THE WAR IN IRAQ
THE WAR IN IRAQ
Photo of Kurdish fighters by Kevin McKiernan
The best daily accounts and analysis come from Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan and widely recognized as a leading expert on the region. His site is Informed Comment. See Cole's Feb 08 commentary, "Iraq's Three Civil Wars."
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Two remarkable articles on Iraq, and links to Iraqi bloggers, from N.Y. Review of Books: here and here
The most reliable study of Iraq mortality is found here. The results----more than 600,000 estimated killed in the war---has yet to be refuted. See Juan Cole on this, as well as Tim Lambert and Sheldon Rampton for the most authoritative discussions. IRAQ Mortality Study appearances by scholars: Capitol Hill hearing and Open Source. MIT brings much of this altogether in the new Web site: Iraq: The Human Cost.
Aug. 07: Gov't Accountability Office report: Goals not met
Sept. 07: New independent commission report: reduce U.S. "footprint."
Relief Web, which covers many conflicts with reports from the field by NGOs and official agencies, has timely information on Iraq. It is a product of the United Nations, which also has a useful set of documents, updates, and links. Another excellent source in this vein is the non-profit group, International Crisis Group. A British source is Iraq Analysis. And a site that has many useful documents, figures, maps, links, etc., is Global Security.
REGIONAL DIMENSIONS: from MIT, my article in the Boston Globe, expanded. From "Strategic Insights," from the Naval Postgraduate School, another article on regional implications: Diplomacy and the Iraq War (March 07).
Media criticism: Michael Massing in the NY Review is the most trenchant. Also see FAIRand Greg Mitchell's new book--see this TPM discussion.
Other news sites with extensive coverage, interviews, and the like are AlterNet, Democracy Now, Institute for War & Peace Reporting, The Guardian (London), World Press Review, BBC, and al Jazeera.
For news and opportunities for activism, this list of organizations should be helpful. The American Friends Service Committee is reliable. Code Pink, United for Peace & Justice, and Veterans for Peace are among the more active.
Books on the war:
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