War on Iraq
Alternative News Sources regarding the War on Iraq:
Counterpunch: CounterPunch is the bi-weekly muckraking newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair.
Guardian Unlimited: "lists news and government websites for every country in the world. We include the major online news operations which offer up-to-the-minute breaking news and analysis. But we also link to smaller sites..."
In These Times: "a progressive magazine published in print and on the web twice a month, 24 times a year. We provide fresh perspectives on current events from a left-of-center viewpoint."
Propaganda Matrix: multimedia archives
AlterNet: an online magazine and information resource where pressing issues are subject to examination and debate.
SchNews: "While we always try to be as accurate as possible and chase people up to verify the stories, the idea of SchNEWS is not to believe the printed word, but to get up off your arse and go and see things for yourself. So our articles are often first hand accounts from trusted sources or ourselves as we storm all over the country causing trouble/saving the world/having a laugh."
The Nation: "The Nation will not be the organ of any party, sect, or body. It will, on the contrary, make an earnest effort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions a really critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which so much of the political writing of the day is marred".
ElectronicIraq.net: "Based firmly on humanitarian foundations, the Electronic Iraq online magazine offers News & Analysis, Opinion/Editorial, Iraq Diaries, International Law, Aid & Development, Fact Sheets, and Action & Activism."
Events of the War (various versions)
Iraq Body Count: Keep track of the horrific cost of this war on Iraqi civilians. It is very well-researched, and is put together by an American academic
What Really Happened "The history the government hopes you DON'T learn."
UTNE Reader: "UTNE MAGAZINE reprints the best articles from over 2,000 alternative media sources bringing you the latest ideas and trends emerging in our culture... Provocative writing from diverse perspectives... Insightful analysis of art and media... Down-to-earth news and resources you can use... In-depth coverage of compelling people and issues that affect your life... The best of the alternative media."
Articles
Tariq Ali Webcast: "War and Empire - World Politics After Iraq" talk April 8, 2003 at St. Andrews Wesley Church, Vancouver
Common Dreams: "an eclectic mix of politics, issues and breaking news with an emphasis on progressive perspectives that are increasingly hard to find with our corporate-dominated media."
Bush Was Right: The United Nations Failed Us, By David Morris, Mar 19, 2003
Speech to the House of Commons: Robin Cook's resignation, Mar 19, 2003
Lying Us Into War: Exposing Bush and His "Techniques of Deceit", By Dennis Hans, Feb 12, 2003
U.N. Charade: Timing of Iraq War in Bush's Hands from Start, By Michael T. Klare, Feb 12, 2003
"Old Europe" Confronts Washington on Iraq, By Mark Weisbrot, Feb 11, 2003
Iraq War Endangers NATO, By Jim Lobe, Feb 10, 2003
A Breath of Hope, By Charles Sheehan-Miles, Feb 10, 2003
"Why Iraq?" is the question that many in the U.S. and Europe are asking. As John Judis explains in the American Prospect, the answer may not be as simple as "blood for oil."Posted on February 13, 2003
Action
Voices in the Wilderness UK "Breaking the sanctions on the People of Iraq"
Stopwar.ca "Stop the war everywhere", updates of vigils and information.
[back]
"SFPIRG does not necessarily agree with or
support the views expressed on linked sites. The links are provided as a
resource. However, if there is a question as to whether they should be
listed as resources that support the SFPIRG mandate to work for social
justice and environmental change, we would appreciate your feedback and will
implement changes periodically."
Please send corrections, comments, and suggestions to sfpirg@sfu.ca