Archived Action Alerts / Updates
January 2003

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• The Mother of a US Soldier Speaks Out for Peace, Fran Quigley, 31 January 2003
• Subject: Jews Against the Occupation Position Paper Against the Transfer/Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians, Jews Against the Occupation, 31 January 2003
• CTU Requests Meeting With US Ambassador, CTU, 31 January 2003
• Mobilisation gathers pace with call-up of 4,500 more reservists, Kim Sengupta, 31 January 2003
• Mandela lambastes 'arrogant' Bush over Iraq, Rupert Cornwell, 31 January 2003
• Mandela attacks Blair and Bush, AP, 31 January 2003
• Cabinet split over threat of nuclear retaliation, Paul Waugh, 31 January 2003
• A War Crime or an Act of War? Stephen C. Pelletiere, 31 January 2003
• In its leaders supporting the war in Iraq, the Observer proves that it has truly buried its great liberal editor David Astor, and his principled, 'freethinking' legacy, John Pilger, 30 January 2003
• US gives diplomacy 'weeks, not months', Guardian Staff and Agencies, 30 January 2003
• The recolonisation of Iraq cannot be sold as liberation, Seumas Milne, 30 January 2003
• Save the Children warns Prime Minister of dire consequences of war on Iraq, Save the Children NZ, 30 January 2003
• Blair steps up global propaganda war on Iraq as Short urges caution, Andrew Grice, 30 January 2003
• Analysis: All the President's nuances: what did Bush really mean? Tuesday's State of the Union address repays closer study, Rupert Cornwell, 30 January 2003
• Australia puts more pressure on United Nations over Iraq, Peter O'Connor, 29 January 2003
• War could spell disaster for the Iraqi people, Joint press release issued by members of the British Overseas Aid Group (BOAG) - Christian Aid, ActionAid, CAFOD, Oxfam and Save the Children, 29 January 2003
• Bush speech readies America for war, Keith Locke, 29 January 2003
• International Beach Operation: The Hague, ALL4-JUSTICE-4ALL, 29 January 2003
• Security Council meets behind closed doors to discuss situation in Iraq, UN News, 29 January 2003
• President Bush's State of the Union address, Helen Clark, 29 January 2003
• Iraqi Deserters - in case of war, those who oppose the Iraqi regime will suffer the most, Andreas Speck, January 2003
• Voters snub peace candidate and opt for more from hardliner Sharon - the Prime Minister who has presided over two years of ever-rising casualties and an economic slide is voted back in, Justin Huggler, 29 January 2003
• US soldiers attack mountain hideout in biggest battle for a year, Rory McCarthy, 29 January 2003
• US Civil Liberties Group Protests FBI Scheme to Count Mosques, Jim Lobe, 29 January 2003
• 'Sorry State of the Union' - Protesters Tell Bush, 'We're Not Buying It', Hundreds Rally in Cold To Oppose Possible War, Manny Fernandez, 29 January 2003
• Sharon win pushes Israel further to the right, Chris McGreal, 29 January 2003
• PM toughens war position, John Armstrong, 29 January 2003
• North Korea Demands US Withdraws Nukes from Peninsula, Reuters, 29 January 2003
• Bush: new al-Qaida link to Iraq, US to rally support by releasing secret file, Julian Borger and Ewen MacAskill, 29 January 2003
• Blood on his hands - the duplicity and cowardice of Tony Blair, whose capitulation to the Bush gang represents "the most dangerous appeasement humanity has known since the 1930s", John Pilger, 29 January 2003
• Blair: North Korea is next, Guardian Staff and agencies, 29 January 2003
• Fabricating an Enemy - It is the Bush Administration, rather than Baghdad, which is supporting Al Qaeda, Michel Chossudovsky, 28 January 2003
• PNG PM urges Howard to consider Pacific Islands nations desire for peace in the region, Sir Michael Somare, 28 January 2003
• Clark talks peace but supports military build-up, Keith Locke, 28 January 2003
• Minister farewells Te Mana crew, Mark Burton, 28 January 2003
• Losing ground: Israel, poverty and the Palestinians, Christian Aid, 28 January 2003
• The Other State of the Union, Kathryn Casa, 28 January 2003
• The Evidence Bush is Withholding Weakens, Not Strengthens the Case for War, Dennis Hans, 28 January 2003
