Iraq crisis
War
Plan Iraq
Ten Reasons Against War with Iraq
by Milan Rai, Noam Chomsky
Mr. Rai points out that attacking Iraq would be against international law. Article
51 of the UN charter, a treaty which are supreme laws of the land under the constitution,
allows for armed force by nations only in cases of individual or collective self-defense.
This armed force is clearly understood, the author notes, in response to a clear
and verifiable military attack across a nations border. -- Chris
Green, a reader |
The
Threatening Storm
The Case for Invading Iraq
by Kenneth M. Pollackw
For the past fifteen years, as an analyst on Iraq for the Central Intelligence Agency
and the National Security Council, Kenneth Pollack has studied Saddam as closely
as anyone else in the United States. In 1990, he was one of only three CIA analysts
to predict the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. -- Book description |
The
Reckoning
Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein
by Sandra MacKey
A journalist who has long covered the Middle East, Mackey destroys the myth that
toppling Saddam Hussein will solve Iraq's problems and America's. She clearly traces
the complex and diverse history of the country from its biblical roots to the present
day. The most salient feature of the country, she argues strongly, is its fragility.
-- Publishers Weekly |
Target
Iraq
What the News Media Didn't Tell You
by Norman Solomon
Deftly separating truth from propaganda, Target Iraq is a hard-hitting expose of
the harsh realities and consequences of the pending war and the media's failure to
present the full spectrum of issues to the public. Target Iraq will figure prominently
in the national debate about the war against Iraq. Included are appendices by the
Institute for Public Accuracy. -- Book description |
A
History of Iraq
by Charles Tripp
Tripp offers a lucid, digestible overview of contemporary Iraq's byzantine political
power structure. Placing the evolution of the modern Iraqi state firmly into historical
context, the author analyzes the roots of Islamic law, the negative effects of British
imperialism, the controversial Haahemite monarchy, the fledgling republic, and, finally,
the emergence of the militant Ba'th Party and the subsequent dictatorship of Saddam
Hussein. -- Booklist |
Saddam
Hussein
A Political Biography
by Efraim Karsh, Inari Rautsi
The definitive history of the birth and development of the great age of Iranian
civilization by the world authority on ancient Persian culture. "This book is
excellently written and well-organized to present a sound but reflectively new study
of Islam's penetration...into Iran." -- Peter Avery, The Middle East Journal |
The New
Iraq
Rebuilding the Country for Its People, the Middle East and the World
by Joseph Braude
The book's riveting portrayal of Iraqi society today - from its preachers
and wealthy elites to its prostitutes and disaffected majorities - sheds light on
a world unknown to Westerners due to the country's isolation under an international
embargo. Iraq is the most ethnically diverse country in the Arab world today. --
Book description |
Iraq
Under Siege
The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War
by Anthony Arnove
This edited volume is perhaps one of the most important books to emerge on the US
political scene in the last few years. In a series of short essays, several leading
lights of the anti-sanctions movement highlight the tremendous toll on civilian society
in Iraq that a decade of US-led sanctions has taken. -- Romi
Mahajan, a reader |
The
War over Iraq
Saddam's Tyranny and America's Mission
by William Kristol, Lawrence F. Kaplan
Between the 1991 Persian Gulf War and the current crisis over Iraq, neoconservative
thinkers such as Kristol (editor of the Weekly Standard) worked to keep Saddam Hussein
at the center of the U.S. foreign policy agenda. In this slim, well-argued book,
Kristol and Kaplan, a senior editor at the New Republic, cogently make the case for
a U.S. invasion of Iraq. -- Publishers Weekly |
Saddam's
Bombmaker
The Terrifying Inside Story of the Iraqi Nuclear and Biological Weapons Agenda
by Khidr Abd Al-Abbas Hamzah
"I am lucky to be alive," writes Khidhir Hamza on the opening page of this
memoir, which reads like a thriller. Hamza describes how he helped Saddam Hussein
design a nuclear bomb over the course of 22 years. He has an amazing story to relate,
and with the help of collaborator Jeff Stein, he tells it remarkably well. -- Amazon.com review |
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