UNDERSTANDING THE U.S.-IRAQ CRISIS:

Resource Guide

By Phyllis Bennis

A pamphlet of the Institute for Policy Studies, January 2003

Sections:I. The U.S. Rush to War / II. The World's Response, the UN & International Law / III. The Consequences of War: Iraq and Beyond / IV. The History of U.S.-Iraq Relations / V. Alternatives to War / Resource Guide

Would you like the bound, printed version of this pamphlet? $2 for one copy, $1.50 each for 2-5, $1 each for 6-49, $.75 each for 50-249, and $.50 each for 250 or more. Contact Dorian Lipscombe at 202-234-9382 or dorian@ips-dc.org Orders of 50 or more receive a free VHS copy of IRAQ: Voices From the Streets (see video section, below)

Websites

United for Peace and Justice is a national campaign that brings together a broad range of organizations throughout the United States to help coordinate our work against a U.S. war on Iraq. UFPJ provides links to peace organizing resources and dozens of organizational websites. www.unitedforpeace.org

The Institute for Policy Studies is working with the peace movement to provide analysis about US policy toward Iraq and resources for activists. www.ips-dc.org

Cities for Peace links local campaigns to obtain anti-war city council resolutions www.citiesforpeace.org

The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) maintains one of the most informative websites on Middle East politics, culture and society. www.merip.org

Institute for Public Accuracy works to broaden public discourse about Iraq and the peace movement by gaining media access for those whose perspectives are commonly drowned out by corporate-backed institutions. www.accuracy.org

Iraq Speakers Bureau

The Iraq Speakers Bureau provides direct access to policy experts, diplomats, former UN officials, human rights activists and public health researchers who are committed to taking you beyond the headlines. A project of the Education for Peace in Iraq Center. iraqspeakers.org

Books

Beyond the Storm: A Gulf Crisis Reader; ed. Phyllis Bennis & M. Moushabeck, Olive Branch Press, 1991. Order at www.ips-dc.org

Before and After: US Foreign Policy and the September 11th Crisis; by Phyllis Bennis, Olive Branch Press, 2002. Order at www.ips-dc.org

Calling The Shots: How Washington Dominates Today's UN; by Phyllis Bennis, Preface by Denis Halliday, Interlink Publishing, 2000. www.interlinkbooks.com

The Economy of Iraq: Oil, Wars, Destruction of Development and Prospects, 1950-2010; by Abbas Ainasrawi, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994.

Imposing Economic Sanctions: Legal Remedy Or Genocidal Tool; by Geoff Simons, Pluto Press, 1999.

Iraq Under Siege: The Deadly Impact of Sanctions & War, ed. Anthony Arnove, South End Press, 2000.

A Modern History Of The Kurds, by David Mcdowall, I. B. Tauris, 1997.

A People Without A Country: The Kurds And Kurdistan, edited by Gerard Chaliand, foreword By David Mcdowall, Interlink Publishing, 1993. www.Interlinkbooks.Com

Saddam Hussein: The Politics of Revenge; Said K. Aburish, Bloomsbury, 2000.

The Sanctions Decade: Assessing UN Strategies In The 1990s; by David Cortright & George A. Lopez, Lynne Reiner Publishers, 2000.

The Scourging of Iraq; Geoff Simons, St. Martin's Press, 1996.

Spider's Web: The Secret History of How the White House Illegally Armed Iraq; Alan Friedman, Bantam Books, 1993.

Spoils of War, The Human Cost of America's Arms Trade; by John Tirman, The Free Press, 1997.

Film/Video Documentaries

Paying the Price: the Killing of the Children of Iraq, 78 min.; by John Pilger, 2000. This is probably the most powerful documentary produced to date about this crisis. Ideal for educational events and lobbying. Available online for $39 at www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/pay.html, or through Bullfrog Films at (610) 779-8226.

Let Iraq Live: Iraq Sanctions Challenge, 25 min.; by Academy Award-winning Gloria LaRiva, 1998. This video follows former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, Rev. Lucius Walker, and others through their May, 1998 Sanctions-busting trip to Iraq. Available online for $17 at www.leftbooks.com, or through the IAC at (212) 633-6646.

IRAQ: Voices From the Streets. 2002/23 min. Filmmakers Saul Landau and Sonia Angulo record the encounters of Members of Congress on a visit to Iraq in September 2002 and take their own journey to the streets to hear from those who have been and will be affected most by war: the Iraqi people. Distributed by The Cinema Guild in New York City. Call 1-800-723-5522

Hidden Wars of Desert Storm. 2000/64 min. Was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait a surprise? Did we use all methods of diplomacy before entering combat? Was Iraq really about to invade Saudi Arabia? Prominent personalities such as Desert Storm Commander General Norman Schwarzkopf, former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, former UN Iraq Program Director Denis Halliday, and analyst Phyllis Bennis all speak out about the hidden policies and politics behind the war as well as its bitter legacies, including sanctions and the "Gulf War Syndrome." Email: freewillprod@prodigy.net

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