Iraq, overseas March 2003

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Overseas, March 2003

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A Coalition of Weakness, Erik Leaver and Sara Johnson, March 2003
Sergeant's suicidal act of war has struck fear into Allied hearts, Robert Fisk, 31 March 2003
Kiwis hit streets to protest against war, INL, 31 March 2003
A quiet Baghdad night of occasional air raid sirens and mysterious explosions, Robert Fisk, 31 March 2003
US forces' use of depleted uranium weapons is 'illegal', Neil Mackay, 30 March 2003
US arms trader to run Iraq - ex-general who will lead reconstruction heads firm behind Patriot missiles, Oliver Morgan, 30 March 2003
The testimony of the dead - the coalition is now hellbent on victory at any cost, but it is not a price worth paying, Mary Riddell, 30 March 2003
The Resemblance to Vietnam War Can't Be Overlooked - Conflict in Iraq develops not at all as Pentagon led Americans to expect, Robert Timberg and Tom Bowman, 30 March 2003
Students hold first anti-war protest in China, Guardian Staff and Agencies, 30 March 2003
Blair seeks to defuse Arab anger, Mark Tran, 30 March 2003
We see more and more of the conflict, but we know as little as ever - most of the US/UK's important military action is covert, away from prying TV cameras and the public's gaze, Richard Keeble, 30 March 2003
They do not know what they are doing or why they are doing it, Independent Editorial, 30 March 2003
Stray US missiles hit Saudi Arabia, Anne Penketh, 30 March 2003
In Baghdad, blood and bandages for the innocent, Robert Fisk, 30 March 2003
Fresh wave of anger spreads worldwide - human chain stretches from Munster to Osnabruck in Germany as hundreds block Rhine-Main US air base, Severin Carrell, 30 March 2003
Eyewitness: Basra's endless human tide, Andrew Buncombe, 30 March 2003
Cook: 'Pull out of bloody, unjust war', Andy McSmith, 30 March 2003
British Muslims, mosques and businesses hit by racist attacks, Severin Carrell, 30 March 2003
'Why give out food and then bomb us?', Burhan Wazir, 30 March 2003
'Military can't give out relief,' say agencies, Jo Dillon, 30 March 2003
Playing the waiting game as bombs drop on Iraq, Sally Hargreaves, 29 March 2003
Forward Operating Base Exxon - US army's desert filling stations add fuel to fire, Oliver Burkeman, 29 March 2003
British MP Sees Catastrophe Ahead, Sanjay Suri, 29 March 2003
Military Families Unite in Protest, Nancy Cacioppo, 29 March 2003
United Nations votes unanimously to restart oil-for-food programme, David Usborne, 29 March 2003
The uprising that wasn't, mythical chemical weapons and other items of 'breaking news', Paul Peachey, 29 March 2003
Revealed: How BNP is exploiting war for political gain, Robert Verkaik, 29 March 2003
Israelis trained US troops in Jenin-style urban warfare, Justin Huggler, 29 March 2003
In bed with the Army: why the media is a hit with the military, Rupert Cornwell, 29 March 2003
Failure of Rumsfeld's 'War Lite' strategy leads Allies to bring in the heavies, Paul Vallely, 29 March 2003
Does the West understand how this hated war is altering the Arab world? Fergal Keane, 29 March 2003
Bombs return after more than 50 die in market blast, 29 March 2003
Bombing of phone system another little degradation, Robert Fisk, 29 March 2003
Anti-war demonstrators halt rush-hour traffic in Washington as Arab protests continue, Rupert Cornwell and Justin Huggler, 29 March 2003
Whoever wins the war the US has lost the peace, Adrian Hamilton, 28 March 2003
UN says: we will not be subcontractors, Oliver Burkeman, 28 March 2003 The Guardian
Thousands flee Basra in search of food and water, David Fox and Paul Harris, 28 March 2003
Senior war lobbyist is forced to resign, Rupert Cornwell, 28 March 2003
