Lists Bush Stresses Working With the U.N. on Iraq (Bloomberg - Canizares and Keil) "President George W. Bush stressed the need to work through the United Nations to confront Iraq, softening his tone as Democrats warned that a war without that effort would risk a wider conflict that draws in Israel." 9-02 Essays on Conditions Necessary for Justifiable War With Iraq (MoveOn.org) Provides over two dozen news articles regarding possible war with Iraq. Most of the articles argue that evidence of Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction, or other conditions, are necessary before a pre-emptive strike by the USA against Iraq is justified. 9-02 Iraq (About.com - Rosenberg) Provides sources of maps, statistics, the flag, government and military information, and information on the economy, as well as history. 2-01 Iraq and War (WorldWire.org) Provides numerous articles and essays related to a possible war against Iraq, initiated by the USA. It also covers the consequences to the people of Iraq from sanctions against Iraq. 9-02 Russia Fears U.S. Control of Iraq Oil (Independent - Buncombe) "With the second-biggest reserves in the world, Iraq's underdeveloped oilfields have become a key negotiating chip and a backdrop to talks between the US and the other permanent members of the UN Security Council – all of which have major economic stakes in regime change in Iraq." 9-02 Materials Arabic Translation of the Web - English Instructions (AlMisbar.com) Provides online translations of the Web. To view the Web through the Awesome Library, put the URL of the Awesome Library (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/) in the URL box, select Translate, and you will be started. You will need to have Arabic fonts loaded in your browser in order to see the Arabic. You may, of course, start with a Web page other than the Awesome Library. 7-02 Awesome Library in Arabic (AlMisbar.com) Provides the Awesome Library in Arabic. 7-02 Iraq - Maps Related to Inspections by UN (CNN) Provides interactive maps of sites under controversy. News 08-09-02 Britain Warns USA Against War With Iraq (Independent.co.uk - Sengupta) "Britain has strongly advised the United States against attacking Iraq, warning that it risked intensifying the conflicts in Afghanistan, Israel and Kashmir, senior defence and diplomatic sources say." 8-02 08-26-02 Bush Aides Claim No Iraq War Vote Needed (MSNBC News - Allen and Eilperin) "Lawyers for President Bush have concluded he can launch an attack on Iraq without new approval from Congress, in part because they say that permission remains in force from the 1991 resolution giving Bush’s father authority to wage war in the Persian Gulf, according to administration officials." 8-02 09-01-02 European and Middle East Leaders Alarmed by Bush Administration's Position on Iraq (CNN - Oakley) Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said '' 'If you strike Iraq and kill the people of Iraq while Palestinians are being killed by Israel... then not one Arab leader will be able to control the angry outburst of the masses.' " In addition, European nations "have noted with alarm what they see as growing unilateralist attitudes in the U.S.," according to Oakley. "Even the United States' staunchest ally in Europe [the UK] still prefers the diplomatic course to the military one at this stage." 9-02 09-01-02 Europeans Demand Action by Iraq (BBC News) "The European Union has called on Baghdad to allow United Nations weapons inspectors back into Iraq immediately." 8-02 09-01-02 Global Outcry Against US Attack on Iraq (Guardian - Watt, Norton-Taylor, and Ward) "Alarmed by growing rhetoric from leading hawks in Washington, key countries from China to Saudi Arabia warned of the devastating consequences of a US-led assault against Iraq." 8-02 09-01-02 Republican Leaders Urge Bush to Gain Lawmakers' Approval on Iraq (Bloomberg.com - Sobczyk) "Senator John McCain and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole called on President George W. Bush to seek congressional approval before taking military action against Iraq" 9-02 09-03-02 British Prime Minister Vows to Provide Evidence on Iraq (CNN) Tony Blair, Prime Minister of England, said "he believed it would be a good idea for the government to publish its data on Hussein's programmes to develop weapons of mass destruction in the next few weeks " 9-02 09-04-02 Bush Consults with World Leaders (BBC News) "Mr Bush announced that he would meet UK Prime Minister Tony Blair on Saturday at Camp David to discuss Iraq, and that he would be consulting the other permanent UN Security Council members - France, China and Russia - by phone." 9-02 09-07-02 Misinterpretation of Report on Nuclear Capacity in Iraq (MSNBC) "Seeking to build a case Saturday that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction, President Bush cited a satellite photograph and a report by the U.N. atomic energy agency as evidence of Iraq’s impending rearmament. But in response to a report by NBC News, a senior administration official acknowledged Saturday night that the U.N. report drew no such conclusion, and a spokesman for the U.N. agency said the photograph had been misinterpreted." "And both leaders [President Bush and British Prime Minister Blair] mentioned a 1998 report by the U.N.