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ARTICLES
THE
SANCTIONS EXPERIMENT
Written by Miriam Ryle on her return from Iraq in April 1999, the piece is a moving,
humanist exploration of the
failure of the 'Oil-For-Food' programme, and reveals the hidden economic agenda
behind it.
CHILDREN, CRIME
AND PUNISHMENT
Written by Kathy Kelly of the US based activist group VOICES IN THE WILDERNESS,
the piece recounts a visit to Iraq made in May 1999.
GULF WAR
SYNDROME - A PARALLEL TO CHERNOBYL
Written by Professor Siegwart Horst-Gunther, president of INTERNATIONAL YELLOW
CROSS,
the article details the effects of Depleted Uranium ammunition used during the Gulf
War.
See also DEPLETED URANIUM
BETWEEN IRAQ AND
A HARD PLACE
Written by Dr. Eric Herring, Professor of Politics at Bristol University. It is an
excellent critique of the British
Government's Iraq policy, as well as shedding light on the policies of the Iraqi
regime.
THE TRAP
THAT SUITS SADDAM....AND THE US
Written by Warren P. Strobel and Kevin Whitelaw, and previously published on
September 24th 2000 in The Washington Post.
Whilst guilty of some sins of omission, it has to rank as one of only two articles
ever published
in the mainstream US media to actually approach the truth about the Iraq situation.
Written by John Pilger, and originally
published in The New Statesman,
it explores the rhetoric that the US and UK governments use to diffuse and confuse the
issue of sanctions,
and also investigates more of the Depleted Uranium controversy.
See also DEPLETED URANIUM
IRAQ - INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS, AND WHAT NEXT?
Written by Hans von Sponeck, December
2000
Sponeck, the former UN Humanitarian Aid Co-ordinator for Iraq, resigned in protest
in February 2000.
This concise article plainly sets out the facts and the inadequacy of the
'Oil-For-Food' programme,
reveals the US propaganda, as well as suggesting solid proposals for policy change.
'IT IS AN
OUTRAGE YOU REPEATED FABRICATED INFORMATION'
Both the US and UK governments have engaged in massive propaganda campaigns in the
mainstream media in defence of sanctions.This rebuttal letter, written by Hans Von
Sponeck to FCO minister Peter Hain,
includes perfect examples of the depravity and outright lies which the UK
government propagates, and how to counter them.
ONCE AGAIN THEY ARE LYING TO US
Written by John Pilger, 21st March
2000 and previously published in The New Statesman magazine.
Pilger details the 'culture of lies' that exists within the British Foreign Office,
not only concerning Iraq,
but also about arms sales to the brutal Indonesian regime.
