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Postwar reconstruction -- Iraq Iraq 
 This special report from National Public Radio (NPR) provides ongoing coverage of the postwar efforts to build a new Iraqi government and rejuvenate the nation's oil-based economy. Includes essays on topics including humanitarian issues and casualties, "personal accounts and reflections of individuals affected by the Iraq war, from the combat zone to the home front," commentaries, maps, and related resources. Note: this site is the successor to NPR's "Beyond the War in Iraq" feature. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1010 Topics: Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Iraq Aftermath: The Human Face of War
This "is an alternative information web site focusing on the humanitarian crisis caused by the war on Iraq." It features personal stories from the war zone, as well as a journal written by correspondents traveling with a humanitarian assessment team in Iraq. Includes maps, regional background information, timelines, activist resources, study guides, and links. Searchable. From the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). http://www.afsc.org/iraq/ Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Christianity, Health, Nonfiction by Genre, Poverty, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Iraq Index: Tracking Reconstruction and Security in Post-Saddam Iraq
This statistical compilation of security, economic, and quality-of-life indicators and polling results is "designed to quantify the rebuilding efforts and offer an objective set of criteria for benchmarking performance." "Based primarily on U.S. government information," this regularly updated report includes data on coalition forces, casualties, insurgent attacks, Iraqi security forces, utilities, oil production, crime, unemployment, and more. From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/saban/iraq-index.aspx Topics: Housing, Oil & Gas, Statistics, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 4, 2007 The Memory Hole: Reports From the Future of Iraq Project
Scanned versions of over 1,200 pages of reports about Department of State planning for a post-Saddam Iraq. The papers were released in February 2006. "Starting in October 2001... the State Department spearheaded an effort called the Future of Iraq Project. ... Within the project, seventeen working groups covered such areas as the justice system, local government, agriculture, media, education, and oil." From the author of several books on disinformation. http://www.thememoryhole.org/state/future_of_iraq/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 26, 2006 Online NewsHour: Occupied Iraq
The online version of PBS's NewsHour covers several aspects of the current situation in Iraq, including post-war reconstruction, the new government, civil unrest, and more. Includes key map and player sections as well as an area for students and teachers. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/iraq/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Rebuilding Agriculture & Food Security in Iraq
News and reports concerning the U.S. government's efforts to "assure the food security of the people of Iraq right now and in the future." Includes a FAQ on the Iraq agricultural reconstruction, official government documents, and related links. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). http://www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/iraq.htm Topics: Poverty, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Truth, War & Consequences
Companion site to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program that "examines why the U.S. went to war in Iraq, what went wrong in the planning for the postwar occupation, and what is at stake for both the U.S. and for Iraqis." Features interviews with "key players in Baghdad and Washington," reports and commentary, audio clips and transcript of the show, related links, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/truth/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division: Safety Program
Collection of documents on occupational safety and health topics related to U.S. workers in Iraq. Fact sheets cover equipment safety, building safety inspections, heat stress, and related topics. Also provides forms for workers compensation and accident reporting. Some material in Arabic. From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. http://www.grd.usace.army.mil/safety/index.asp Topics: Architecture, Industries, Jobs & Work, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Oct 23, 2007 Windfalls of War: U.S. Contractors in Afghanistan & Iraq
Report on U.S. companies that received U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq. The findings come from "the three agencies that awarded most of the Iraq and Afghanistan contracts in 2002 and 2003 — the Pentagon, the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development." Browse statistics on contractors by country, amount of contract, campaign contributions, and other factors. Includes updates, commentary, and analysis. From the Center for Public Integrity. http://projects.publicintegrity.org/wow/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, September 11 & Beyond, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jul 29, 2008 |
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