-affiliated International Atomic Energy Agency that said Saddam could be six months away from developing nuclear weapons." "Contrary to Bush’s claim, however, the 1998 IAEA report did not say that Iraq was six months from developing nuclear capability, NBC News’ Robert Windrem reported Saturday."  "Instead, Windrem reported, the Vienna, Austria-based agency said in 1998 that Iraq had been six to 24 months away from such capability before the 1991 Persian Gulf War and the U.N.-monitored weapons inspections that followed."   "The war and the inspections destroyed much of Iraq’s nuclear infrastructure and required Iraq to turn over its highly enriched uranium and plutonium, Windrem reported."  "In a summary of its 1998 report, the IAEA said that 'based on all credible information available to date ... the IAEA has found no indication of Iraq having achieved its programme goal of producing nuclear weapons or of Iraq having retained a physical capability for the production of weapon-useable nuclear material or having clandestinely obtained such material.' ” 9-02 09-08-02 Bush Administration Urges Action Against Iraq (CNN News) Provides arguments by Bush administration officials for taking action, possibly military intervention, against Iraq. Officials noted that Iraq had recently attempted to gain metal cylinders believed to be useful primarily for developing nuclear fuel. 9-02 09-08-02 Iraq Not a Current Threat According to Ex-Inspector (CNN - O'Brien and Ritter) CNN's O'Brien: "You seem very certain that there is no evidence that Saddam Hussein is engaged in an effort to build weapons of mass destruction. How can you be so certain?" Former Inspector Ritter: "What I'm very certain of is that the Bush administration has not provided any evidence to substantiate its allegations that Saddam Hussein's regime is currently pursuing weapons of mass destruction programs or is in actual possession of weapons of mass destruction." Ritter alleges that inspectors were successful until 1998. CNN's O'Brien: "But the situation had become untenable for those inspectors, it's worth reminding our viewers." Former Inspector Ritter: "No, absolutely false. The inspectors were able to do their task of disarming Iraq without any obstruction by Iraq [from 1994-1998]." "The obstruction only came when weapons inspectors sought to gain access to sites that Iraq deemed to be sensitive." These were intelligence facilities and "had nothing whatsoever to do with weapons of mass destruction." "Let's keep in mind that the reason why inspectors are out of Iraq isn't because Iraq kicked them out, but rather they were ordered out by the United States after the United States manipulated the inspection process to create a confrontation that led to Operation Desert Fox and then used intelligence information gathered by inspectors to target Iraqi government sites, including the security of Saddam Hussein." "Saddam Hussein is a man who's very interested in the continued survival of Saddam Hussein. And I believe he recognizes that any effort by himself or his government to reacquire any aspect of weapons of mass destruction -- let alone nuclear weapons -- would be the equivalent of taking a suicide pill." 9-02 09-12-02 Bush Asks for U.N. Support on Iraq (BBC News) "US President George W Bush has made his case against Iraq in a key address to the United Nations. " Lists the key points from the speech. 9-02 09-12-02 Bush Asks for U.N. Support on Iraq (CBS News) "Senior European officials reacted positively to President Bush's call Thursday for Iraq to comply with U.N. resolutions or face the consequences." "Mr. Bush offered to work in concert with other nations on a resolution 'to meet our common challenge.' And, he said, 'if the Iraqi regime defies us again the world must move deliberately and decisively' against the Iraqi leader." "Mr. Bush's apparent willingness to act through the United Nations seemed to reflect the growing chorus of opposition to unilateral U.S. military action to topple Saddam Hussein." 9-02 09-12-02 U.N. Secretary-General Opposes U.S. Attack of Iraq (ABC News) "U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday he opposed unilateral action against Iraq, but told Baghdad to readmit weapons inspectors or face whatever response the U.N. Security Council decides." "He challenged President Bush's policies on Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his opening address to the U.N. General Assembly." "Bush explained why he thinks Iraq threatens the world and challenged the United Nations to respond. He said Washington would act if the world body failed to do so." 9-02 09-13-02 US Gains Support from the U.N. for Deadline for Iraq (Bloomberrg - Varner) "U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell got support from other members of the United Nations Security Council for setting a deadline to return weapons inspectors to Iraq and forcing Saddam Hussein to comply with the world body's resolutions." 