It is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country. Herman Goering
This page contains links only from 2004 or earlier.
External Sites
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Electronic Iraq
News portal on the US-Iraq crisis published by veteran antiwar campaigners Voices in the Wilderness and respected Middle East supplementary news publishers, the Electronic Intifada.
- Campaign for Peace and Democracy
Progressive coalition campaigning for a new, democratic U.S. foreign policy
- Peace Action
Organization whose mission is "the abolition of nuclear weapons, development of a peace-oriented economy, an end to the international weapons trade, and promotion of non-military solutions to international conflicts."
Legal and Constitutional Issues
- Judgement In The People Vs George Walker Bush
press release, International Criminal Tribunal For Afghanistan, 16 March 2004
- The Legality of Using Force
Bruce Ackerman, New York Times, 22 September 2002
- Members of Congress Oppose "Blank Check" for Bush
CNN, 20 September 2002
- Bush needs congressional approval to declare war on Iraq
John Dean, CNN, 5 September 2002
- Who Declares a War?
Jack Rakove, New York Times, 4 August 2002
- Congress Presses on Iraq Plan
James Dao, New York Times, 18 July 2002
- Senate Panel to Ask Bush Aides to Give Details on His Iraq Policy
James Dao, New York Times, 10 July 2002
- What About the War Powers Act?
Jules Witcover, CommonDreams, 1 May 2002
- Declare war before going to war
Doug Bandow, Christian Science Monitor, 15 March 2002
- George Bush's Permanent War
Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive (in CommonDreams), 3 February 2002
The Bush Doctrine
- Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces, and Resources for a New Century
(Strategy paper outlining the Bush Doctrine of American imperialism) – undated
- Iraq Occupation Erodes Bush Doctrine
Robin Wright, Washington Post, 28 June 2004
- The Bush Administration's Militarism
Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, 26 April 2004
- Wheels fall off US war doctrine
The Age, 20 March 2004
- U.S. Hawks' Thirty-Year Itch To Control the Persian Gulf
Robert Dreyfuss, Mother Jones, March/April 2003
- US Plans to Use Illegal Weapons
Severin Carrell, Independent UK (in CommonDreams), 16 February 2003
- The Politics of Preemption
Sam Parry, Consortium News, 8 October 2002
- Hawks Misquoting Daniel Webster to Push Pre-emptive War
History News Network, 8 October 2002
- Bush's neo-imperialist war plans
Gary Kamiya, Salon, 7 October 2002
- Bush Shifts Strategy From Deterrence to Dominance
Karen DeYoung and Mike Allen, Washington Post, 21 September 2002
- Bush vows to snuff out potential enemies
Oliver Burkeman and Nick Paton Walsh, The Guardian, 21 September 2002
- Bush Unveils Global Doctrine of First Strikes
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 20 September 2002
- Can Bush Make the Case to Hit First?
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 5 September 2002
- Seven Reasons to Oppose a U.S. Invasion of Iraq
Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus, August 2002
- The unilateralist view
William Saletan, Slate, 16 August 2002
- The Bush Doctrine -- Will it protect us?
editorial, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 June 2002
- Bush's Grim Vision
Nat Parry, ConsortiumNews, 21 June 2002
- Iraq and the Bush doctrine
Toby Dodge, Observer (UK), 24 March 2002
- Bush's nuclear threats are alarming
Helen Thomas, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 22 March 2002
- Cicero Was Wrong
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, 12 March 2002
- The war in Afghanistan and the crisis of political rule in America
Barry Grey, World Socialist Web Site, 8 March 2002
- Bush's Endless War
Sam Parry, Consortium News, 8 March 2002
- Right Wing Urges Bush to Expand the War
Scott Rosenberg, Salon, 6 March 2002
Antiwar Protests
- Thousands protest across Australia
Sydney Morning Herald, 20 March 2003
- Vigils Are Held Around the World to Oppose Military Action
Thomas J. Lueck, New York Times, 17 March 2003
- 275 at rally urge U.S. to let inspections continue
Robert Mcclure, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 14 March 2003
- With Passion and a Dash of Pink, Women Protest War
New York Times, 8 March 2003
- The Protesters: Right for the Wrong Reasons
Amos Oz, New York Times, 19 February 2003
- Hundreds protest war at former President Bush's speech
Greg Sukiennik, Associated Press, 26 February 2003
- 100,000 Moroccans protesters of war threats against Iraq
Arabic News, 25 February 2003
- Weekend of Protest, 14–16 February 2003
List of participating cities (separate page)
- Notes on the Numbers
Gary Leupp, CounterPunch, 25 February 2003
- When Cops Play Soldier, Protesters Become the Enemy
Alisa Solomon, Village Voice, 27 February 2003
- Trampling Civil Liberties in New York
