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Iraq War, 2003- Abuse of Iraqi POWs by GIs Probed 
 This site is a companion to an April 2004 CBS 60 Minutes II report about allegations of U.S. soldiers torturing prisoners of war in Iraq. The site includes video clips and links to related stories. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/27/60II/main614063.shtml Topics: Crime, Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Alternative Resources on the U.S. War Against Iraq
A collection of links to alternative news, analysis, and commentary; organizations concerned with Iraq and the Middle East; reports about Iraq; destruction of Iraqi cultural resources; antiwar organizations; and demonstrations, petitions, letter-writing campaigns, and resolutions. From the International Responsibilities Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table. http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/iraq.html Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Article 15-6 Investigation of the 800th Military Police Brigade
Full text of the report, prepared by Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba of the U.S. Army, on alleged abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq. The investigation was ordered by Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of Joint Task Force-7 and the senior U.S. military official in Iraq. Opens directly into a PDF file. http://www.npr.org/iraq/2004/prison_abuse_report.pdf Topics: Crime, Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Attack on Iraq
Iraq-related news updated daily including headlines, special reports, daily summaries, audio and video features, galleries and maps, key documents, Canada's perspective, and an impressive collection of links. Searchable. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). http://www.cbc.ca/news/iraq/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Background on the Plame Investigation
Collection of news stories and background on the grand jury investigation of the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame's name to the press, which in October 2005 resulted in the indictment of vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Highlights include "Key Players in the CIA Leak Investigation" and a slide show of Libby's career. From washingtonpost.com, the online presence of The Washington Post. Registration (free) required. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/09/29/LI2005092901976.html Topics: Government, Media Last updated Nov 2, 2005 Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT)
"CPT provides organizational support to persons committed to faith-based nonviolent alternatives in situations where lethal conflict is an immediate reality or is supported by public policy." The site presents information about the international activities of this primarily Mennonite and Quaker group, including its January 2004 report on Iraqi detainees. Includes photographs and links to related sites. Searchable. http://www.cpt.org/ Topics: Christianity, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Conflict with Iraq
This news site covers the Conflict with Iraq . Includes links to and a discussion of a "dossier" detailing alleged Iraqi human rights violations. Maps provide Iraqi bases, army bases, oilfields, weapon sites, and other related information. Includes profiles of key players in the conflict, including Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush. Includes relevant documents and related links. An In Depth British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2002/conflict_with_iraq/default.stm Topics: Presidents by Name, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Cost of the War in Iraq
Calculated in real time, this site presents the "U.S. taxpayer cost of the Iraq War." The numbers, which differ from those of the U.S. Department of Defense, are "based on Congressional appropriations." From the nonpartisan and nonprofit National Priorities Project (NPP), which "offers citizen and community groups tools and resources to shape federal budget and policy priorities [that] promote social and economic justice." http://nationalpriorities.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=182 Topics: Oil & Gas, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 7, 2006 The Downing Street Memo: Seeking the Truth Since May 13, 2005
The Downing Street "Memo" is a document containing meeting minutes transcribed during a British Prime Minister's meeting made eight months prior to the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The Times of London printed it in May 2005. This site provides information about the "meaning and context of these documents as they relate to the Bush administration's case for war." Includes the memo, related documents, analysis, excerpts of media comments, and related information. http://downingstreetmemo.com Topics: International Governments, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics by Place, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Electronic Iraq
"A news portal on the US-Iraq crisis published by veteran antiwar campaigners....offering News & Analysis, Opinion/Editorial, Iraq Diaries, International Law, Aid & Development, Fact Sheets , and Action & Activism ." For daily updates, subscribe by e-mail to the Electronic Iraq News List. Includes related links. http://electroniciraq.net/ Topics: Activism, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Forces: U.S. and Coalition Casualties