9-02 09-16-02 Iraq Agrees to Unrestricted Inspections (Bloomberrg - Varner) "United Nations, Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq agreed to let United Nations inspectors search for weapons of mass destruction without restrictions, a step the U.S. dismissed as a `tactic' to avert a UN Security Council ultimatum." 9-02 09-16-02 Iraq Agrees to Unrestricted Inspections (MSNBC) "The White House said Monday a U.N. Security Council resolution requiring that Iraq disarm was still needed despite Iraq’s unconditional offer for the return of U.N. weapons inspectors." 9-02 09-16-02 Poll - Americans Do Not Want America to Attack Iraq Alone (CBS News) Provides results of a poll that finds that while Americans "approve of U.S. military action to try to remove him [Saddam], and believe war against Iraq is inevitable, most would prefer to wait -- for the U.N. to try to get weapons inspectors back into Iraq, for President Bush to get the approval of Congress, and for U.S. allies to join in." 9-02 09-17-02 Bush Administration Not Satisfied With Iraq's Offer (Fox News) " 'This is not a matter of inspections. It is about disarmament of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and the Iraqi regime's compliance with all other Security Council resolutions,' McClellan said in Washington." 9-02 09-17-02 Iraq Offers Unconditional Inspections (Independent - Sengupta and Buncombe) "Though Iraq said its offer was unconditional, Washington and Britain remained sceptical and the White House said it was not prepared to enter into negotiations with President Saddam." 9-02 09-21-02 Congress May Limit President's Power to Wage War (USA Today) "Some lawmakers from both political parties have said Bush's proposed congressional resolution authorizing military action against Iraq amounts to a blank check and will be reworked." The U.S. Constitution gives the U.S. Congress sole power to declare war on behalf of the people of the United States. 9-02 09-22-02 President's Proposal to Congress on War Powers (USA Today) "The president is authorized to use all means that he determines to be appropriate, including force, in order to enforce the United Nations Security Council resolutions referenced above, defend the national security interests of the United States against the threat posed by Iraq, and restore international peace and security in the region." 9-02 10-02-02 Iraq Agrees to Immediate and Unrestricted Access (MSNBC News) "The Iraqis agreed to 'immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access' to all sites, [chief weapons inspector] Blix said, including the Ministry of Defense and Republican Guard facilities." 9-02 10-04-02 Disagreement in the U.N. on USA Position Against Iraq (CNN) Members of the U.N. Security Council do not want to give the USA carte blanche, a blank check, or total freedom to use military power. 9-02 10-04-02 Powell and U.N. Lead Inspector Agree (CBS News) "Secretary of State Colin Powell forged an agreement Friday with the chief U.N. weapons inspector to defer searching for illicit arms in Iraq until tough new rules are imposed." 10-02 10-05-02 USA May Compromise with U.N. on Iraq (CNN) "With prodding from Britain, the US is now considering an approach proposed by the French President, Jacques Chirac. He sees a first resolution clarifying new rules for the conduct of the inspections. The warning of military punishment would come in a second resolution that would only be adopted if Iraq fell foul of the new UN demands." 10-02 10-06-02 Congress Set to Approve Resolution on Iraq (CBS News) "Congressional leaders said Sunday a resolution authorizing war against Iraq, expected to pass with little dissent, will strengthen the U.S. hand at the United Nations and increase pressure on Saddam Hussein to disarm." 9-02 10-07-02 Support for War with Iraq Declining (USA Today - Benedetto and Keen) "Support for using U.S. ground troops to invade Iraq has dropped over the past two weeks from 57% to 53%. And that support drops even further, to 33%, if 5,000 casualties might occur." 10-02 Petition that Congress Should Debate War with Iraq (History News Network) "We, the undersigned American historians, urge our members of Congress to assume their Constitutional responsibility to debate and vote on whether or not to declare war on Iraq." "We do so because Americans deserve to hear their representatives deliberate about a possible war, lest such a momentous course of action be undertaken by the president alone after a public airing filled with rumors, leaks, and speculations." "We ask our senators and representatives to do this because Congress has not asserted its authority to declare war for over half a century, leaving the president solely in control of war powers to the detriment of our democracy and in clear violation of the Constitution." 