Iraq: From Gunboat Diplomacy To Gunpoint Democracy, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr, 28 March 2003
Death and the media: the twisted ethics over displaying victims of war - how bizarre it is that they are so gung-ho about sending men into battle, and then so sentimental about their deaths, Deborah Orr, 28 March 2003
Bombers return to Baghdad with a vengeance, 28 March 2003
Blair and Bush admit that war in Iraq could now last for months, Andrew Grice, 28 March 2003
120,000 extra US troops set to join war, AP and PA, 28 March 2003
Raw, devastating realities that expose the truth about Basra, Robert Fisk, 28 March 2003
US Media Applaud Bombing of Iraqi TV, FAIR, 27 March 2003
Television agendas shape images of war, Oliver Burkeman, Ian Black, Matt Wells, Sean Smith and Brian Whitaker, 27 March 2003
Media War: Obsessed With Tactics and Technology, Norman Solomon, 27 March 2003
Thousands 'are fleeing battle zones', AP and PA, 27 March 2003
Soldiers build secret camp to intern thousands of Iraqi captives, Andrew Buncombe, 27 March 2003
How long will our interest last when the soldiers go? Natasha Walter, 27 March 2003
Blair says US military should control post-Saddam Iraq, Andrew Grice, Paul Waugh and David Usborne, 27 March 2003
'It was an outrage, an obscenity', Robert Fisk, 27 March 2003
'And here's Tommy Franks, the children's entertainer...' We'll be told the town of Nasiriyah has been taken by the coalition to rescue a little girl's sick tortoise, Mark Steel, 27 March 2003
US general with Iraq role linked to hardline Israelis, Independent, 26 March 2003
UN relief agencies express deep concern at reported bombing of Baghdad market, 26 March 2003
TV station attack could be illegal, Richard Norton-Taylor, 26 March 2003
The cost of war: $75bn, and rising, Rupert Cornwell, 26 March 2003
Split between US and Europe a risk to world warns Blair, Andrew Grice, 26 March 2003
Six days of shame - today is a day of shame for the British military as it declares the Iraqi city of Basra, with a stricken population of 600,000, a 'military target', John Pilger, 26 March 2003
Nobel Winners Arrested at White House War Protest, Sue Pleming, 26 March 2003
King Abdullah under pressure after furious subjects urge support for Saddam, Justin Huggler, 26 March 2003
Iraqi state television 'off air', Sarah Crown and agencies, 26 March 2003
In the long hours of darkness, Baghdad shakes to the constant low rumble of B-52s, Robert Fisk, 26 March 2003
IFJ Condemns Attack At Iraq Television: Call for United Nations Probe, International Federation of Journalists, 26 March 2003
Hoon silent on market bombing, Matthew Tempest, 26 March 2003
Food Aid Seen as Little More Than Crumbs, Corie Brown, 26 March 2003
Cholera warning as Red Cross tries to restore clean water, Justin Huggler, 26 March 2003
Bush fiddles with economy while Baghdad burns - could a faltering dollar and global rebellion against its values presage the decline, and eventual fall, of the American empire, Mark Tran, 26 March 2003
Blair's message to the Iraqi people, Steve Bell, 26 March 2003
Arab governments struggle to control protests against US, Andrew Gumbel, 26 March 2003
Anti-war protests continue, Guardian Staff and agencies, 26 March 2003
Annan 'increasingly concerned' by civilian casualties in Iraq, UN News, 26 March 2003
An oasis of peace - the Vatican's anti-war stance is well known, yet the Italian government is still one of Europe's most important hawks, Sophie Arie, 26 March 2003
America and Turkey deadlocked over role in Kurdish area, Pelin Turgut, 26 March 2003
'14 dead' as missiles hit Baghdad market, PA News Reporters, 26 March 2003
