Articles and Analysis

• Talking Points: U.S. Trying to "Legalize" Permanent Occupation of Iraq; Shifting Discourse on Israel-Palestine by Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies

• Getting Iraq to Pay More Is Not the Answer by Raed Jarrar and Erik Leaver

• Talking Points: Iraqi Gov't Fails in Challenging al Sadr Militia - "Surge" Exposed as Failure But New Dangers Rise by Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies

• Briefing on Iraq and the Refugee Crisis, featuring Raed Jarrar and Noah Merrill (audio recording)

• After Petraeus: Congress Bedazzled, The People Betrayed by Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies

• UFPJ Talking Points: Opposing the Iraq Supplemental & Iran Threats by Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies

• Are We Politicians or Citizens? by Howard Zinn
  

The Costs of the War and Occupation

• National Priorities Project -- A series of well-designed factsheets and other resources showing what the billions spent on war has cost each state.

• Iraq Body Count -- Estimates civilian casualties by carefully monitoring and cross-checking world media reports.

• Iraq Coalition Casualties -- Carefully documented count of fatalities among coalition military personnel in Iraq.

• CostofWar.com -- A running tally of the financial cost of the Iraq war and occupation, with an interactive feature that allows you to calculate what education, health care, and other human needs could have been met by that money.

• Iraqometer -- This factsheet tallies the economic, social and human costs of the war and occupation to the U.S. and to Iraq. (Last updated Sept. 2004.)

• Southern Studies -- Resources on the impact of the war and occupation in Iraq on the U.S. South and on Gulf Coast reconstruction.

War Profiteering and the Corporate Invasion of Iraq

• Find the War Profiteers in Your Community -- This list from United for Peace and Justice can help you locate -- and protest -- the war profiteers in your community. From Alaska to Wyoming, war profiteers have offices in towns large and small: See if your community is on the list.

• The Truth About Corporations in Iraq -- U.S. Labor Against the War has produced an indispensable guide to labor, human rights, environmental and social respo­nsibility records of 18 U.S. companies with contracts in Iraq. (June 2003)
  

Websites for News, Analysis and Commentary

• Al-Ahram Weekly -- Weekly English-language edition of respected Egyptian newspaper includes excellent reporting and analysis from throughout the Middle East, plus frequent commentaries by the likes of Noam Chomsky.

• Alternet -- AlterNet is an award-winning news magazine and online community that creates original journalism and amplifies the best of dozens of other independent media sources.

• Bring Them Home Now -- Bring Them Home Now is mobilizing military families, veterans, and GIs themselves to demand: an end to the occupation of Iraq and other misguided military adventures; and an immediate return of all US troops to their home duty stations. Their site provides news, updates, analysis, and tips for taking action against the occupation of Iraq.

• Common Dreams -- Wire service compiling "breaking news and views for the progressive community" from both mainstream and alternative outlets.

• Dahr Jamail's MidEast Dispatches -- News, photography, commentary, and analysis from hotspots in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and beyond.

• ­Democracy Now! -- The website of Amy Goodman's superb Pacifica Radio news show, provides streaming audio (RealPlayer required) and partial transcripts of broadcasts.

• Electronic Iraq -- A portal that provides links to breaking news stories, photos, factsheets, and on-scene reports by members of Voices in the Wilderness and the Iraq Peace Team.

• FreeSpeech TV -- Documentaries about the war and the antiwar movement.

• Left Turn -- Left Turn is a national network of activists engaged in exposing and fighting the consequences of global capitalism and imperialism. The collective publishes the excellent Left Turn Magazine.

• Sojourners - Christians for Justice and Peace -- Christian anti-­war perspective.

• Znet Iraq Watch -- Numerous opinion pieces from progressive intellectuals all over the world, including frequent contributions by Noam Chomsky.