Bethany Yarrow, Orion Magazine, February 2003
- The Right to Assemble Hits Detours
Joyce Purnick, New York Times, 20 February 2003
- Protesters Say City Police Used Rough Tactics at Rally
Shaila K. Dewan, New York Times, 19 February 2003
- A cold march in Chicago against a hot war
Kate Zambreno, Newcity Chicago, 19 February 2003
- Global protest, new world politics
Ruth Rosen, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 February 2003
- London: Flood of Emotion and Anger That Rose to Wash Away Years of Dismay
Richard Williams, The Guardian (in CommonDreams), 17 February 2003
- Anti-War Marches in Four South African Cities
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, All Africa, 17 February 2003
- People power takes to the world's streets
Paul Harris, John Aglionby, Hannah Cleaver, and Sophie Arie, London Observer, 16 February 2003
- Dublin brought to a halt by march
Henry McDonald and Nicola Byrne, London Observer, 16 February 2003
- Children's march caps peace rallies in Seattle
Margo Horner, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 17 February 2003
- Marchers bring 'arms inspectors' to Pearl Harbor
Will Hoover and Kevin Dayton, Honolulu Advertiser, 16 February 2003
- San Franciscans: 'We're here to save our country'
Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 February 2003
- At S.F. rally, 200,000 seek alternative to U.S. war
Anastasia Hendrix, Pamela J. Podger, and Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 February 2003
- Anti-war movement galvanizing minorities
Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 February 2003
- We the People
J.T. Knoll, Pittsburg Morning Sun, 17 February 2003
- New York Rally Shows Mainstream Opposition to War
Alisa Solomon, Village Voice, 15 February 2003
- The Numbers Game
Tom Engelhardt, Mother Jones, 17 February 2003
- Pursuit of war wrong - speakers at Australian rally
Neil Mercer and Sean Nicholls, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 February 2003
- Australian PM warned not to ignore passion for peace
Sydney Morning Herald, 17 February 2003
- A Deeper Chill in New York City
Nancy Capaccio, CommonDreams, 15 February 2003
- Families and first-timers join veterans in 80,000-strong protest in Glasgow
Kirsty Scott, The Guardian, 17 February 2003
- Millions join global anti-war protests
BBC, 16 February 2003
- NYC peace rally 'tremendous success'
Susannah Price, BBC, 16 February 2003
- British anti-war rally makes its mark
BBC, 16 February 2003
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- Thousands March in Auckland Against USA War
The Scoop, 16 February 2003
- Walking Along Streets of Peace
Jimmy Breslin, Newsday (in CommonDreams), 16 February 2003
- Reminiscent of the 60's; Mainstream to the Core
Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 16 February 2003
- In Word, Song and Sign, an Emphatic No to Invasion of Iraq
Jodi Wilgoren, New York Times, 16 February 2003
- Wide Range of Ages, Races and Parties Unite on Iraq
New York Times, 16 February 2003
- Antiwar Marches Reveal Gulf Between Leaders and People
Alan Cowell, New York Times, 16 February 2003
- Asia marches against war
CNN, 15 February 2003
- Massive antiwar rally in Australia
CNN, 14 February 2003
- Antiwar Rallies Raise a Chorus Across Europe
Alan Cowell, New York Times, 15 February 2003
- Canadians rally for peaceful end to Iraq crisis
CBC, 15 February 2003
- From New York to Melbourne, Cries for Peace
Robert D. McFadden, New York Times (in United for Peace and Justice), 16 February 2003
- Canadians join protest against war in Iraq
Toronto Globe & Mail, 15 February 2003
- Huge crowds worldwide protest Iraq war
CNN, 15 February 2003
- Police attack New York protestors
Indymedia, 15 February 2003
- Unexpected stories behind war protesters
Maria Hinojosa, CNN, 15 February 2003
- Photos of protests worldwide
BBC, 15 February 2003
- Australia launches anti-war protests
BBC, 14 February 2003
- Police Pepper Spray Colorado University Antiwar Protesters
The Denver Channel, 30 January 2003
- Marchers' message: Give peace a chance
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 26 January 2003
- Day of Protest: 18 January 2003
- Massive Anti-War Rally Rocks Nation's Capital
William Hughes, Baltimore Chronicle, 19 January 2003
- Peaceably assembling
Steve Sebelius, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 21 January 2003
- Peace songs fill Ala Moana Park
Will Hoover, Honolulu Advertiser, 19 January 2003
- Photographs of international antiwar protests
BBC, 18 January 2003
- Thousands in D.C. Protest Iraq War Plans
Lynette Clemetson, New York Times, 19 January 2003
- Anti-war demonstrators rally around the world
CNN, 19 January 2003
- Tens of thousands in S.F. demand Bush abandon war plans
Suzanne Herel and Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 January 2003
- Anti-war protesters demonstrate around the world
