the Future (Policy Paper, August 2002)
    • Protests Against War on Iraq - (dead link)
      "Since September 2002, millions of people around the world have taken part in protests against a US-UK war on Iraq...This section covers this growing international peace movement and the global citizen solidarity that it reflects and builds."
    • Threat of US War Against Iraq
      "By September, it had become clear that Washington was planning a full-scale invasion, as it won authorization from the US Congress and sought support from the United Nations Security Council. This section looks critically at US war threats and war plans."

Historians Against the War
Statement: "We historians call for a halt to the march towards war against Iraq. We are deeply concerned about the needless destruction of human life, the undermining of constitutional government in the U.S., the egregious curtailment of civil liberties and human rights at home and abroad, and the obstruction of world peace for the indefinite future."

Human Rights Watch

Institute for Science and International Security
"Its efforts focus on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, bringing about greater transparency of nuclear activities worldwide, and achieving deep reductions in nuclear arsenals. ISIS's projects integrate technical, scientific, and policy research in order to build a sound foundation for a wide variety of efforts to reduce the threat posed by nuclear weapons to U.S. and international security."

Publications, Papers and Assessments (selected)

International Herald Tribune (IHT)

Iraq Action Coalition (IAC)
"...is an online media and activists' resource center for groups and activists who are working to end the war against the people of Iraq."

Iraq Daily Newspaper
Published by the Iraqi Minister of Information

  • Cabinet Sessions - (dead link)

Iraq on the Record - (dead link)
The Bush Administration's Public Statements on Iraq
"...is a searchable collection of 237 specific misleading statements about the threat posed by Iraq made by the five Administration officials most responsible for providing public information and shaping public opinion on Iraq: President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Powell, and National Security Advisor Rice.The Iraq on the Record Report is a comprehensive examination of these statements.
Presented by Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives.

Iraq Peace Team - (dead link)
"Since September 2002, seasoned nonviolent activists have been on the ground in Iraq standing in solidarity with the people of Iraq while at the same time working to prevent a US attack."
- Voices in the Wilderness

IraqJournal.org
"A collection of regular reports from Iraq, coordinated by independent journalist Jeremy Scahill."

Iraqpolicy.com
The Iraq Policy Information Project
"...exists to spur informed national debate about Bush administration policy toward Iraq and to broaden US media coverage of the impending Iraq policy crisis."

[McDermott] - Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA)
Official House of Representative page.
"In recent months, President Bush has made clear his determination to remove Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, from power. Congressman McDermott believes strongly that a unilateral attack on Iraq does not serve the best interests of the American people and calls for careful consideration of the many far-reaching consequences of preemptive military actions."

  • Remarks on House Joint Resolution 114, To Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq - (dead link) (October 10, 2002)
  • Floor Statement on House Joint Resolution 114, To Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq - (dead link) (October 8, 2002)

Moscow Times

MoveON Peace
(Formerly 9-11peace.org)
Action for Justice, not War
"We believe that a non-military response is the best strategy for a permanent end to terror."

Muslim Public Affairs Council
"This site was created by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) to provide an arena for American Muslim activists to share information, network, and work on causes that impact the American Muslim community."

National Network to End the War Against Iraq - (dead link)
"...is a nation-wide coalition of over 140 peace and justice, student and faith-based organizations united to work for a common cause: ending the illegal, unjust, and inhumane war being waged against the people of Iraq by member states of the United Nations, led by the United States."

National of Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
Includes an archive of from the News Service and documentation

Newsweek - Interview with Nelson Mandela (September 10, 2002)
"The United States is a Threat to World Peace...demands Bush win United Nations support before attacking Iraq"

Not In Our Name
War Without End?

Poets Against the War
"...more than 12,000 poets worldwide have submitted poems or personal statements to register their opposition to this war. In doing so, they honor a long and rich tradition of thoughtful and moral opposition by poets and other artists to senseless and murderous policies, including those of our own government. At no time in history have so many poets spoken in such a large chorus."