"I've just returned from the scene of today's bombing by American warplanes", Suzanne Goldenberg, 26 March 2003
Russian Experts: 'Anti-Iraq Coalition' Servicemen Can Be Held Responsible, RIAN, 25 March 2003
US missile hits bus killing five Syrian civilians, Anne Penketh, 25 March 2003
US and British taxpayers could pay the price for a conflict that may cost trillions of dollars, Philip Thornton, 25 March 2003
The Wraps Come Off Bush's Colonialist Agenda - Right-wing hawks have been calling the shots all along, Robert Scheer, 25 March 2003
The shocking truth about 'shock and awe', Robert Fisk, 25 March 2003
Security Council to hold first open debate on Iraq since outbreak of hostilities, UN News, 25 March 2003
Saddam starts to sound more like his hero, Uncle Joe, Robert Fisk, 25 March 2003
Russia and British company deny selling arms to Iraq, Anne Penketh, 25 March 2003
Red Cross warns of 'humanitarian disaster' in Basra, Justin Huggler, 25 March 2003
President Bush is right to condemn Iraq's treatment of captured soldiers - but his outrage rings hollow, Independent leader, 25 March 2003
One rule for them - Five PoWs are mistreated in Iraq and the US cries foul. What about Guantanamo Bay? George Monbiot, 25 March 2003
Angry, Very Angry in Baghdad, Kathy Kelly, 25 March 2003
Indonesian NGOs reject money from Iraq war allies, Mike Woods, 24 March 2003
I am burning with fury because my country has been betrayed - if they elected a monkey as President of the United States, Tony Blair would ingratiate himself and do its bidding, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, 24 March 2003
The price British forces are paying in Iraq entitles us to a say in the post-war settlement, Independent Leader, 24 March 2003
The clock said 7.55 � precisely the time the missile struck, Robert Fisk, 24 March 2003
ITN's Terry Lloyd missing, presumed dead, as Pentagon calls for media restraint, Ian Burrell, 24 March 2003
Iraqis surrender in droves - meanwhile, a dog gnaws at a dead soldier's hand, Terri Judd, 24 March 2003
Fighting on the streets of Iraq's second city 'leaves 77 civilians dead', Justin Huggler, 24 March 2003
'Iraq will become a quagmire for the Americans', Robert Fisk, 24 March 2003
US general: 'West is failing Afghans' - Pace of reconstruction 'frustrating' says military chief, Phil Reeves, 23 March 2003
US embassies besieged across the globe, Severin Carrell and Alyssa Cohen, 23 March 2003
Tony and the pixies - Democracy in Iraq? Peace and reconstruction? Hasn't Tony been paying attention on his trips to Washington? Terry Jones, 23 March 2003
This television conflict will make the next war even harder to justify, Martin Bell, 23 March 2003
This is the reality of war. We bomb. They suffer. Robert Fisk, 23 March 2003
The school pupil: 'You've got to stand up for your beliefs', Amy Williams, 23 March 2003
Roll up, roll up for the General Tommy Franks media show ... Donald Macintyre in Qatar, 23 March 2003
Red Cross Voices Concern About Situation in Basra, Agence France Presse, 23 March 2003
Missing ITN crew may have come under 'friendly fire', Guardian Staff and Agencies, 23 March 2003
Marchers blow the whistle for encore, Euan Ferguson, 23 March 2003
London protest: 'We still hope to sway people. To stop this war snowballing', Marcus Tanner, 23 March 2003
Kurdish leaders step up war of words with Turkey, Patrick Cockburn, 23 March 2003
In his name, but not in his hands - the conduct and course of this conflict, which is so crucial to the Prime Minister, is already largely out of his control, Andrew Rawnsley, 23 March 2003
How women's roles are camouflaged - It's a struggle to be heard above the male-driven din of conflict, Yvonne Roberts, 23 March 2003
Horror show of explosive footage, Kathryn Flett, 23 March 2003
