Overseas, February 2003

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• International Labor Statement Opposing War Against Iraq, February 2003
• Criminalizing an act of love, Doreen Miller, 28 February 2003
• Buying a Coalition, William D. Hartung and Michelle Ciarrocca, 28 February 2003
• When Saddam hanged a British journalist in 1990, MI5 had the journalist smeared in the Sun, and the Mail agreed he was a spy. What did Blair say? John Pilger, 27 February 2003
• Charities 'shocked' by lack of plan for refugees, Marie Woolf, 27 February 2003
• US / Saudis agree on use of bases - report, INL, 27 February 2003
• US 'virtual march' over Iraq Hugely Successful, BBC, 26 February 2003
• Israel and the US War on Iraq, Carl Estabrook, 26 February 2003
• Setback for Gulf deployment - UK Jets Grounded as Muslim Countries Refuse Flyover, BBC, 26 February 2003
• Blacks Have Good Cause to Oppose War in Iraq, Derrick Z. Jackson, 26 February 2003
• A Tight Squeeze, Kathy Kelly, 26 February 2003
• 'Hundreds of Thousands of Troops' to Occupy Iraq says US General, Rupert Cornwell, 26 February 2003
• Australian Experts Warn Attack on Iraq Could End in International Court, AFP, 26 February 2003
• General puts battle plans to UK military, Richard Norton-Taylor, 26 February 2003
• Tony Blair's Commons statement on Iraq, 26 February 2003
• Decisions, decisions - while we agonise about whether to go to war, the US has moved on to a different question: what next? Jonathan Freedland, 26 February 2003
• Labour MPs revolt over Iraq, Matthew Tempest, 26 February 2003
• Saddam is neutralised, so why is it necessary to go to war against Iraq? The Independent, 26 February 2003
• Veto would put France out in the cold, warns America, John Lichfield, 26 February 2003
• Iraq taking 'new, positive' steps, says Blix - Blair faces revolt in Commons as chief weapons inspector reports signs of co-operation, Kim Sengupta and Andrew Grice, 26 February 2003
• PM rejects 'absurd' plan to give arms team more time, Andrew Grice Political Editor, 26 February 2003
• US reveals aid plans for post-Saddam era, Andrew Buncombe, 25 February 2003
• Blair feels the heat over Iraq: France condemns 'error' of new UN resolution as the PM seeks to head off revolt in Commons, Stephen Castle, Rupert Cornwell, Andrew Grice, John Lichfield and Tony Paterson, 25 February 2003
• Turkey gives in to America's economic arm-twisting, Andrew Buncombe in Washington, 25 February 2003
• The (US and British) draft resolution, 25 February 2003
• Saddam has 'final chance' to disarm or face war - Blair, Trevor Mason, Chris Moncrieff and Pippa Crerar, 25 February 2003
• How the news will be censored in this war, Robert Fisk, 25 February 2003
• Out of the wreckage - by tearing up the global rulebook, the US is in fact undermining its own imperial rule, George Monbiot, 25 February 2003
• Gaining an Empire, Losing Democracy? Norman Mailer, 25 Februaru 2003
• US to station thousands of troops in self-rule area, Michael Howard, 24 February 2003
• International Humanitarian Law Issues In A Potential War In Iraq, Human Rights Watch, February 20, 2003
• British commandos to spearhead assault on Basra in US battle plan, Richard Norton-Taylor, 20 February 2003
• Anti-war campaign pushes UN vote on Iraq back to March, David Usborne, 20 February 2003
• Archbishops question Blair's claim to 'moral legitimacy' of invasion, Andrew Clennell, 20 February 2003
• Three mystery ships are tracked over suspected 'weapons' cargo, Michael Harrison, 19 February 2003
• Bush remains on path to war despite protests, David Usborne, 19 February 2003
• Blair denies war would destabilise Middle East, Paul Waugh, 19 February 2003
• World diplomats berate America for rush to attack, Daivd Usborne, 19 February 2003
• Leave Iraq, Foreign Office tells Britons, Guardian Staff and agencies, 19 February 2003
• 1,000 more British troops fly out to Gulf, Guardian Staff and agencies, 19 February 2003
• Blair to have private audience with Pope, Stephen Bates, 19 february 2003
• Turkey, Saudi Arabia Cast New Doubt on Iraq War Plans, Agence France Presse, 19 February 2003
• US plan for new nuclear arsenal - secret talks may lead to breaking treaties, Julian Borger, 19 February 2003
• US Churches Seek Peaceful Iraq Strategy, Alex Kirby, 19 February 2003
• Dread alert - despite the US government's efforts to reassure its citizens, feelings of vulnerability and helplessness have crept back into America's public consciousness, Julian Borger, 19 February 2003
