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Chien: Iraq: Is It About Oil?
Znet Article, October, 13 2002
A.j Chien
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Institute for Health and Social Justice Those who question the stated motives of the US administration for threatening war against Iraq - to strike at dictatorship, or to eradicate its alleged weapons of mass destruction - have good reason for sk...
Burchill: Public Amnesia And Hypocrisy Needed To Justify War On Iraq
Commentary, October, 12 2002
Scott Burchill
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Trying to convince a sceptical population why Australia could soon be at war with Iraq is proving a major test of opinion management for the Howard Government.
Arnove: Bush Peddles War
Commentary, October, 11 2002
Anthony Arnove
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George Bush said in his address to the nation on October 7 that the United States "has never permitted the brutal and lawless to set history's course."
Cummings: Iran, Iraq, Whatever...
Znet Article, October, 11 2002
Richard Cummings
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One day, quite a few years ago, I was having lunch with my Iranian friend, Rudy Alam, who was attending the University of Pennsylvania, and who was the daughter of the then Prime Minster of Iran. It was a student hangout, and a waitress recognized...
Mahajan: What War Means to the Iraqi People
Znet Article, October, 11 2002
Romi Mahajan
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I woke up early to the news today and wish sleep carried me a little longer. In much poetry, dawn represents the breaking of the methaphorical night of loneliness, a respite from pain. But for the Iraqi people, this is not that...
Herring: The Choice on Iraq
Znet Article, October, 10 2002
Eric Herring
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The current crisis is often represented as being caused by Iraq's refusal to comply with UN resolutions to give up its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programmes. Therefore, the argument goes, Iraq will only comply if major military threa...
Said: Israel, Iraq, And The US
Znet Article, October, 10 2002
Edward Said
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Many parts of Lebanon were bombed heavily by Israeli warplanes on 4 June, 1982. Two days later the Israeli army entered Lebanon through the country's southern border. Menachem Begin was prime minister, Ariel Sharon his minister of defense. The imm...
Glass: Iraq Must Go!
Znet Article, October, 09 2002
Charles Glass
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"There is a dry wind blowing through the East, and the parched grasses wait the spark." John Buchan, Greenmantle (1916) As Lloyd George's wartime Director of Information, John Buchan urged Britain to support an incomprehensible Eastern war with t...
Secours: The "I" Words
Commentary, October, 06 2002
Molly Secours
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Don't abandon Uncle Sam, He needs you!
Pirani: Carving Up Iraq
Znet Article, October, 06 2002
Simon Pirani
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by Simon Pirani Russia appears close to striking a bargain under which its oil companies would retain lucrative projects in a post-Saddam, US-controlled Iraq. In return, Russia could smooth the path for the UN to back George Bush's war effort. A...
Pilger: Palestinians Not Alone
Commentary, October, 05 2002
John Pilger
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The Palestinians are no longer alone; Israel, despite the craven intimidation of some of its supporters, has ceased to be immune from truthful media criticism
Zunes: UN Resolutions being violated by countries other than Iraq
Znet Article, October, 03 2002
Stephen Zunes
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Editor's Note: In its effort to justify its planned invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration has emphasized the importance of enforcing UN Security Council resolutions. However, in addition to the dozen or so resolutions currently being violated ...
Weisbrot: War Talk: Changing the Channel
Commentary, October, 02 2002
Mark Weisbrot
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"The [political] polls are dropping, the domestic situation has problems.... So all of a sudden we have this war talk, war fervor . . . said Senator Robert C. Byrd last week. "This is the worst kind of election-year politics."
Brecher: Collective Security Is Working
Commentary, October, 01 2002
Jeremy Brecher
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As an American, I would like to thank all those people and countries around the world who are helping to pull my country back from the brink of war. And I want to assure you that your efforts are having a big impact in the United States.
Mcquaig: Iraq Isn't The Only Country With Weapons Of Mass Destruction
Znet Article, October, 01 2002
Linda Mcquaig
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A VISITOR from Mars these days could easily get the impression that Iraq is a pioneer in the field of weapons of mass destruction. Indeed, such a visitor would almost certainly conclude that Iraq alone is keen on hideously violent weapons, while t...
Bookman: Real Goal In Iraq
Znet Article, October, 01 2002
Jay Bookman
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The official story on Iraq has never made sense. The connection that the Bush administration has tried to draw between Iraq and al-Qaida has always seemed contrived and artificial. In fact, it was hard to believe that smart people in the Bush admi...
Jensen: Iraq Debate In Mainstream Is Ultra-hawks V. Moderate-hawks
Commentary, September, 29 2002
Robert Jensen
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The question dominating the news: When will we go to war against Iraq? The answer: We are already at war with Iraq.
Street: Iraq War Debate
Znet Article, September, 28 2002
Paul Street
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Iraq War Debate
Solomon: Baghdad, Autumn 2002: City Of Doom
Commentary, September, 21 2002
Norman Solomon
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BAGHDAD -- When Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz described the box that Washington has meticulously constructed for Iraq, he put it this way: ÒDoomed if you do, doomed if you donÕt.Ó
Mokhiber: The Bush Victory In Iraq
Znet Article, September, 21 2002
Russell Mokhiber
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George Bush has already won a victory in Iraq, and we're not talking about weapons inspectors' access inside the country. The administration's beating of the war drums has drowned out the dominant stories of two months ago -- the corporate scand...