• Stronger than ever - far from fizzling out, the global justice movement is growing in numbers and maturity, George Monbiot, 28 January 2003
• Confronting Empire, Arundhati Roy, 28 January 2003
• Annual state of the union address, George Bush, 28 January 2003
• Anti-war response to Bush's State of the Union address, A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, 28 January 2003
• Te Mana: NZ warship leaves for the Gulf, protest 28 January 2003
• Clark denies confusion over Iraq military operations, Dominion Post, 28 January 2003
• UN Security Council also receives report about Weapons of Mass Destruction in The Netherlands, FME, 27 January 2003
• UK seeks support as EU split over Iraq widens, Stephen Castle, 27 January 2003
• The wartime deceptions: Saddam is Hitler and it's not about oil, Robert Fisk, 27 January 2003
• Shock & Awe: Is Baghdad the Next Hiroshima? Ira Chernus, 27 January 2003
• Few Nations Marching to Bush's War Drums, Salim Muwakkil, 27 January 2003
• The Last Iraq War Looked Like This, Scoop NZ, 27 January 2003
• Danger zone means constant vigilance, Ian Stuart, 27 January 2003
• I'm losing patience with my neighbours, Mr Bush, Terry Jones, 26 January 2003
• 800 missiles to hit Iraq in first 48 hours, Andrew West, 26 January 2003
• The coffee table war - American publishers have been churning out glossy memorials to the Twin Towers and bullish pro-war propaganda; but do their arguments stand up? Robert Fisk, 26 January 2003
• Israeli attack on Gaza City kills 12, Justin Huggler, 26 January 2003
• 'Human shields' board peace bus to Baghdad, Severin Carrell, 26 January 2003
• Blair: war can start without UN arms find - last chance for Saddam to aid weapons team, Kamal Ahmed, Peter Beaumont, Ed Vulliamy and Suzanne Goldenberg, 26 January 2003
• US buys up Iraqi oil to stave off crisis - seizing reserves will be an allied priority if forces go in, Faisal Islam and Nick Paton Walsh, 26 January 2003
• Refugee crisis looms, Burhan Wazir, 26 January 2003
• The Nuclear Option in Iraq - the US has lowered the bar for using the ultimate weapon, William M. Arkin, 26 January 2003
• World Rebels Against America, Haroon Siddiqui, 26 January 2003
• In Timing and In Size, Last Weekend's Antiwar Protests Made History, Scott Laderman, 26 January 2003
• The aftermath: Drugs, drought, warlords, mayhem. Peace is dangerous, bloody and costly - the experience of Afghanistan suggests British forces would need to remain in Iraq for years, Raymond Whitaker, 26 January 2003
• Strategy, tactics and weapons - How will the war be fought? Eleanor Goldsworthy, 26 January 2003
• 'Don't use Bali bomb as pretext for attack', Rob Griffin, 26 January 2003
• Satellite-backed CIA hit squads hunt Saddam, Andrew Buncombe, 26 January 2003
• US gives Blix more time, but edges closer to conflict, Rupert Cornwell and Andy McSmith, 26 January 2003
• Stop. Think. Listen - Stop the rush to war. Think of the consequences. Listen to reason. Independent on Sunday, 26 January 2003
• The human cost - Does Tony have any idea what the flies are like that feed off the dead? Robert Fisk, 26 January 2003
• Two killed in response to Palestinian road ambush, Nidal al-Mughrabi, 25 January 2003
• Destroying the Village to Save Weapons Manufacturers, Heather Wokusch, 25 January 2003
• When will we resist? The US is preparing to attack the Arab world, while the Arabs whimper in submission, Edward Said, 25 January 2003
• Pentagon Eyes Mass Graves Option Would Fight Contamination After Bioterror Deaths, Greg Seigle, 24 January 2003
• Iraq 'preparing elite troops for chemical warfare', Andrew Woodcock, 24 January 2003
• The future that divides Europe from America - war to the Americans is a natural weapon of justice, while to the Europeans it is the very last resort, Adrian Hamilton, 24 January 2003
• Israeli polls show Labour facing worst defeat ever, Justin Huggler, 24 January 2003
• Women strongly opposed to war against Iraq, European Parliament Committee on Women�s Rights and Equal Opportunities, 23 January 2003
• Playing hide-and-seek with Saddam, Mark Steel, 23 January 2003
• Blair, Hoon and Straw to be Investigated for War Crimes, CND Press Release, 23 January 2003