Glitz out as stars ponder Oscar protest - Anti-war feeling leads to tight security and crackdown on glamour at ceremony, Amelia Hill and Edward Helmore, 23 March 2003
Bombing is latest salvo in psychological war, Rupert Cornwell, 23 March 2003
Air-assault on Baghdad continues, Ananova, 23 March 2003
50 civilians dead says Arab TV, Severin Carrell, 23 March 2003
'We are risking a gulf between the West and the Islamic world' - interview with Robin Cook, Will Hutton and Kamal Ahmed, 23 March 2003
Not in a soldier's name, Paul Oestreicher, 22 March 2003
Politics in Baghdad: 'They are the villains. We are fighting against mercenaries and criminals', Robert Fisk, 22 March 2003
Minute after minute the missiles came, with devastating shrieks, Robert Fisk, 22 March 2003
Full-blooded onslaught is launched on Baghdad, Julian Borger, Richard Norton-Taylor and Rory McCarthy, 22 March 2003
For Protesters, Silent 'Die-Ins' Deliver a Loud Message Against War, Joanna Weiss, 22 March 2003
Critics Say Coverage Helped Lead to War, Jim Rutenberg and Robin Toner, 22 March 2003
Adviser quits Foreign Office over legality of war, Ewen MacAskill, 22 March 2003
Post-Conflict Assessment Units Initiates Study of Environment in Iraq, UNEP, 21 March 2003
Nuclear Bunker Busters: The Medical Consequences, IPPNW, 21 March 2003
Word from Iraq Hours Before 'Shock & Awe', Kathy Kelly & Ramzi Kysia, 21 March 2003
What 'Coalition'? Derrick Z. Jackson, 21 March 2003
By first light, the rumbling explosions were already mixed with calls to prayer, Robert Fisk, 21 March 2003
Bubbles of fire tore into the sky above Baghdad, Robert Fisk, 21 March 2003
Antiwar Thinking: Acknowledge Despair, Highlight Progress on Moral Preemption, Desmond Tutu and Ian Urbina, 21 March 2003
Deep Concerns, Noam Chomsky, 20 March 2003
Even as we shop for canned food and painkillers, it is difficult to grasp the reality of what is coming, Robert Fisk, 20 March 2003
The first casualty of this war is common sense - if British troops get killed, it will be the fault of those who didn't want them to go to war in the first place, Mark Steel, 20 March 2003
Myths and Facts About the War, Rahul Mahajan and Robert Jensen, 20 March 2003
Don't idealise the soldiers fighting this unjust war, Natasha Walter, 20 March 2003
Don't Feel Powerless - The Peace Movement is More Important Than Ever, Ira Chernus, 20 March 2003
Casualties of War - First Truth, Then Conscience, Norman Solomon, 20 March 2003
When Bush and Blair begin their illegal and immoral attack on a country that offers us no threat, we all have a choice, John Pilger, 20 March 2003
Widows Oppose Bush's Effort To Link Iraq War and Sept 11, David Armstrong, 19 March 2003
Hope fades as the citizens of Baghdad begin to foresee the appalling fate awaiting them, Robert Fisk, 19 March 2003
Worldwide peace protests stepped up, Guardian Staff and Agencies, 19 March 2003
US-led forces 'moving into Iraq-Kuwait DMZ', News agencies, 19 March 2003
US to round up all Muslim and Arab asylum-seekers, Andrew Gumbel, 19 March 2003
US poised to launch 'rolling attack' as reinforcements continue to arrive, Andrew Buncombe, 19 March 2003
US moves on to high terror alert - Resident Iraqis could face FBI interviews, Oliver Burkeman, 19 March 2003
Thirty nations join coalition, but few will send troops, Anne Penketh and Kathy Marks, 19 March 2003
Short: I'll be vilified for this - but I just can't walk out now, Marie Woolf, 19 March 2003
Rep. Stark blasts Bush on Iraq war - Fremont Democrat says plan to bomb Baghdad is 'act of extreme terrorism', Zachary Coile, 19 March 2003
Rebels fail to halt march to war, Andrew Grice and Paul Waugh, 19 March 2003
Public support for US at rock bottom even among 'friends', Rupert Cornwell, 19 March 2003