10-02 Papers -A Third Way: Coercive Inspections (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Mathews) "This paper proposes a third approach, a middle ground between an unacceptable status quo that allows Iraqi WMD [weapons of mass distruction] programs to continue and the enormous costs and risks of an invasion. It proposes a new regime of coercive international inspections. A powerful, multinational military force, created by the UN Security Council, would enable UN and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection teams to carry out 'comply or else' inspections. The 'or else' is overthrow of the regime. The burden of choosing war is placed squarely on Saddam Hussein." "Inspections backed by a force authorized by the UN Security Council would carry unimpeachable legitimacy and command broad international support. The effort would therefore strengthen, rather than undermine, the cooperation the United States needs for long-term success in the war against terrorism. It would avoid a direct blow to the authority of the Security Council and the rule of law. It would avoid setting a dangerous precedent of a unilateral right to attack in 'preventive self-defense.' "The inspection teams would return to Iraq accompanied by a military arm strong enough to force immediate entry into any site at any time with complete security for the inspection team. No terms would be negotiated regarding the dates, duration, or modalities of inspection. If Iraq chose not to accept, or established a record of noncompliance, the U.S. regime-change option or, better, a UN authorization of 'use of all necessary means' would come into play." "War should never be undertaken until the alternatives have been exhausted. In this case that moral imperative is buttressed by the very real possibility that a war to overthrow Saddam Hussein, even if successful in doing so, could subtract more from U.S. security and long-term political interests than it adds." 9-02 -Essay - Analysis of a Just Cause for War (Presbyterian Outlook - Hunsinger) "The right to pre-empt an anticipated attack can be extrapolated from the self-defense principle. Nevertheless, pre-emptive strikes must meet a high standard of justification. The attack being prevented must be imminent, not merely conjectured or vaguely feared in the long run. Everything depends, therefore, on whether Iraq can be anticipated to launch an attack against the United States in the near future." "Two questions are relevant here. Does he [Saddam Hussein] in fact possess weapons of mass destruction? And if so, do they pose a clear and imminent danger to the United States or its allies? On any fair-minded assessment, the answer to both these questions seems to be 'No.' " "No evidence has been produced that Iraq is manufacturing weapons of mass destruction. According to experts, both the capacity to manufacture them and the capability of delivering them are lacking. This assessment has been confirmed by sources as diverse as former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and former United Nations arms inspector Scott Ritter." "Long-term consequences are the special concern of Henry Kissinger. A pre-emptive attack could destroy the international order that has prevailed since the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. 'It is not,' he warns, 'in the American national interest to establish pre-emption as a universal principle available to every nation.' " "Almost no country supports a U.S. invasion of Iraq." "The U.S. will almost certainly disregard the U.N., since it knows in advance that its planned invasion will be opposed. Our country will then look less like the honest international broker it claims to be, and increasingly like a rogue state." "A unilateral war against Iraq would be widely perceived as an American bid for colonial occupation in the Middle East. An occupation of oil-rich Iraq, says Meyer, 'will not be about freedom, democracy or security. Just money and power.' "  "None of these critics goes as far as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 'The U.S. Constitution is as clear on the issue as words can possibly be: The authority to declare war is vested in Congress, and only in Congress. For Bush to commit this nation to an unprovoked war without congressional approval would be a clear violation of his presidential oath.' " 9-02 -Sanctions - Effects on Children (CNN) Question - "Can we be assured that assistance [to Iraq] would go to the children, given Saddam Hussein's history?" Denis Halliday, former U.N. Humaniatrian Coordinator for Iraq answers, "Before the war, all Iraqi children were given breakfast and lunch in the school system. So, the fact is that we, the United Nations of the West, have demolished the human rights of the Iraqi children. There's no history of the Baath Party not meeting the basic human rights of Iraqi children. In summary, I think we have no basis to be suspicious of Baghdad’s approach to its own children." Question - "Aren't you concerned that by lifting sanctions now, you could give Saddam Hussein a major political victory and increase his prestige among the Iraqi people?" Halliday responds, "Yes, undoubtedly, he will claim a victory and, of course, he will also undoubtedly stay in power. If one considers the alternative, using UNICEF data, some 4-5,000 children are dying unnecessarily each month. I don't believe loss of face on the part of Washington or London is important if we can save the lives of the Iraqi people. I think we should do that, regardless of a victory or not a victory for Baghdad." 