• Finalists named for the Roger Award for the Worst Transnational Corporation in NZ in 2002, CAFCA and GATT Watchdog, 23 January 2003
• Prosecutor faces charges over Sharon loan leak, Justin Huggler, 23 January 2003
• Force for Iraq bigger than one sent to Afghanistan, Tom Allard, 23 January 2003
• Hate is not the answer, say Bali victim's family, NZPA, 23 January 2003
• Australia - Troops ordered to the Gulf, Mark Forbes, 23 January 2003
• All day peace presence at US embassy, Wellington, 16 January (photos will be uploaded on 23 January)
• Troops in Gulf to use depleted uranium shells, Ian Bruce, 22 January 2003
• How to Respond Lawfully to Iraq, Commander Robert Green, 22 January 2003
• France and Germany break ranks on Iraq, David Usborne and Andrew Grice, 22 January 2003
• Nations ready for war- how the world is split, Independent, 22 January 2003
• Blair: We'll be in the front line whatever happens, Andrew Grice, 22 January 2003
• Israeli troops devastate West Bank village market, Justin Huggler, 22 January 2003
• Russian source: US 'will attack Iraq next month', Sarah Left, 22 January 2003
• France and Germany unite against Iraq war, Guardian Staff and agencies, 22 January 2003
• A fair trade, Salil Shetty, 22 January 2003
• God bless America, Harold Pinter, 22 January 2003
• Afghan judge outlaws 'immoral and smutty' cable television, Rory McCarthy, 22 January 2003
• Once Again, US Finds Itself Isolated on Iraq - Bush's Bellicose Words Tell Allies America is Willing to Fight Alone, Michael Dobbs, 22 January 2003
• Kiwi among 'human shields' to head for Iraq, INL, 22 January 2003
• Women all over Europe say No to war against Iraq and call for a halt to militarisation, European Women's Lobby, 21 January 2003
• News Analysis: Sharon set to win again, although voters prefer Labour's policies, Donald Macintyre and Justin Huggler, 21 January 2003
• War journalists should not be cosying up to the military, Robert Fisk, 21 January 2003
• $5b nuclear deal lifts stakes in arms race, Luke Harding, 21 January 2003
• 'A way out for Iraq' - Jack Straw, BBC Interview, 21 January 2003
• Riot at funeral of Israeli settler, Mazen Dana, 20 January 2003
• Sharon derides EU peace efforts - Israeli leader says only the US view is relevant, Chris McGreal, 20 january 2003
• Don't count on the UN to save us from going to war - a second resolution is irrelevant to America's pursuit of Saddam, Simon Tisdall, 20 January 2003
• Iraq agrees greater access for UN inspectors, Charles J. Hanley, 20 January 2003
• Growing unease brings protests across the world, Andrew Grice and Andrew Gumbel, 20 January 2003
• Rumsfeld backs plan to exile Saddam, Andrew Gumbel, 20 January 2003
• 26,000 British troops to be sent to the Gulf, Joe Churcher and Chris Moncrieff, 20 January 2003
• Turkey: Anti-war Protests Greet American General's Visit, Suzan Fraser, 20 January 2003
• The environmental damage of war in Iraq, Duncan McLaren and Ian Willmore, 19 January 2003
• Lessons from Nuremberg, Ian Williams, 19 January 2003
• America's Ultra-Secret Weapon, Mark Thompson, 19 January 2003
• Bush's gun barrels could end Opec stranglehold - oil prices are at a two-year high but Russia, and war in Iraq, can break the producers' cartel, Faisal Islam, 19 January 2003
• Human Peace Sign from Antarctica, 19 January 2003
• Australia - 'No' to going it alone, Annabel Crabb, 18 January 2003
• Israel's new political force targets ultra-Orthodox Jews, Justin Huggler, 18 January 2003
• This looming war isn't about chemical warheads or human rights: it's about oil, Robert Fisk, 18 January 2003
• Anti-war rally, Dunedin, 18 January 2003
• Anti-war march and rally, Christchurch, 18 January 2003
• 200,000 People Converge on San Francisco to Protest US War on Iraq, 18 January 2003
• As far as the eye could see... protests in Washington DC, 18 January 2003
• War in balance Clark warns, Tracy Watkins, 18 January 2003
• George Bush's other poodle - John Howard, Australia's PM, is the mouse that roars for America, whipping his country into war fever and paranoia about terrorism within, John Pilger, 17 January 2003
• Belgium may revive Sharon war crimes case, Andrew Osborn, 17 January 2003