This site from CNN lists confirmed coalition deaths in the Iraq war and the ongoing occupation. The list "reflects the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose families have been notified of their deaths by each country's government." Each entry includes the name, age, unit, hometown, details of death, and when available, a photograph. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Frontline: The Invasion of Iraq
Companion site to a February 2004 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline documentary "examining the key strategies, battles, and turning points of the [Iraq] war as seen from both sides of the battlefield." Features interviews, a chronology of the invasion of Iraq, analysis, video clips, a FAQ, related reading and links, show transcript, and a teacher's guide. Note: The Readings & Links section contains some dead links. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jan 4, 2009 Great Iraq Conflict Coverage
Annotated links to weblogs and diaries from embedded journalists and other Iraq-related weblogs. Includes links for multimedia coverage, interactive graphics and stories, special war-related topics, and complete coverage pages of multiple news sites. Searchable. From CyberJournalist.net. http://www.cyberjournalist.net/great_iraq_conflict_coverage/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Guardian.co.uk: Iraq
News stories about the current U.S.-Iraq crisis, plus some relevant external links. From the website of the British newspaper The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iraq Topics: International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 13, 2008 The Insurgency: An Investigation Into the People Who Are Fighting Against U.S. and Coalition Forces in Iraq
Companion to a February 2006 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline report about enemy attacks against U.S. and Coalition military forces in Iraq since June 2003. Features a map showing the location of Iraq's major ethnic and religious groups, statistics about attacks (through December 2005), and interviews and essays about the nature of the insurgency and whether it can be defeated. Also includes video of the full program and links to related sites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/insurgency/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 13, 2006 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): The ICRC in Iraq
Compilation of press articles and briefings, FAQs, operational updates, and other documents highlighting the ICRC's current activities in Iraq and its position on the 2003 war. The "principal concern remains the situation of people deprived of freedom." Available in several languages. http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/iraq?OpenDocument Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Health, Poverty, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 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 The Iraq Body Count
This site offers a "worldwide update of reported civilian deaths in the Iraq war and occupation. ... Casualty figures are derived solely from a comprehensive survey of online media reports. Where these sources report differing figures, the range (a minimum and a maximum) are given." Includes a discussion of the site's methodology, and cites the sources used to compile the figures. In English, with some material also in Spanish, French, and Italian. http://www.iraqbodycount.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 21, 2005 Iraq Coverage Resources
Designed for journalists and regularly updated, this resource includes news from The Poynter Institute's embedded reporter, special articles and reports, a war and terrorism coverage discussion forum, and several e-mail newsletters and alerts available by sign-up. The site also has links to resources on the war with Iraq and related topics. From Poynter Online. http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=20231 Topics: 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 Iraq War
A collection of articles and links about the Iraq War (2002 to the present). From The Nation. http://www.thenation.com/sections/iraq_war Topics: Activism, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Iraq Watch
A collection of articles "providing alternative news and analysis of past, present and ongoing events, conflicts and crises in Iraq." From Z Magazine. http://www.zmag.org/znet/places/Iraq Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 22, 2008 Iraq's 55 Most Wanted
This well-publicized "deck of cards" presents images and profiles of the "55 Most Wanted" -- former Iraqi leaders and operatives now sought by the U.S. government. From "Defend America," a U.S. Department of Defense publication. http://www.defendamerica.mil/iraq/iraqi55/ Topics: Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Juan Cole: Informed Comment
This blog presents "Thoughts on the Middle East, History, Islam, and Religion," from a professor of history at the University of Michigan. Blog entries represent Cole's personal observations; the site also includes links to his published works in journals and magazines. Also includes a large collection of links to sites about Middle East studies, South Asia studies, and related topics. http://www.juancole.com/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Faiths, International Governments, Politics, Regions of the World, September 11 & Beyond, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Just War -- Or a Just War?