Earplugs sell out in Iraq - People in Baghdad prepare for war while members of the 'coalition of the willing' show their colours, Brian Whitaker, 19 March 2003
Charities warn of Iraqi refugee crisis, David Batty and Matt Weaver, 19 March 2003
Be prepared, warns Home Office, Guardian Staff and Agencies, 19 March 2003
Arrogance of Power - Today, I Weep for my Country, US Senator Robert Byrd, 19 March 2003
Allied planes fire on no-fly zone; Germans, Russians and French condemn war, Guardian Staff and Agencies, 19 March 2003
Media Giant's Rally Sponsorship Raises Questions, Tim Jones, 19 March 2003
The WTO, War and Globalisation: Forever New Frontiers, Aziz Choudry, 18 March 2003
While the media is focusing on Iraq, Declaration of the Establishment of a Joint Palestinian-Israeli Emergency Committee, 18 March 2003
US to use depleted uranium, BBC, 18 March 2003
Statement on Bush Ultimatum, WILPF (USA), 18 March 2003
Probe for Iraqi weapons should have continued - Blix, UN News, 18 March 2003
Preparing The Nation For War - An Annotated Critique of Bush's March 17th Address, Stephen Zunes, 18 March 2003
Pax Christi USA Initiates Pledge of Resistance, 18 March 2003
Left Behind To Starve - A humanitarian disaster is engulfing Africa as cash is poured into the war with Iraq and its aftermath, George Monbiot, 18 March 2003
In vain, I looked for signs of the storm to come; Baghdad is a city sleepwalking to war, Robert Fisk, 18 March 2003
Australian Human Peace Shields in Iraq - "we will stick it out, we will not be moved", Baghdad, 18 March 2003
As UN pulls staff from Iraq, Security Council prepares to hear inspectors' report, UN News, 18 March 2003
A divided world stands on the brink of a war that could have been avoided, Independent Leader, 18 March 2003
The Emperor Has Spoken - Let The World Take Heed, Rahul Mahajan, 17 March 2003
Support Our Troops, Michael Albert, 17 March 2003
Military Intervention in Iraq Would Be a Crime Against Peace Says Vatican Official, 17 March 2003
Microwave weapons: the dangers of first use, Thomas Fuller, 17 March 2003
Let There Be Life, Kathy Kelly, 17 March 2003
Confronting Our Fears So We Can Confront The Empire, Robert Jensen, 17 March 2003
Advisory Statement to Arab Americans and Muslim Americans, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, 17 March 2003
We sing, we march, and we wait for the bombs - many of those who travelled to Baghdad have returned, but Karl Dallas remains, Independent, 16 March 2003
US bombers destroy key targets, Patrick Graham, Peter Beaumont and Jason Burke, 16 March 2003
The war of misinformation has begun, Robert Fisk, 16 March 2003
The Final Charade, Andy McSmith, Kim Sengupta and David Usborne, 16 March 2003
Text of Statement on Iraq, Azores Islands Summit, 16 March 2003
Statement on Trans-Atlantic Alliance, Azores 4Islands Summit, 16 March 2003
Saddam makes final offer to UN, Kim Sengupta, 16 March 2003
Israeli Bulldozer Kills US Protester, Guardian, 16 March 2003
Iraq's dirty dozen, Paul Harris and Katy Heslop, 16 March 2003
Global Candle Lit Vigils for Peace, 16 March 2003
Bush: tomorrow is decision day for UN, Guardian and Agencies, 16 March 2003
Blair: War by Wednesday, Brian Brady, 16 March 2003
Blair plans for war as UN is given 24 hours, Kamal Ahmed, 16 March 2003
200,000 protesters head for White House, Severin Carrell, Alyssa Cohen and Emma Stroud, 16 March 2003
Blair rides shotgun for Bush, George Galloway, 15 March 2003
Bail bid to gag me, says protester, Dominion Post, 15 March 2003
Top US military planner fears a 'likely' repeat of Somalia bloodbath, Andrew Buncombe, 15 March 2003
Dissenters Worldwide Protest in Shadow of War, AP, 15 March 2003