• US equips Israel with Patriot missile batteries, Julian Borger and Sophie Arie, 17 January 2003
• Clark distances NZ from US war talk, Tracy Watkins, 17 January 2003
• Where's the Dissent? Antiwar protests are happening all over the country and the world, but the mainstream media are hardly paying attention, Jennifer Barrett, 16 January 2003
• We've put pragmatism before our principles, Nicky Hager, 16 January 2003
• Letter to the United States Ambassador to New Zealand, WILPF Aotearoa, 16 January 2003
• Blood on their hands, Sue Bradford, 16 January 2003
• US has hidden agenda, Robert Green, 16 January 2003
• Nuclear Free Middle East, Karen Asfour, 16 January 2003
• US Resisting Calls for a Second UN Vote on a War With Iraq, Richard W. Stevenson and David E. Sanger, 16 January 2003
• MLK's Legacy Continues: Hope and Action in the Midst of War, Frida Berrigan, 16 January 2003
• Demand Peace: Vote in the Streets This Martin Luther King Weekend, Molly Ivins, 16 January 2003
• Inspectors Find Empty Warheads in Iraq, Guardian Staff and agencies, 16 January 2003
• War against Iraq still not justified warn bishops, Stephen Bates, 16 January 2003
• The (sp)oils of war - Bush and Blair should remember that regime change can start at home, Guy Taylor, 16 January 2003
• Ark Royal sets sail as Gulf deployment steps up, Guardian staff and agencies, 16 January 2003
• How other security council members line up, Guardian, 16 January 2003
• Direct action may become a necessity: the UN is being used as a fig leaf for war in the face of world opinion, Seumas Milne, 16 January 2003
• Fortress continents: the US and Europe are both creating multi-tiered regional strongholds, Naomi Klein, 16 January 2003
• US asks Nato for indirect support over war, David Usborne, 16 January 2003
• Blix warns Iraq : Do more to help weapons inspectors or face war, AP, 16 January 2003
• Articles of Impeachment and Vote to Impeach Bush, Ramsey Clark, 15 January 2003
• New crisis, old lessons, Robert Fisk, 15 January 2003
• Our troops alone risk prosecution - the international criminal court has no power over the US or Iraq, Philippe Sands, 15 January 2003
• Iraq links cancers to uranium weapons - US likely to use arms again in war, Robert Collier, 13 January 2003
• 'Palestine is Still the Issue' - the Independent Television Commission has rejected all complaints made against the John Pilger's documentary, 13 January 2003
• Israeli at US loan talks is implicated in massacre, Robert Fisk, 12 January 2003
• US 'arm twisting' to gain support for war, Anthony Hubbard and Guyon Espiner, 12 January 2003
• Nuclear-free NZ? Letter to the Editor, Christchurch Press, 11 January 2003
• Frigate on watch for al Qaeda, Wayne Thompson, 10 January 2003
• Report of NGO delegation to Baghdad, John Sloboda, 10 January 2003
• North Korea's withdrawal from the NPT, WILPF UN Office, 10 January 2003
• Madness in the making: US nuclear strategy threatens the world, Guardian Leader, 10 January 2003
• Anti-war train drivers refuse to move arms freight, Kevin Maguire, 9 January 2003
• Washington's Nuclear Policy: Moral Clarity or Double Standards? Muqtedar Khan, 9 January 2003
• The Pentagon's new weapons of mass sedation - 'Non-lethal weapons' will be used to quell civil unrest in the 'homeland' and in the far-flung reaches of the Pax Americana; in this new medical arms race, the weapons are sedative drugs, Stephen James Kerr, 6 January 2003
• Confidential UN Document Predicts Humanitarian Emergency in Event of War on Iraq, Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq, 7 January 2003
• Afghanistan: The Nuclear Nightmare Starts, Davey Garland, 3 January 2003
• The case against war with Iraq, General Peter Gration (chief of the Australian Defence Force during the Gulf War), 2 January 2003
• Letter to Geoffrey Hoon MP on Proposed Use of Force Against Iraq - Issues of International Humanitarian Law and War Crimes, WILPF (British section), 2 January 2003
• Why a small-town Kiwi boy is heading for Iraq to be a Human Shield, Christiaan Briggs, 2 January 2003
• Mankind Has Evolved to the Point That World Peace is Possible: New Year's Message of Peace from the South Pole, 1 January 2003

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