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• Regional: North America: United States: Government: Executive Branch
• Regional: North America: United States: Society and Culture: Politics: Issues: Foreign Policy
• Society: Issues: Warfare and Conflict: Specific Conflicts: War on Terrorism: International Policy: North America: United States

• America's Bid for Empire - Argues that the U.S. Congress has kept Americans uninformed about the objectives and hard choices necessary for meeting the terrorist threat.
• Bush on Iraq - Document's the Bush Administration's misleading and inaccurate public statements on Iraq, compiled from public sources.
• US Department of State: Iraq - Official documents, transcripts of speeches, background information and reports related to the current crisis. Includes a country profile.
• US Department of State: Iraq Update - Provides news, official texts, reports and fact sheets, links for resources and listserver.
• Whitehouse.gov: Operation Iraqi Freedom - Provides a summary of the position of the US government, illustrated by presidential remarks and speeches, press briefings and documents.
• Slate - Lies, Damned Lies, and Bush's Iraq Statistics - States Bush has touted 3 sets of statistics to justify claims of great progress in Iraq, but all three turn out to be misleading if not completely false. (October 7, 2004)
• Just War - Or A Just War? - Editorial by former president Jimmy Carter. New York Times free registration required. (March 9, 2003)
• US Dept of State - Remarks by the President - Remarks by President George Bush on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding Iraq's possession of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. (November 8, 2002)
• US Anti-war Groups Flex their Muscle - Reports on the participants of anti-war-activism and upcoming demonstrations. The Guardian, UK. (October 22, 2002)
• War Plans Under Fire as Even Bush Heartland Talks Peace - Ed Vulliamy sums up the voices against an attack inside the US. The Observer, UK. (October 20, 2002)
• Excerpts From House Debate - Excerpts of the debate in US congress on October 8., 2002 on the use of military force against Iraq. New York Times, US free registration required. (October 9, 2002)
• Excerpts From the Debate in the Senate - Excerpts from the debate in US Senate on October 8., 2002 on using force against Iraq. New York Times, US free registration required (October 9, 2002)
• George Bush's Speech on Iraq - Full text of an address given by the US President in Cincinnati. (October 7, 2002)
• Al Gore's Speech on Iraq - Transcript of the former US vice-president's speech on Iraq and the war on terrorism. (September 23, 2002)
• Ten Reasons Why Many Gulf War Veterans Oppose Re-Invading Iraq - Gives a point by point list from a U.S. war veteran on why returning to fight in Iraq is a mistake. (September 13, 2002)
• Where Iraq Fits in the War on Terror - Former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright comments on the Iraq policy of the present US government, focusing on the president's speech at the UN on September 12 2002. New York Times, US free registration required. (September 13, 2002)
• The Right Way to Change a Regime - Former secretary of State James Baker voices his concerns about the current US-governments policy and describes the costs of a regime change in Iraq. New York Times, US free registration required. (August 25, 2002)
• Top Republicans Break With Bush on Iraq Strategy - Reports on the arguments given by senior republicans, including Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft, for their doubts about current plans. New York Times, US (free registration required). (August 16, 2002)
• With Talk of Conflict with Iraq, Americans Remember the Human Cost of Vietnam - Duncan Campbell reports on the mood among Americans, focusing on minorities, and discusses the value of opinion polls. The Guardian, UK. (August 16, 2002)
• Iraq and the New Great Game - Rahul Mahajan discusses possible motives of the US foreign policy. Counterpunch, US. (August 5, 2002)
• Profound Effect on US Economy Seen in a War on Iraq - Analyses the possible economic effects. New York Times free registration required. (July 29, 2002)
• Call in Congress for Full Airing of Iraq Policy - A growing number of Congress members from both parties urge the Bush administration to provide a public accounting of its plans. New York Times, US (free registration required). (July 17, 2002)
• War Clouds Gather as Hawks Lay their Plans - Speculates about reasons for information leaks in the Pentagon. The Observer, UK. (July 14, 2002)
• U.S. Options on Iraq Still Undecided - Describing that despite some sense of urgency to attack Iraq, the Bush Administration has not ruled out other approaches. (February 19, 2002)
• Henry A. Kissinger: Phase II and Iraq - Analysis of the relation between the Iraq-conflict and the global war on terrorism by the former Secretary of State. Washington Post, US. (January 13, 2002)

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