Baghdad or bust: the British-American military road-map for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, Andrew Buncombe, 15 March 2003
Anti-war protests around the world, Guardian and Agencies, 15 March 2003
The Erosion of the American Dream - It's Time to Take Action Against Our Wars on the Rest of the World, Gore Vidal, 14 March 2003
Irish Catholic Bishops' Statement on Iraq - "War Would Indeed Be a Defeat for Humanity", 14 March 2003
US preparing to abandon UN and launch war within a week, David Usborne, Rupert Cornwell, Andrew Grice and Katherine Butler, 14 March 2003
The forgotten power of the General Assembly, Robert Fisk, 14 March 2003
Dozens of Former Lawmakers Urge Holding Off On War, Beth Lewandowski, 14 March 2003
Diplomatic Offensive, Laura Flanders, 14 March 2003
Confronting Iraq: Might Doesn't Make Right, Desmond Tutu and Ian Urbina, 14 March 2003
Court of Public Opinion Becomes Key Battleground, Ronald Brownstein, 13 March 2003
Civil disobedience is the sole path left for those who cannot support the Bush-Blair pact of aggression, John Pilger, 13 March 2003
We should aspire to a world that is ruled by law not by war, Independent, 12 March 2003
Violence in the shadows - what impact will the coming war in Iraq have on the long-running one between Israel and Palestine? Jonathan Freedland, 12 March 2003
The dark dangers of this war - the only people to benefit from a war on Iraq will be xenophobes, extremists and facists, Anas Altikriti, 12 March 2003
Rumsfeld: US may have to launch war without Britain, Rupert Cornwell, Paul Waugh and Mary Dejevsky, 12 March 2003
Rumsfeld remark sparks Whitehall panic, Oliver Burkeman and Richard Norton-Taylor, 12 March 2003
Out of the straitjacket: the US wants to use potentially lethal chemicals against Iraq - despite the fact that this would contravene international law, Alastair Hay, 12 March 2003
Millions of Iraqis may flee say aid agencies, Nigel Morris, 12 March 2003
Massive Ordnance Air Burst - the 'mother of all bombs', Guardian Interactive, 12 March 2003
Invasion will spur terrorism on Arab opinion poll says, Robert Fisk, 12 March 2003
First deals to rebuild Iraq will go only to US firms, Rupert Cornwell and Ben Russell, 12 March 2003
Embattled Blair sets new tests for Saddam, 12 March 2003
Cheney is still paid by Pentagon contractor - Bush deputy gets up to $1m from firm with Iraq oil deal, Robert Bryce and Julian Borger, 12 March 2003
40 Labour MPs call for Blair to resign, Paul Waugh, 12 March 2003
'Illegal war' could mean soldiers face prosecution, Robert Verkaik, 12 March 2003
Armed US Soldiers Storm Peace Camp, Gloucestershire Echo, 11 March 2003
US Often Uses Security Council Veto for Israel, Deborah Hastings, 11 March 2003
Tide Turns Against Bush, Thomas Walkom, 11 March 2003
Press Isn't Asking Right Questions About Iraq, Tom Wicker, 11 March 2003
Pentagon Papers Leaker Seeks Leaks on Iraq, Mark Benjamin, 11 March 2003
Palestinians vote for powerful premier, Justin Huggler, 11 March 2003
Annan Says US Will Violate Charter if It Acts Without Approval, Patrick E Tyler and Felicity Barringer, 11 March 2003
A wilful blindness - why can't liberal interventionists see that Iraq is part of a bid to cement US global power? George Monbiot, 11 March 2003
War: unlikely opposition + costs, PMA, 11 March 2003
War Veterans "Strongly Question" Iraq Invasion, Veterans for Common Sense, 10 March 2003
International Law Scholars Appeal to UN Secretary General - open letter urges adherence to international law in Iraq dispute, 10 March 2003
The UN's Crucial Role - an immoral and unjust war on Iraq is no less one because the Security Council caves in to pressure from the US and authorizes it, Michael Mandel, 10 March 2003
