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Iraq: War & Aftermath Links to Resources

IRAQ- A Country Study (U.S. Library of Congress)
A detailed study covers all aspects of Iraqi society. Data pertain to geography; society; economics; transportation; government and politics; and national security.

The Reach of War
Regularly updated coverage 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.

Cost of War
second-by-second compilation (on a running counter) of escalating war costs together with comparisons of what this money would buy in eight categories: Pre-school, Kids Health, Public Education, College Scholarships, Public Housing, World Hunger, AIDS Epidemic and World Immunization.

Forces: U.S. and Coalition Casualties
This site from CNN lists confirmed coalition deaths in the war in Iraq. The list "reflects the names of the U.S. and British troops whose families have been notified." See also: Iraq Body Count, which is updated daily, & provides a body count of civilian casualties in the Iraq war and occupation

Al-Jazeera
English version of the most popular Arabic News Channel in the Middle East offering news coverage 24 hours a day from around the world with focus on the hottest regions of conflict. (Link to Al-Jazeera Arabic version available at top right of English home page.)

Electronic Iraq
"Based firmly on humanitarian foundations, the Electronic Iraq online magazine offers News & Analysis, Opinion/Editorial, Iraq Diaries, International Law, Aid & Development, Fact Sheets, and Action& Activism. The Iraq Diaries section offers eyewitness reports from Iraq, and Electronic Iraq's intention is to publish diary accounts from on the ground during any hostilities."

U.N. News Centre: Iraq
News on Iraq from the United Nations.

ZNet: Iraq Watch
A collection of articles covering and analyzing the crisis in Iraq. There are related links in Activist Materials. From Z Magazine.

Iraq Country Analysis Brief (U.S. Department of Energy. Energy Information Administration)
An overview of Iraq's energy resources.

Iraq Crisis
Annotated links about the situation in Iraq. Categories include background reports, librarian's webliographies, news sources, United Nations, the U.S. government, and non-profits and think tanks. Also includes information about depleted uranium, and peace, nonviolence, and antiwar sites. From the Charles B. Sears Law Library, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Iraq (War on Terrorism)
Annotated links to Iraq-related websites, divided up as follows: Country Information, Experts, Government reports, Government websites, Maps and Graphics, Military and war-related sites, News-related sites and special news reports, Non-governmental organizations, Pronunciation guides, Saddam Hussein, Sanctions, human rights and the anti-war movement, United Nations and weapons-inspection sites. Compiled from numerous sources by Tim Rozgonyi of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

War on Terrorism: Saddam Hussein and Iraq
Annotated links to Iraq-related websites, including resources on: News and Commentary, Key Documents, Government Information, Country Background, Military News, Debating War, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Impact of Sanctions & Post-War Iraq. From the Joyner Library, East Carolina University.

Apparatus of Lies: Saddam's Disinformation and Propaganda,1990-2003
From the Office of the President of the United States, "Apparatus of Lies discusses the lies that Iraq has used to promote its propaganda and disinformation."

War Against Iraq
A collection of articles providing "information on the war against Iraq as well as more specific articles on sanctions issues." From Global Policy Forum, an organization designed to "monitor global policy making at the United Nations."

IraqJournal.org
"Coordinated by independent journalists Jeremy Scahill and Jacqueline Soohen on the ground in Baghdad, Iraq Journal provides a forum for the distribution of independent information and views from Iraq." Updated several times every week; includes articles, clips from radio programs, videos, and related links.

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last revised: 8-24-07 by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA