War in Irag: a Guide to Resources

This Website offers a broad collection of information on Iraq -- from up-to-the-minute news to a thorough review of the context and reasoning both for and against this war. The majority of the resources included in this site are freely accessible, but some are licensed resources which require being on-campus or accessing via the UCSD proxy server. For more information or to suggest further resources, contact James Jacobs, Government Information Librarian.

Acknowledgement and thanks go to Elizabeth Cowell, Assistant Department Head for Data, Government Information & GIS, and Jim Jacobs, Data Services Librarian, for their ideas and collaboration and to those that have contributed or will contribute interesting and informative websites to this ongoing collection. JRJ

Current News (both US and Intl)
These are sites where up-to-the-minute news can be found. They include local, US, and International organizations that publish in print, audio, and video formats. Also check at the SSHL Reference Shelf News Sources for resources accessible to UCSD.

	ABC News
	CNN Iraq war coverage
	Common Dreams
	DemocracyNow
	Free Speech TV
	Independent Media Center
	Iraq Journal
	MSNBC
	National Public Radio (NPR)
	Pacifica Radio
	PBS Focus on Iraq
	Village Voice archive of articles
	War News Radio
Local News
	San Diego Independent Media Center
	San Diego Union Tribune
	KPFA (Berkeley)
	KPFK (Los Angeles)
International new services
	AFP Worldwide News Agency
	AFP Worldwide media in English (also French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese)
	Al Jazeera in English
	BBC War in Iraq
	Dar al Hayat (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
	The Guardian Newspaper Special Report on Iraq
	The Guardian Special Report on the anti-war movement
	Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan)
	News World International
	UN News Centre
	World Press Review Online
	WorldLink TV
World press reponse to the war:
	African Press Response to the War in Iraq
	Arab Press and the War in Iraq
	Asian Press Response to the War in Iraq
	European Press Response to the War in Iraq
	Latin Am. and Canadian Press on the War in Iraq
	Middle Eastern Press Coverage of the War in Iraq

Polls and statistics

Polls and statistics provide the numbers for those on both sides of the Iraq debate. It is interesting to look at the questions that pollsters ask and the methodology behind the gathering of numbers.

	ABC News Poll Vault
	Civilian Casualties in the 2003 Iraq War: from the Project on Defense Alternatives
	Gallop Polls about Iraq
	Washington Post Poll Watchers
	Washington Post Poll Vault
	Center for Defense Initiatives Iraq War Casualties
	Iraq Body Count
	Znet Iraq invasion by the numbers

SSHL holdings

Click on these links to find books owned by the Social Sciences and Humanities Library:
Iraq Foreign Relations United States
Iraq history
Middle East Foreign Relations United States

Article databases

The following article databases can be used to find scholarly journal and newspaper articles, as well as government documents and hearings. These resources can be freely accessed on campus or off-campus via the library's proxy server.

Article databases:
	Alternative Press Index
	Alt-PressWatch
	Expanded Academic ASAP
	Historical Abstracts
	JSTOR
	LexisNexis
	PAIS
	Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Government Document databases:
	AccessUN
	GPO Access
	LexisNexis Congressional
	UNBISNet

Library Webliographies

The sites in this section are collections from various libraries.

	Univ. of Minnesota Govt. Publications Library Selective bibliography of US and UN publications
	City College of NY (CUNY) Government Views of Iraq
	Dartmouth College Library Primary sources related to the War With Iraq
	University of Buffalo Library Iraq Crisis
	Multnomah County Library (OR) Conflict with Iraq
	War and Peace Librarians' Index to the Internet
	Boley Law Library Northwestern School of Law War on Iraq
	University of Illinois Education and Social Science Library Resources on the Nation and International Conflict
	University of Michigan Documents Center Iraq War Debate 2002 - 2003
	Alternative Resources on the US - Iraq Conflict From ALA's Social Responsibilities Roundtable

Key documents

Below are the primary documents from various government agencies and organizations. They make up the context, background and impetus for what is happening in the entire region.

	Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (See below, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)
	International Crisis Group Iran/Iraq/Gulf Region
	Iraq: the Day After (Council on Foreign Relations)
	Natl Security Archive Iraqgate 1980 - 1994
	Natl Security Archive Briefing Books on the Middle East and South Asia
	Navy War College: New Rules Sets Project
	Opening the Doors: Intellectual Life and Academic Conditions in Post-War Baghdad A report of the Iraqi Observatory by Keith Watenpaugh, Edouard Méténier, Jens Hanssen, and Hala Fattah posted at Humanities and Social Sciences Online .
	The Pentagon's New Map
	Project for the New American Century (Where the Bush administration's policies first surfaced. Many of the current players in the US administration are listed under "statement of principles")
	Speeches and key documents from the Guardian
	UN Resolution 1441
	US Budget supplemental for Iraq war
	Clamor Magazine's breakdown of the budget supplemental
	Congressional Research Service:
		International Law and the Preemptive Use of Force Against Iraq
		Iraq Research
		Iraq War: Background & Issues Review
		Iraq: U.S. Military Operations
		US Use of Preemptive Military Force
		Other reports from the Congressional Research Service on the Middle East

United States Government

This section includes links to the official line on Iraq by various US government agencies.

	US President
	US State Department
	US Department of Defense
	Defend America (US Department of Defense)

Country Reports, background and history

		BBC Country Profiles
		Background Notes: Iraq
		CIA World Factbook
		Conflict in Iraq (British American Security Information Council)
		Country Briefings: Iraq (Economist)
		Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Report: Iraq
		Iraq (Middle East Network Information Center, University of Texas at Austin)
		IRAQ - A Country Study (Library of Congress)
		Iraq Country Analysis Brief (US Dept of Energy)
		Iraq: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (US Dept of State)
		Iraq Research & Documentation Project(Harvard University)
		Iraq: Selected Internet Resources (Library of Congress)
		Iraqi Future Affairs Institute (UK)
		The Iraqis: Their History & Culture
		"Iraq's Unruly Century". Jonathan Kandell, Smithsonian Magazine, May, 2003
		Middle East:Iraq Crisis (from globalissues.org)

United Nations

	United Nations (UN) Security Council
	UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
	UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Iraq
	UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC)
	UN Office of the Iraq Programme, Oil for Food
	Permanent Mission of the United States to the UN
	Permanent Mission of Iraq to the UN

Anti-war sites

	Activist San Diego
	Alternet
	Antiwar.com
	CodePink: Women's Preemptive Strike For Peace
	Common Dreams
	Electronic Iraq online magazine
	Essential Action's Spotlight on Iraq
	Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
	Foreign Policy in Focus
	Greenpeace
	International A.N.S.W.E.R.
	Michael Moore
	MoveOn
	Occupation Watch
	OpEd News
	Veterans for Peace
	Voice4Change
	War In Context
	War Resisters' International
	Working for Change
	ZNET Iraq watch

Internet sites

	Council on Foreign Relations Iraq Resource Center
	Google Peace Directory
	Google War and Warfare Directory
	Human Rights Watch Background on War in Iraq
	Institute for Policy Studies
	World Resources Institute Environmental profile on the Middle East

Humor and cartoons

	Boondocks
	Editorial Cartoons
	Get Your War On (*Warning: Some strong language!)
	The Onion
	Political Cartoons
	Ted Rall
	This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow
	Tom Toles
	War in Iraq Cartoons