West's failure to donate humanitarian aid threatens catastrophe for millions - UN given only quarter of requested funds as plans fall behind, Jonathan Steele and Luke Harding, 10 March 2003
UN observers pull troops and civilians back from the Kuwaiti border, Andrew Buncombe, 10 March 2003
Short spearheads rebellion with threat to quit over war - Minister attacks 'reckless' Blair, Patrick Wintour, 10 March 2003
Russia and France threaten to use veto - Ivanov delivers warning, Guardian Staff and agencies, 10 March 2003
Pakistan Will Not Back Iraq Resolution, 10 March 2003
France Will Vote Against Iraq Resolution, AP, 10 March 2003
Bush Sr warning over unilateral action, Roland Watson, 10 March 2003
Britain and US spell out steps to avoid attack, Patrick Wintour and Ewen MacAskill, 10 March 2003
Allied bombs threaten a new generation of children with trauma, disease and death, Kim Sengupta, 10 March 2003
'I will not uphold a breach of law or undermine the UN', Clare Short, 10 March 2003
Howard readies for war as US struggles for votes, Mark Riley and Caroline Overington, 10 March 2003
Indonesians crank-up anti-war fervour, Matthew Moore, 10 March 2003
Veterans warn Canadian military at risk of Gulf War Syndrome, CBC News, 9 March 2003
Use of CS Gas in Gulf is Illegal says Red Cross, Severin Carrell, 9 March 2003
Moscow Warns US on Unilateral Iraq Strike as Baghdad Scraps More Missiles, AFP, 9 March 2003
Women Add a New Shade to Antiwar Protest Effort, Sylvia Moreno and Lena H. Sun, 9 March 2003
The next UN vote: what happens if it stands or falls, Kamal Ahmed, 9 March 2003
Stop dodging the awkward truth, Norman Solomon, 9 March 2003
Mr Bush goes for the kill - there is a "moral case" for taking out Saddam; but what about everybody else? Terry Jones, 9 March 2003
Blair sets out final terms to avoid war, Kamal Ahmed, London and Ed Vulliamy, 9 March 2003
Peace marches across Britain, Andrew Johnson, 9 March 2003
Industrial-scale mortuaries being sought for mass terror fatalities, Geoffrey Lean, 9 March 2003
Europe has been torn apart by the world's only super-superpower, Steve Richards, 9 March 2003
Not in our name Mr Blair, Independent on Sunday, 9 March 2003
Perinatal mortality in Iraq more than tripled since sanctions, Roger Dobson, 8 March 2003
UN Inspectors Say US Relied on Forged Reports of Iraq Nuclear Efforts, William Kole, 8 March 2003
Who is in Charge? A Tiny, Unelected Group, Supported by Powerful, Unrepresentative Minorities, Edward Said, 8 March 2003
Archbishop calls for honesty on all sides, Paul Vallely, 8 March 20030
Campbell revives roving press unit to 'spin the war', Paul Waugh, 8 March 2003
Fence-cutting on Kuwait border points to invasion plan, Andrew Buncombe, 8 March 2003
Army chief says British troops ready for battle, Andrew Grice, 8 March 2003
On the brink of war: UK gives Saddam 10-day deadline to avoid conflict, David Usborne, 8 March 2003
US war plans are not helped by Blix, Robert Fisk, 8 March 2003
Pentagon Announces Specific Plan to Use Mines in Iraq, John Heffernan, 7 March 2003
No case for military action lawyers tell Blair, Duncan Campbell, Michael White and Patrick Wintour, 7 March 2003
Several Security Council members call for more inspections in Iraq, UN News, 7 March 2003
Text of draft resolution on Iraq from the governments of Spain, Britain and USA, 7 March 2003
UK proposes 17 March deadline for Iraq to comply with UN disarmament demands, UN News, 7 March 2003
Oral introduction of the 12th quarterly report of UNMOVIC, Dr Hans Blix, 7 March 2003
United Nations Weapons Inspectors Report to Security Council on Progress in Disarmament in Iraq, Security Council Press Release, 7 March 2003
Blix welcomes accelerated cooperation by Iraq but says unresolved issues remain, UN News, 7 March 2003