10-02 -Sanctions as a Tool for Peace (CNN) "In his research, Pape identified 115 instances of economic sanctions being used by the U.N. or individual countries. In only five occurrences did sanctions produce a successful outcome and those usually involved minor issues, like the release of hostages, he said." "Cortright, however, said that sanctions have succeeded in bringing countries to the bargaining table. He said diplomats have credited sanctions as the primary form of leverage on former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic during the peace negotiations that ended the conflict in Bosnia." " 'But it's also true that the sanctions undermined the middle class, the very forces of opposition that eventually won, reinforced the power ... of some of these gangsters and warlords over there, it centralized power in the hands of Milosevic and his political cronies,' Cortright said. 'It had both positive and negative effects.' " According to Denis Halliday, former head of the humanitarian relief program in Iraq, " 'the issue is we cannot have the United Nations, the guardian of well-being of the people of this world, sustaining a regime of embargo or sanctions on a people that impacts only on the people, not on the decision makers, not on the government, not on the people who made the decision to go into Kuwait,' he said in an interview with CNN. 'It more than impacts, it kills the people.' " 10-02 Al Saher, Kazem (CharlotteChurchFans.com) Provides a short profile on the singer. "Considered one of the most renowned composers and vocalists in the Middle East, Kazem Al Saher is the voice of conscience for Arabs through song." 2-02 Debate on Intervention in Iraq (PBS.org - ) Provides both sides of the debate on whether the USA should make a "first strike" military attack against Iraq. 8-02 Decade Since Gulf War with Iraq (CNN) "Operation Desert Storm quickly drove Iraq's armies from Kuwait. Yet, despite the defeat and a decade of crippling sanctions, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein remains in power, seemingly unshaken by plots to eliminate him and occasional U.S-led airstrikes." 10-02 Essays on the Middle East Conflicts and Other Current Events (History News Network) Provides liberal and conservative viewpoints on the Middle East conflicts and other major current events. 10-02 For and Against War with Iraq - Positions of Key Nations (BBC News) Summarizes the position of key nations regarding war with Iraq. 9-02 Iraq (CountryReports.org) Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02 Iraq (Library of Congress) Provides a history of the country, including culture, government, economy, and more. Also includes geographic information. 1-02 Iraq (U.S. State Department) Provides a history of the country, including culture, government, economy, and more. 1-02 Iraq (U.S. State Department) "Political power in Iraq lies exclusively in a repressive one-party apparatus dominated by Saddam Hussein and members of his extended family." 8-02 Iraqi Opposition Leaders (BBC News) Describes groups and leaders who may play a role in any attempt to overthrow Saddam Hussein as leader of Iraq. "US-led action against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq would likely involve the help of internal and external opponents of the regime." 8-02 Justification for War With Iraq Now (MSNBC News - Warrick) "The United States and Britain have charged that the Iraqi president is working to obtain chemical, biological and possibly nuclear weapons. A key unanswered question is whether Iraq has the means to deliver such weapons."  "The unknowns are critical, because they bear directly on the central question in the Iraq debate: whether Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction pose a significant threat to the United States and its allies." 9-02 Justification for War With Iraq Now (TruthOut.org) Provides the position that the USA should make a pre-emptive strike against Iraq soon. 9-02 Key Questions in Iraq Debate (BB News - Hardy) "As an American attack on Iraq has grown more likely, an intense public debate has got under way among Republican commentators, many of them veterans of previous administrations." "What is at stake is not only the future shape of the Middle East, but in all probability the future of US foreign policy." 8-02 Kurdish Language (Kurdistan Web) Provides the alphabet, history, and more on the Kurdish language. 