• A million march in London but, faced with disaster, the Arabs are like mice, Robert Fisk, 18 February 2003
• Bush Unites the World, Mark Weisbrot, 18 February 2003
• Iraq to replace Saudi as US headquarters in region, World Tribune, 17 February 2003
• US warns UN against Iraq delay, BBC, 17 February 2003
• The streets were full but still they came, Neil Mercer, Sean Nicholls and Ellen Connolly, 17 February 2003
• Howard rejects global protests, Matt Wade, Peter Fray, Neil Mercer and Aban Contractor, 17 Februaru 2003
• Leaders are deaf to world's plea, Peter Fray and Caroline Overington, 17 February 2003
• War spells disaster for Iraqis UN warns, Andrew Buncombe, 16 February 2003
• Million Britons turn out to vote with their feet, David Randall, Severin Carrell, Andrew Johnson and Jonathan Thompson, 16 February 2003
• Millions show this is a war that no one wants, The Independent, 16 February 2003
• US plan to use illegal weapons, Severin Carrell, 16 February 2003
• Why is Britain so committed to this war? Anthony Sampson, 16 February 2003
• Iraqi opposition slams plan for military governor, Luke Harding, 16 February 2003
• US to punish German 'treachery', Peter Beaumont, David Rose and Paul Beaver, 16 February 2003
• Millions Give Dramatic Rebuff to US War Plans, AFP, 16 February 2003
• People power takes to the world's streets, Paul Harris, John Aglionby, Hannah Cleaver and Sophie Arie, 16 February 2003
• The great unheard finally speak out - the march that changed apathy into action for a cause which could crush a Prime Minister, Mary Riddell, 16 February 2003
• One million ... and still they came, Euan Ferguson, 16 February 2003
• East Timorese People Demonstrate Against Impending War in Iraq - World's newest nation participates in global protest for peace, Nuno Rodrigues, 15 February 2003
• Alphabetized pictures from antiwar protests worldwide, 15 February 2003
• Alphabetized index of pictures from antiwar protests worldwide, 15 February 2003
• Demonstrations in France, 15 February 2003
• Report from Copenhagen, 15 February 2003
• Photos from Antarctica protest, 15 February 2003
• Report from peace demonstration in Amsterdam, 15 February 2003
• On the brink of war no one seems to understand Muslim fears, Fuad Nahdi, 15 February 2003
• US Offers Turkey Big Aid Package for Help in Iraq, Reuters, 15 February 2003
• The case against war -a conflict driven by the self-interest of America, Robert Fisk, 15 February 2003
• The People vs The War, The Independent, 15 February 2003
• Blair more isolated than ever, but determined to remain 'resolute', Paul Waugh and Nigel Morris, 15 February 2003
• Australia, NZ Start Day of Global Anti-War Protests, Reuters, 15 February 2003
• US pushes ahead with military plans despite Blix report, Rupert Cornwell, 15 February 2003
• On a day of high drama, a quiet Swede may just have turned back the tide of war, David Usborne, 15 February 2003
• This is war - the US-led attack on Iraq in 1991 was one of the worst-reported conflicts in history, Don McCullin, 14 February 2003
• Austria blocks transit of US troopers, Lisbeth Kirk, 14 February 2003
• We can still stop the war, John Pilger, 14 February 2003
• The Old Lies, John Pilger, 13 February 2003
• Israelis and Palestinians Join Worldwide Anti-War Protests, Gush Shalom, 13 February 2003
• 10 million join world protest rallies - from Africa to Antarctica, people prepare to march for peace, John Vidal, 13 February 2003
• A monument to hypocrisy - every one of us must raise our voices, and march in protest, now and again and again, Edward Said, 13 February 2003
• Vulnerable but ignored: how catastrophe threatens the 12 million children of Iraq, Leonard Doyle, 12 February 2003
• Mandate for war will fail predicts Germany, David Usborne, Tony Paterson and Stephen Castle, 12 February 2003
• Franco-German plan is a threat to peace says UK, Andrew Grice, 12 February 2003
• Irreconcilable differences of opinion? Kim Sengupta and John Lichfield, 12 February 2003
• Minister: troop deployment is no stunt, Guardian Staff and agencies, 12 February 2003
• UK on missile terror alert - Blair orders security crackdown after aircraft threat: 1,500 troops, police patrol Heathrow, Nick Hopkins, Richard Norton-Taylor and Michael White, 12 February 2003
• Nato deadlocked as France and Germany refuse to back down, Ian Black, 12 February 2003