'Last chance' plan to avert war, Evelyn Leopold and Alan Elsner, 7 March 2003
China opposes second UN resolution, Guardian and agencies, 6 March 2003
Parliament besieged by pupils in anti-war protest, Paul Waugh, 6 March 2003
Pentagon: attack will be short but awesome, Rupert Cornwell, 6 March 2003
A plan to shock Iraq - General foresees war unlike that of 1991, Eric Schmitt and Elisabeth Bumiller, 6 March 2003
Blair: vetoes no obstacle to war, Matthew Tempest, 6 March 2003
Britain's dirty secret - A chemical plant which the US says is a key component in Iraq's chemical warfare arsenal was secretly built by Britain in 1985 behind the backs of the Americans, David Leigh and John Hooper, 6 March 2003
US students protest against war, BBC, 5 March 2003
30,000+ student strike against war in Australia, BooksNotBombs Coalition, 5 March 2003
The undeclared war, with or without Australian SAS, AAP and AFP, 5 March 2003
Allied forces active in Iraq, Michael Smith, 5 March 2003
Pope Steps Up Anti-War Crusade with Call for Christians to Fast, Agence France Presse, 5 March 2003
UN war doubters unite against resolution, Sally Bolton and agencies, 5 March 2003
Kuwaitis are evicted from half of their country as troops arrive, James Meek, 5 March 2003
Rumsfeld claims more support than in 1991, Oliver Burkeman, 5 March 2003
British troops too committed to pull out now, James Meek, Julian Borger and Richard Norton-Taylor, 5 March 2003
Brown signs blank cheque for conflict, Nicholas Watt, 5 March 2003
Fresh resolution 'gives no authority for war', Matthew Tempest, 5 March 2003
Bush sends B-52s to Guam after North Korean jets buzz US spy plane, Phil Reeves, 5 March 2003
US sends second wave of troops, Andrew Gumbel, 5 March 2003
How the loss of bases in Turkey raises invasion risk, Raymond Whitaker, 5 March 2003
America works on 'Middle Six' in effort to shift Council waverers off the fence, David Usborne, 5 March 2003
A world divided over Saddam, David Usborne, Marie Woolf and Kim Sengupta, 5 March 2003
Dads' Army marches in demand for peace, Cosima Marriner, 3 March 2003
Bush and Blair to Ditch UN if France Blocks Intervention, James Cusick, 2 March 2003
Thousands in Pakistan March Against War, Guardian, 2 March 2003
Could Tony Blair look at the internet now, please? Why is the British Prime Minister the only person who seems to be unaware of the US hawks' agenda, Terry Jones, 2 March 2003
Arab Emirates leader calls for Saddam to quit, Brian Whitaker, 2 March 2003
Any war demands morality, Mary Warnock, 2 March 2003
US plan to bug Security Council: the text of the memorandum detailing the US plan to bug the phones and emails of key Security Council members, Observer, 2 March 2003
9/11 'mastermind' arrested - Al-Qa'ida leader is held in Pakistan, Kim Sengupta, Andrew Gumbel and Andy McSmith, 2 March 2003
Effort to destroy Iraqi missiles almost falls at the first hurdle, Kim Sengupta, 2 March 2003
Turkish vote on US troops ends in chaos, Raymond Whitaker and Jo Dillon, 2 March 2003
US prepares to use toxic gases in Iraq, Geoffrey Lean and Severin Carrell, 2 March 2003
Small fry at UN feel the heat from US, Andrew Gumbel, 2 March 2003
US accused of spying on Security Council - Washington alleged to have ordered bugging of delegates' telephones and emails, Andrew Clennell, 2 March 2003
American billions keep Arab regimes sweet, Robert Fisk, 2 March 2003
Blair: My Christian conscience is clear over war - the Prime Minister answers questions from 'Independent on Sunday' readers over his beliefs and motives, Andy McSmith and Steve Richards, 2 March 2003
Why Does Bush Push to Silence Free Speech? Ramsey Clark, 1 March 2003
Unions Are Joining Peace Parade, Steve Early, 1 March 2003

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