8-02 Kurdistan (Kurdinfo.com) Provides information about the people, land, culture, and history of Kurdistan, a territory within Iraq. 8-02 Leaders Warn About Invasion of Iraq (MSNBC) "Former Secretary of State James Baker became latest member of former President George H. W. Bush’s administration to express reservations about a U.S. attack on Iraq Sunday and encouraged the the White House to build an international coalition." "A number of other influential Republicans — including former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft and outgoing House of Representatives Majority Leader Dick Armey — have questioned both the need for and the consequences of a pre-emptive U.S. attack." "Scowcroft, who remains close to the former President Bush, wrote in The Wall Street Journal that attacking Iraq would distract the United States from the war on terrorism. Washington’s European and Arab allies and friends are almost universally opposed to military action." 8-02 Middle Class in Iraq Eliminated (BBC News - Ghattas) "Iraq's middle class has been almost completely wiped out while poverty is spreading and people with close ties to the regime are becoming richer." "With the US planning a military strike against Iraq, Iraqis feel the future now looks even more uncertain." 9-02 Presidential Advisor Urges Restraint With Iraq (WashingtonPost.com - Mufson) "Leading members of Congress and a key adviser to President Bush took the debate over whether to invade Iraq to television talk shows yesterday, with retired Gen. Brent Scowcroft, chairman of the president's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, strongly urging restraint." "While acknowledging that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was trying to become a threat to the region, Scowcroft, on CBS's 'Face the Nation,' warned that a U.S. invasion of Iraq 'could turn the whole region into a cauldron and, thus, destroy the war on terrorism.' " 8-02 Questions and Answers Regarding War With Iraq (BBC News - Reynolds) "As US President George Bush discusses the situation in Iraq with domestic and world leaders, BBC News Online's world affairs correspondent Paul Reynolds examines the issues which are leading towards a US-led war against Saddam Hussein and possible outcomes." BBC News is British. 9-02 Qur'an Searches (STG - Pickthall) Provides searches in the text of the Holy Qur'an by sura number and verse or by word. Visitors sometimes spell as Koran or Quran. 6-02 Qur'an in Arabic (IslamicCity.com) Provides the text of the Holy Qur'an in Arabic. Requires setting the browser to accept Arabic fonts in order to use. In Internet Explorer 5.0 right click on the IE icon and select Properties. Then Select Languages and pick Arabic. 6-02 Report Speculates About Iraq Military Possibilities (CNN News - Goldberg) Summarizes a report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on possible military capabilities of Iraq. The co-author of the report, Gary Samore, speculates on how long it might take Iraq to acquire nuclear weapons. Samore also speculates that Iraq could have already stockpiled chemical or biological weapons. The author discusses Iraq's ability to attack other countries with weapons of mass destruction. 9-02 Report Speculates About Iraq Military Possibilities (MSNBC News) "John Chipman, co-author of a study on Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction program, said the Iraqi leader is trying to build nuclear weapons. He said the Iraqis are developing machines to make nuclear material for weapons, but would need assistance and material from foreign sources to build a nuclear bomb soon." "Iraq possesses a small force of missiles capable of delivering a nuclear weapon despite international efforts to destroy such weapons, Chipman said." 9-02 Showdown with Iraq (CNN) "U.S. President George W. Bush has urged the United Nations to encourage Saddam to comply with U.N. resolutions or "actions will be unavoidable." But other nations are uneasy about the prospect of new military action." 10-02 UN Oil-for-Food Program for Iraq (Transnational Foudation for Peace and Future Research - Harleman) "To sum up, in 10 years, the UN sanctions against Iraq have transformed a nearly fully developed country into a developing one. The 'Oil-for-Food' Programme has not become the solution to the problem - it has become the problem itself." 9-02 View - Iraq Would Not Start a War With the USA (CNN) "It's unlikely Iraqi President Saddam Hussein would use weapons of mass destruction against the United States unless his country were attacked, a leading U.S. senator on defense policy said Saturday." 5-02 Washington's Case Against Saddam (BBC News) Describes why the USA is interested in toppling Saddam Hussein from ruling Iraq. 8-02 World Views of an American War Against Iraq (World Press) Provides views from different cities of the world about a war initiated by the USA against Iraq. Includes the cities of Nairobi, Christchurch, Sydney, Bridgetown, Singapore, Cairo, Mexico City, Stockholm, Sofia, Beijing, Colombo, Karachi, Paris, Manama, Lagos, and São Paulo." 9-02

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