The Iraq war and invasion

Concerns and consequences in advance of a war against Iraq 

were expressed on this informative site.

Cost of the war is over US$180,000,000,000. 

estimated by William Harding (Foreign Policy in Focus) in March 2004. 

Crime committed in our name (March 2004 article) 

John Pilger commentary and evaluation in the Age Melbourne on the invasion anniversary. 

"Denial and Deception" of President Bush 

from the New York Times 24 June 2003. 
Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark is asking Congress to Vote to Impeach President Bush for "high crimes and misdemeanors". 

Human rights and the US/UK illegal attack on Iraq - Johan Galtung, 24 June 2005. 

Address to the World Tribunal on Iraq meeting in Istanbul. 

Information resource - WarProfit.com 

A non-profit information project with the aim of bringing together different strands of journalistic research. Has a big page of information and pictorial sources. 

Invasion planned by Bush before 2001 

This 11 January 2004 article reports that George Bush’s former treasury secretary Paul O’Neill has revealed that the President took office in January 2001 fully intending to invade Iraq. 13 Jan 2004 US-ABC news item confirms. 

Iraq Veterans Against the War 

Founded in July 2004 at the annual convention of Veterans for Peace (VFP) in Boston to give a voice to the large number of active duty service people and veterans who are against this war, but are under various pressures to remain silent. 

Kill!, kill!, kill! - A US Marine's story about brutality. 

US military training has created troops so desensitised to violence that battleground brutality in Iraq is rampant. -  Article from Middle East OnLine 6 October 2005 

Oil is the issue, not weapons of mass destruction 

An article in the British Observer newspaper. 
The US deputy defence secretary, Paul Wolfowitz: the reason for the invasion was oil. 

President George W Bush's 237 misleading public statements on the threat posed by Iraq 

Al Jazeera article of 17 March 2004 reporting a Democrat evaluation. 

Reckless rush to war 

Christian Science Monitor commentary, with many references, by Tom Regan, 14 January 2004 

Saddam Hussein and the USA 

This online movie summarises the history of the Iraqi dictator until his capture in 2003.  

"Shock and Awe" - terrorism by the USA 

A documented article shows that the US deliberately targeted civilians in the attack on Iraq in 2003. 

The rush to war - US critiques 

U.S. Senator Robert Byrd looked at the implications of  a U.S. strike on Iraq. 
US Congressman Ron Paul asked some critical questions about the rush to war.

The thirty-six lies that launched the war. 

This is the 11 July 2003 version.

Three Trillion Dollar War - Joseph Stiglitz &  Linda Bilmes: February 2008 

Well reviewed in UK Times Online & Telegraph. 

UN Security Council Resolution 1441 that required Iraq to cooperate.

The Institute for Public Accuracy has a detailed analysis by several legal and political analysts. The multifaceted critique is available at: http://www.accuracy.org/un2 

WarGate - The scandal that could bring down a President 

Justin Raimondo, 12 January 2004 in AntiWar.com 

War Report of the U S Commonwealth Institute 

Select articles, documents, and analyses compiled and frequently updated by the Project on Defense Alternatives  

WMD Deception by the Bush Administration 

Identified in this critical and forward-looking January 2004 report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.