The Project Against the Present Danger
Standing in Defense of International Law, International Cooperation, and Multilateralism
Analysis and New Commentary from Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF)

Protest.Net
A Calendar of Protest, Meetings, and Conferences.
Includes Peace.Protest.net

TrapRock Peace Center

  • Claims and Evaluations of Iraq's Proscribed Weapons
    "This reference file is an inventory and critical analysis of the claims made about the weapons and programmes that Iraq is proscribed from having under the terms of Security Council Resolutions 687 (1991), paragraphs 10 and 12: that is, nuclear, chemical and biological weapons as well as ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150km."
    By Glen Rangwala

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

  • Iraq and Arms Control
    A SIPRI Archive
    "This SIPRI Internet page presents a chronological collection of excerpts from SIPRIís published research findings on Iraq. Most of the material is from the annual editions of the SIPRI Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Links are provided to the full text of each document from which the excerpts were taken."

Times Online - The Sunday Times

  • The Leaked Iraq War Documents
    "The level of interest in the now famous Downing Street Memo, published in the May 1 edition of The Sunday Times, and in the leaked documents published over subsequent weeks, has been extraordinary...This new web page is designed to give our readers access to all the stories we have written about three highly classified documents on the Iraq war that were leaked to The Sunday Times ahead of the British General Election on May 5, 2005."
    The three documents: Downing Street Memo ; Iraq: Conditions for Military Action ; Foreign Office Legal Advice.

United Church of Christ

  • Justice and Peace - (dead link)
    Statement of the UCC Leaders Opposing U.S. War Against Iraq

United Nations - see our UN Resources on Iraq page.

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - Social Development and World Peace

  • Use of Force Against Iraq - (dead link)li
  • Church's Teaching on War and Peace - (dead link)

United States Institute of Peace

  • Iraq Study Group
    "At the urging of Congress, the United States Institute of Peace is facilitating the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, led by co-chairs James A. Baker, III, former secretary of state and honorary chairman of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, and Lee H. Hamilton, former congressman and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Iraq Study Group will conduct a forward-looking, independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq, its impact on the surrounding region, and consequences for U.S. interests."
  • Congressional Testimony: The Iraqi Shi'i Comminity: Between Sistani, Muqtada, the IGC, and the CPA (April 21, 2004)
    "Amatzia Baram, testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the political dynamics seen today in the Iraqi Shi'i Community and the complex relationships between Grand Ayat Allah Sistani, Muqtada Sadr, the Iraqi Governing Council, and the Coalition Provisional Authority."

United States Institute of Peace

  • Focus on Iraq
    "In the fall of 2003 the Institute was tasked by Congress to assist peacebuilding initiatives underway in Iraq. The Institute is applying its resources, expertise, and knowledge base to advance post-conflict stabilization and peacebuilding efforts by the international community in Iraq."

United for Peace & Justice
"...is a new national campaign that brings together a broad range of organizations throughout the United States to help coordinate our work against a U.S. war on Iraq."
Sections include: Calls to Action ; Get Involved ; News ; Event Reports ; Students & Youth ; Press Room ; Resources for Organizing ; Anti-War Statements

University of Notre Dame - Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

Voices in the Wilderness - (dead link)
A Campaign to End the Economic Sanctions Against the People of Iraq

VoteNoWar.org
"Cast your vote! Click here to sign the People's Anti-War Referendum now!"

The War in Context
"alternative perspectives on the 'war on terrorism' and the middle east conflict"
"...invites anyone with interest and an open mind to listen to the critical discourse in which the policies and actions of the Bush administration are now being questioned. This debate, which is engaging concerned citizens around the globe, will hopefully inform the development of a sustainable new world order - a world order in which America is as much shaped by the World as is the World shaped by America."

Washingtonpost.com - The Debate About Iraq
Sections include: Latest Columns and Letters ; President Bush's Case ; Weapons of Mass Destruction ; War on Terrorism ; Role of Congress ; United Nations ; Do Allies Matter ; The Costs ; Alternatives.

www.earthtobush.com
Earth to Bush: No Iraq War

ZNet - Iraq Watch

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