• Greenspan blames threat of war for recovery delay, Charlotte Denny, 12 February 2003
• We're their allies - so why aren't they ours? Rod Liddle, 12 February 2003
• Australian Opposition in Angry Clash with US Over Iraq, AFP, 12 February 2003
• Murdoch backs 'courageous' Blair and 'moral' Bush, Independent, 12 February 2003
• We will not be moved - if marching is an art form, then the life-long protester Mark Steel may be its Leonardo: advice for those taking their first steps on the long road to freedom, Mark Steel, 11 February 2003
• No argument - America's inability to rally support over Iraq is partly due to its diplomatic shortcomings but also because it has not made a convincing case for going to war, Mark Tran, 11 February 2003
• War Games: 'Old Europe' Confronts Washington on Iraq, Mark Weisbrot, 11 February 2003
• Iraq war will be a total disaster, Former Labour Defence Secretary Denis Healey, 10 February 2003
• Is the Franco-German peace proposal a realistic alternative to war? ABC poll, 10 February 2003
• Pope Takes Issue with America's 'Just War', Richard Owen, 10 February 2003
• Plan for peace troops riles US, Agencies, 10 February 2003
• Saudis want US out, Reuters, 10 February 2003
• No one has a clue what to do after war - now that really is frightening, Steve Richards, 9 February 2003
• Hyde Park demonstration is expected to draw the biggest crowds since VE Day, Andrew Buncombe and Andy McSmith, 9 February 2003
• MI6 and CIA: the new enemy within, Paul Lashmar and Raymond Whitaker, 9 February 2003
• Mr Blair asks us to trust him. We cannot do so, The Independent on Sunday, 9 February 2003
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• US pulls out diplomats in final preparation for strike on Iraq, Rupert Cornwell and Andy McSmith, 9 February 2003
• Revealed: truth behind US 'poison factory' claim, Luke Harding, 9 February 2003
• The Iraq Bush will build - the Americans are preparing a three-stage plan for ruling the country after toppling Saddam's regime, Jason Burke, Gaby Hinsliff and Ed Vulliamy, 9 February 2003
• First casualties in the propaganda firefight - all's fair in the war for hearts and minds: frustrated by the failure of the UN weapons inspectors in Iraq to find the 'smoking gun', Downing Street resorted to plagiarising a 12-year-old US doctoral thesis, Gaby Hinsliff, Martin Bright, Peter Beaumont and Ed Vulliamy, 9 February 2003
• Hope as Iraq gives ground over arms - UN weapons team in Baghdad checks newly delivered documents, Suzanne Goldenberg, Ed Vulliamy, Jason Burke and Helena Smith, 9 February 2003
• US War Buildup in High Gear in Kuwait, AP, 9 February 2003
• We will find cash to oust Saddam - Chancellor, Ananova, 9 February 2003
• Annan warns Bush against unilateral attack on Iraq, Reuters, 9 February 2003
• Iraq Disarmament Plan Gains Support; Angers US, BBC, 9 February 2003
• US and Britain Give Saddam Just 48 Hours to Leave Iraq, Julian Coman and Colin Brown, 9 February 2003
• Iraq: Blair seeks new 'fig-leaf' resolution to avert French veto, David Usborne, John Lichfield, Paul Waugh and Anne Penketh, 8 February 2003
• Washington raises national terror alert, Andrew Buncombe, 8 February 2003
• War would cost UK at least �3.5bn, warns think-tank, Kim Sengupta, 8 February 2003
• Portents of war, The Independent, 8 February 2003
• Rumsfeld 'mends fences' by lumping Germany with Cuba and Libya in an axis of bad boys, Rupert Cornwell, 8 February 2003
• The Iraq Crisis and International Law, Richard Falk and David Krieger, 7 February 2003
• Rapid Dominance Strategy of War - on 'shock and awe', Defense Group Inc, February 2003
• Everybody Loves A War Thug - On the verge of Bush's brutal war for oil, the US proves its arrogance, and the world is disgusted, Mark Morford, 7 February 2003
• Final Forward Deployment Of ADF Elements, Australian Defence Force, 7 February 2003
• US Defence Rejects, 'Not In Our Name' statement, NiON, 7 February 2003
• Media Bubble, Norman Solomon, 7 February 2003
• Gassing Iraq: Pentagon Plans to US Biochemical Weapons, Edward Hammond, 7 February 2002
• No protests, please, it's far too dark and muddy - one option for the march was the Dome; the next offer was probably going to be Chernobyl, Mark Steel, 6 February 2003
• Powell: the case against Iraq, David Usborne, 6 February 2003
• An impressive show; but Mr Powell failed to make the case for a war on Iraq, The Independent, 6 February 2003
