WAR ON IRAQ
A mass peace movement is growing as the world realises that the US emperor
is parading without clothes. It is obvious to most now that the war is not
being waged to rid Saddam's regime of weapons of mass destruction nor to
liberate the Iraqis but as a brazen war for Empire. The invading forces are
not being welcomed and the war is likely to be longer and more complex than
originally envisaged. There is great consternation over US plans for an
occuption government and US contractors having a monopoly on the profits to
be made from reconstruction, and many are asking who's next. Now is time
for the anti-war movement to press forward with the demand for a unilateral
withdrawal of US and UK troops from Iraq.
America Under Threat
By Boris Kagarlitsky
America repeats the Rome way, from the Republic to the Empire. With all the
consequences for the democracy that follow it.
http://www.tni.org/archives/kagarlitsky/threat.htm
Shock and Awe: The New U.S. Method of Reasoning
By Saul Landau
The US doesn't stop at manufacturing reasons for the war, but goes on with
manufacturing news. http://www.tni.org/archives/landau/shock.htm
The Stalemate in Iraq and the Global Peace Movement
By Walden Bello
Washington may no longer be so brash when confronted with military
stalemate. For forces opposing the war, now is the time to press on with the
demand for unilateral withdrawal of the US and UK from raq.
http://www.tni.org/archives/bello/stalemate.htm
The Naked Emperor
By Achin Vanaik
The sheer brazenness of US behaviour has forced upon the international
public's consciousness the recognition as never before that the US is an
emperor without clothes; that this war is being fought for imperial
purposes, no matter what are Washington's official explanations
http://www.tni.org/archives/vanaik/naked.htm
'Shock And Awe' Kills Innocents
By Praful Bidwai
The war coalition miscalculated about the quick victory of their 'Shock and
Awe' strategy. The coalition has suffered numerous seatbacks, which have the
potential to radically change the course of the conflict, especially its
political complexion. http://www.tni.org/archives/bidwai/shock.htm
An Agenda for Global Hegemony
By Praful Bidwai
Bush's war for Empire has earned the United States universal loathing and
contempt. The need for a mass peace movement which brings America to heel
has never been more urgent. http://www.tni.org/archives/bidwai/agenda.htm
Iraq: Ominous Signs Grow for US, Britain in "Shock and Awe" War By Praful
Bidwai
It is becoming apparent that the shrunken war coalition comprising the
United States, Britain and Australia will probably not enjoy the luxury of a
swift, smooth, decisive, victory -- despite its overwhelming military
superiority over Saddam Hussein's forces
http://www.tni.org/archives/bidwai/awe.htm
Talking Points. The Humanitarian Aid Conundrum
By Phyllis Bennis
The UN Security Council is likely to vote tomorrow (28 March) on a
resolution outlining how emergency humanitarian aid will be provided to
Iraqis. The US should not be let to have it its way.
http://www.tni.org/archives/bennis/points8.htm
Talking Points and Next Steps. As War Begins
By Phyllis Bennis and John Cavanagh
It isn't the first time the U.S. has launched an unjustified illegal war.
But it is the first time such a war has been justified through a "doctrine"
of preemptive war that abandons all understandings that war, with all its
horrors, can be used only as the last possible resort when a nation's
security and survival are threatened.
http://www.tni.org/archives/bennis/points7.htm
Crude Vision: How Oil Interests Obscured US Government Focus On Chemical
Weapons Use by Saddam Hussein
A report by SEEN
"In their own words, we now see that for Administration officials, a
dictator is a friend of the United States when he is willing to make an oily
deal, and a mortal enemy when he is not".
http://www.tni.org/reports/seen/crude.htm
Coalition of the Willing or Coalition of the Coerced? II [PDF document]
IPS report
After all the threats and bribes the US has managed to assemble only a
motley coalition of countries in its so-called "Coalition of the Willing"
http://www.tni.org/antiwarpage/iraq/coalition1.pdf
A War on the Children, not on Saddam
Report of the Asian Peace Mission to Iraq
http://www.tni.org/antiwarpage/acts/apm/report.htm
For more analysis on the Iraq war check:
http://www.tni.org/antiwarpage/index.htm
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