In this widely distributed commentary on the potential conflict in Iraq, former President Jimmy Carter argues that "as a Christian and as a president who was severely provoked by international crises, I became thoroughly familiar with the principles of a just war, and it is clear that a substantially unilateral attack on Iraq does not meet these standards." http://www.cartercenter.org/news/documents/doc1249.html Topics: Ethics, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 14, 2006 The Leaked Iraq War Documents
In early May of 2005, the British newspaper The Times received and published leaked classified documents from 2002 about the Bush administration's case for the invasion of Iraq, including the so-called Downing Street Memo. The newspaper's website provides access to the several stories written about the documents and related events, with links to the documents themselves. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article535913.ece Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Feb 12, 2007 Life and Death in the War Zone
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that follows the activities of a Combat Support Hospital (CSH) during two months in 2003 during the Iraq War. The site features an essay about the ethical issues faced by combat doctors, a slide show, and an interactive feature about military medicine from the Civil War to the Iraq War. Also includes links and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/combatdocs/ Topics: Health, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Military Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Locating the Source of the Plame Leak
Collection of news stories (audio files) and background information on the events surrounding the CIA leak case, in which "identity of an undercover CIA operative, Valerie Plame, appeared in the press, with Bush administration officials cited as the source. An ongoing investigation has resulted in the indictment of Lewis Libby, ... chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney." Includes a timeline (2002-2005), questions and answers, and legal documents from the case. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4961847 Topics: Government, Media Last updated Nov 3, 2005 Marine Corps News
News stories and photographs by Marine Corps correspondents in Iraq. Part of the official United States Marine Corps website. http://www.usmc.mil/news/Pages/usmcnews.aspx Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, U.S. Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 4, 2008 A Nation at War
Complete coverage of the war in Iraq from The New York Times , with related domestic and international news. Includes multimedia coverage, wire news, interactive graphics, maps, Gulf War archived articles, and more. Requires free, one-time registration; there is a sign-up option for e-mail news alerts. http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/worldspecial/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Navy NewsStand: The Source for Navy News
News and features about the activities and defense operations of the United States Navy from Navy correspondents around the world, including those stationed on ships. Includes news and background information about the Iraqi conflict. http://www.news.navy.mil/ Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Norbert's Bookmarks for a Better World: Conflict Regions Iraq!
A collection of annotated links about Iraq and the war. Links are arranged topically and include news, background information, US/UK War Against Iraq, actions and statements against the war, U.N. inspections, sanctions, exiled Iraqi, and more. Part of a larger collection of links by a "socially committed German citizen and physician." Also available in German. http://www.betterworldlinks.org/index.php?cat=1122&thema=IRAQ_! Topics: Activism, International Governments, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 7, 2007 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 The Span of War
Collection of human interest stories related to U.S. armed forces in Iraq. Covers topics such as families of soldiers, injuries and deaths, immigrant soldiers, the recruitment gap, National Guard training, and mental health concerns. Includes images and audio of the programs. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1078 Topics: U.S. Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 The Story of Iraq
Provides background information on the Iraqi conflict and the war, military forces, weapons inspections, the United Nations, foreign relations, biographical information, weapons of mass destruction, and prisoner abuse. Also covers the handover of power by the United States and election details. Includes links. Searchable. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/iraq/ Topics: History By Place, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 The Struggle for Iraq
News and analysis about life in post-Saddam Iraq. Includes a timeline since the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003, news about the constitution (charter) proposed in August 2005, the August 2005 human stampede during a Shia ceremony, and information about reconstruction, security, cost-of-living, education, civilian casualties, and related topics. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2002/conflict_with_iraq/default.stm Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Tikrit
This site provides information on the city of Tikrit, Iraq, birthplace of Saddam Hussein. It includes city maps, information about the Tikrit presidential site, satellite imagery, and references to military operations. From GlobalSecurity.org, an organization that "seeks to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons and the risk of their use." http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/tikrit.htm Topics: 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 The War After the War
"The military victory in Iraq was stunning and swift, but months after the fall of Baghdad, the U.S. military is still fighting. ... This special report documents the early missed opportunities and cultural misunderstandings that may have contributed to the ongoing armed insurgency that continues to this day." Includes audio clips, transcript, and related links. From American RadioWorks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/iraq/ Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 |
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