• You wanted to believe him � but it was like something out of Beckett, Robert Fisk, 6 February 2003
• Dad's Army scenes at the United Nations as Captain Mainwearing tries to contact Godfrey, David Usborne, 6 February 2003
• Iraq has eight days to comply warns Straw, David Hearst and Ian Traynor, 6 February 2003
• Powell raises the banner for war but the world remains divided, Julian Borger, 6 February 2003
• Don't let the facts get in the way - given its history, US intelligence should come with a health warning, Ronan Bennett and Alice Perman, 6 February 2003
• PM's road to conflict may bypass Parliament, Cynthia Banham and Mark Riley, 6 February 2003
• PM 'locked in' to war months ago, Mark Riley and Marian Wilkinson, 6 February 2003
• Security Council hears repeated calls for more time for UN inspections in Iraq, UN News, 5 February 2003
• Don't mention the war in Afghanistan - the near collapse of peace in this savage land is a narrative erased from the mind of Americans, Robert Fisk, 5 February 2003
• Full text of Colin Powell's speech - the US secretary of state's address to the United Nations security council, 5 February 2003
• Australian PM Suffers Historic Censure for Sending Troops to Gulf, AFP, 5 February 2003
• War on Iraq Double Disaster for Palestinians, Ramzy Baroud, 5 February 2003
• Kuwait closes north as military zone, INL, 5 February 2003
• Israel braces for Iraq conflict, INL, 5 February 2003
• Intelligence agencies doubt al-Qa'ida links, Kim Sengupta, 4 February 2003
• Blair: I will risk my political future over Iraq, Andrew Grice and Nigel Morris, 4 February 2003
• Only by Swallowing Big Lies Can Powell Justify a War, Los Angeles Times, 4 February 2003
• Brandishing Nukes - A Self-Defeating Policy, Ira Chernus, 4 February 2003
• International Appeal by Lawyers and Jurists against the 'Preventive' Use of Force, IALANA, 4 February 2003
• Target Iraq: What the News Media Don't Tell Us, Norman Solomon, 3 February 2003
• Faith-based Disarmament Action at Shannon Airport This Morning, An Siochain Naomh Brid/Pit Stop Ploughshares , 3 February 2003
• UN Report: The Picasso Cover-Up, Betsy Pisik, 3 February 2003
• Resolution on the Iraqi Crisis, African Union, 3 February 2003
• Join the campaign against war, African National Congress, 3 February 2003
• We can still stop this blind march to disaster, Independent, 2 February 2003
• US bombers to start war with onslaught on Saddam palace, Peter Beaumont and Paul Beaver, 2 February 2003
• Top Labour figures issue warning to Blair - some of the Prime Minister's highest-ranking former colleagues add their voices to the chorus calling for restraint over Iraq, Jo Dillon and Andy McSmith, 2 February 2003
• So what do 'the twin menaces' posed by Iraq really add up to? Its nuclear programme is stagnant and its chemical arsenal hardly constitutes a threat, Jeremy Binnie and Raymond Whitaker, 2 February 2003
• Iraqi water and sanitation systems could be military target says MoD, Jo Dillon, 2 February 2003
• False trails that lead to the al-Qaeda 'links', Ed Vulliamy, Martin Bright and Nick Pelham, 2 February 2003
• Bush and Blair's lethal endgame - the Prime Minister returns from the US with a new cause for war: the Iraqi disruption of inspectors, Andy McSmith, 2 February 2003
• Blair to lobby UN as 'plot' to kill UK defence chief foiled, Andy McSmith, 2 February 2003
• A disaster waiting to happen - planning for the refugee crisis which would follow an attack on Iraq is woefully inadequate, Gil Loescher, 2 February 2003
• Veterans Call Troops to Conscience, Veterans Call to Conscience, 1 February 2003
• Bishop in Bush's church in new antiwar ad, CNN, 1 February 2003
• 84 percent of Britons oppose war with Iraq according to poll, INL, 1 February 2003
• Where do British soldiers with moral doubts about this war go now? Ian Linden, 1 February 2003
• What Mr Bush has in mind is nothing less than a reshaping of the world - if Bush wins in Iraq with 'acceptable' casualties, we will enter a more dangerous period than any in the last half century, Fergal Keane, 1 February 2003
• War must be chosen only as a last resort say unions, Barrie Clement, 1 February 2003
• Carter Says Bush Has 'Not Made a Case' for War, Dan Balz, 1 February 2003
• Bush, Blair at Odds Over Attack Timetable, William Walker, 1 February 2003
• Antiwar Sentiment in County Seats and City Halls, Michael Janofsky, 1 February 2003

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