Angela Doland, Associated Press (in the San Francisco Chronicle), 19 January 2003
- Anti-war protesters rally in Las Vegas, Reno
Angie Wagner, Associated Press (in the San Francisco Chronicle), 19 January 2003
- A day of protest
Associated Press (in the San Francisco Chronicle), 19 January 2003
- Peace protest on UT campus, Congress Avenue Bridge
Antonio Castelan and Web Staff, News 8 Austin, 10 December 2002
- Protests Held Across the Country to Oppose War in Iraq
Lynette Clemetson, New York Times, 11 December 2002
- International Day of Protest — 26 October 2002
- 'We Don't Want Your Bloody War'
Terje Langeland, Colorado Springs Independent, 17&8211;23 October 2002
- More Than 400 on Sidelines Chant Protests Against War
Steve Koehler, Springfield News-Leader (in CommonDreams), 19 October 2002
- 10,000 In Anti-War Protest
Glasgow Sunday Herald, 20 October 2002
- Protest against Iraq war in Dearborn, Michigan
Shannon Jones, World Socialist Web Site, 17 October 2002
- Protesters' message: Forget war
Robert Anglen and Kristina Goetz, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 October 2002
- Thousands at Central Park Rally Oppose an Iraq War
Michael Wilson, New York Times, 7 October 2002
- Protesters turn to thoughts of Iraq
BBC, 30 September 2002
- Anti-Iraq March Echoes Vietnam Tone
Associated Press (in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel), 30 September 2002
- 400,000 in London protest war plans
BBC (in Truthout), 30 September 2002
- London sees the largest peace protest in 30 years
BBC, 28 September 2002
- Cops stop traffic to arrest protestors at Golden Gate
Jim Herron Zamora and Kelly St. John, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 May 2002
Afghanistan
- Occupation and Pacification
- Afghanistan: Return of the jihadis
Syed Saleem Shahzad, Asia Times, 1 April 2004
- Afghan Women Still Face Repression 2 1/2 Years After the Overthrow of the Fundamentalist Taliban Regime
interview with Sima Wali, Scoop, 30 March 2004
- American troops are killing and abusing Afghans, rights body says
Brian Whitaker, The Guardian, 8 March 2004
- Rule of the rapists
Mariam Rawi, The Guardian, 12 February 2004
- The Mess in Afghanistan
Ahmed Rashid, New York Review of Books, 12 February 2004
- Afghanistan now is no better than under the Taliban
John Pilger, The Guardian, 20 September 2003
- In Afghanistan, Violence Stalls Renewal Effort
Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 26 April 2003
- Military Actions
- US Afghan allies committed massacre
David Rose, London Observer, 21 March 2004
- Return of the Taliban to Southeastern Afghanistan
Jason Burke, London Observer, 16 November 2003
- Anger at Canadian soldiers' deaths
Anne McIlroy, The Guardian, 22 April 2002
- U.S. claimed it killed 500, so where are the bodies?
St. Petersburg Times, 17 March 2002
- Taliban and Qaeda Death Toll in Mountain Battle Is a Mystery
Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker, New York Times, 14 March 2002
- Wounded Soldiers Recall Tenacious Enemy Attack
Edmund L. Andrews, New York Times, 9 March 2002
- Rumsfeld Says U.S. May Send More Troops to Afghanistan
David Stout, New York Times, 6 March 2002
- Bush's War in Afghanistan: A Case of Big Mission Creep?
David Corn, The Nation, 20 February 2002
- Who's the Proxy Here?
John Kifner, New York Times, 17 February 2002
- Why Doesn't the CIA Want to Talk to this Ex-Taliban Official?
Tim McGirk, Time, 15 February 2002
- Civilian Casualties
- Flaws in U.S. Air War Left Hundreds of Civilians Dead
Dexter Filkins, New York Times, 20 July 2002
- Shattered Afghan Families Demand U.S. Compensation
Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 8 April 2002
- Pentagon Says U.S. Airstrike Killed Women and Children
Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 13 March 2002
- Afghan Witnesses Say G.I.'s Were Duped in Raid on Allies
Carlotta Gall with Craig S. Smith, New York Times, 27 February 2002
- U.S. Says 16 Killed in Raids Weren't Taliban or Al Qaeda
Thom Shanker, New York Times, 22 February 2002
- October Strike on Taliban Hit Civilians, Survivors Say
Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 13 February 2002
- After Green Beret Operation, Townspeople Have Questions About Bound Bodies
Craig S. Smith, New York Times, 28 January 2002
The War on Terror
- Muslim Groups in Terror Probe Gave Thousands to GOP Races
Lisa Rein, Washington Post, 22 January 2003
- U.S. 'war on terror' encourages rights abuses worldwide
Joe W. (Chip) Pitts III, Washington Post, 14 September 2003
- Sept. 11 and wars of the world
William M. Arkin, Salon, 11 October 2002
- War On Terror Little To Do With Terror
Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star (in CommonDreams), 19 June 2002
- Bush Is Said to Back Growth of Mission in Philippines
Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 18 June 2002
- The War on What?
Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times, 8 May 2002
- Kidnappers in Philippines Demanding More Ransom Money
Raymond Bonner, New York Times, 26 April 2002
- 6 Months After Sept. 11, Bush to Give Strategy for Intensified War on Terror
David E. Sanger, New York Times, 9 March 2002
- Pentagon Says U.S. Troops May Train Yemen Military
David Stout, New York Times, 1 March 2002
Guns vs. Butter
Chickenhawks
Prowar Propaganda and Outright Lies
- Fog of war shrouds the facts
Stuart Millar, The Guardian, 5 March 2003
- The twenty lies of George W. Bush
Patrick Martin, World Socialist Web Site, 20 March 2003
- Is Bush Telling Us the Truth?
Institute for Public Accuracy (in History News Network), 18 March 2003
- Powell's U.N. report apparently contains false information
Gilbert Cranberg, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 24 February 2003
- Bush's Fairy Tale World: A War Where You Get Your Money Back
Sydney Schanberg, Village Voice, 19 February 2003
- Expert on Islamic movements dismisses connection between al Qaeda and Iraq
Joe Conason, Salon, 13 February 2003
- Revealed: truth behind US 'poison factory' claim
Luke Harding, London Observer, 9 February 2003
- Leaked report rejects Iraqi al-Qaeda link
BBC, 5 February 2003
- Report's Findings Undercut U.S. Argument for War
Michael R. Gordon and James Risen, New York Times, 28 January 2003
- A Screech of Hawks
Joe Klein, Time, 27 January 2003
- CIA under political pressure to provide 'cooked' data supporting war
James Bamford, USA Today, 24 October 2002
- Declassified CIA Report Undercuts Bush's Desire to Invade Iraq
Ivan Eland, Cato Institute, 14 October 2002
- Bush twists facts to promote war, analysts say
Julian Borger, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 October 2002
- The Lies in Bush's UN Speech
Tom Gorman, CounterPunch, 13 September 2002
- In US war games, 'Iraq' won
The Guardian, 6 September 2002
- Bush's plumbers have fooled no-one
Gay Alcorn, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 May 2002
- U.S. Drops Last Link of Iraq to 9/11
New York Times, 2 May 2002
- Credibility is ammunition in wartime
Helen Thomas, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4 March 2002
- Rumsfeld Formally Disbands Office of Strategic Influence
New York Times, 26 February 2002
- Pentagon May Eliminate New Office of Strategic Influence
Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 25 February 2002
- Top Pentagon Officials Say New Agency Will Not Lie
James Dao, New York Times, 21 February 2002
- Bush Will Keep Wartime Office Promoting U.S.
Elizabeth Becker and James Dao, New York Times, 20 February 2002
- Pentagon debating program to plant propaganda with non-U.S. news sources
James Dao and Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 February 2002
Editorials and Opinion Columns
- Just War — or a Just War?
President Jimmy Carter, New York Times, 9 March 2003
- Case for War Eroded by Absurd US Arguments
Haroon Siddiqui, Toronto Star (in CommonDreams), 16 February 2003
- Will the Neighbors Approve?
Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times, 5 February 2003
- Lies, damned lies and ongoing dread
Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 October 2002
- Help us to stop the war
Scott Ritter, The Guardian, 7 October 2002
- An Army of One?
Gen. Wesley Clark, Washington Monthly, September 2002
- Congressional Black Caucus questions push for war
Jim Drinkard, USA Today, 27 September 2002
- Kennedy counters Bush on Iraq
CNN, 27 September 2002
- Architect of U.S. Cold War Policy Condemns the Bush Doctrine
Albert Eisele, History News Network, 26 September 2002
- Daschle: Cheney politicizing Iraq war
Dana Bash, CNN, 25 September 2002
- The Dissent of Schröder and Gore
New York Times, 25 September 2002
- Is 'groupthink' driving us to war?
- A Call for War: Will the Country Respond?
New York Times, 29 August 2002
- Wimps on Iraq
Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, 27 August 2002
- Is Fighting Iraq Worth the Risks?
Michael E. O'Hanlon and Philip H. Gordon, New York Times, 25 July 2002
- White House warmonger
Christopher Matthews, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 June 2002
- Bomb Saddam?
Joshua Micah Marshall, Washington Monthly, June 2002
- Bush must define war aims
editorial, Sacramento Bee, 5 March 2002
- Fighting Terrorism
Studs Terkel, Chicago Tribune (in CommonDreams), 18 February 2002
- What's next on the war front?
Helen Thomas, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 21 December 2001
Role of the Media
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