Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Session 5 - The War in Iraq - Oct 1, 2008

A. Maps of the Middle East and Iraq
For more detailed maps of Iraq, the Middle East and the rest of the world, you may visit the University of Texas Libraries website through this link.  

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B. Videos and Slides - Lecture on the Iraq War
1. Iraq War Montage: The Road to Iraq (WWMT - Mar 20, 2003)


2. Lecture Slides: Chronology of Events Timeline (BBC) 
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3. President Bush Announcing Iraq War (MS NBC)


4. Brutality under Saddam Regime (FOX NEWS)


5. Montage of US Troops in Iraq


6. Republican Senator Ron Paul Slams Bush (C-SPAN)
Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) stood his ground and joined the twenty-or-so other Republicans that have decided to vote with the House Democrats in favor of a non-binding Iraq resolution that condemns President Bush's troop surge.


7. Anti-Iraq War Rally (Oct 26, 2002)
On Oct. 26, 2002, a massive rally was held in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall, opposing any U.S. war wih Iraq. It features the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the ILWU, attorney Lynn Stewart, actress Susan Sarandon and the ANSWER coalition, among others.


8. Abu Ghraib Prison (CNN)
News clip discussing the Abu Ghrain prison controversy and its repercussions to the military. 


9. Lecture Slides: United States, Iraq and the War on Terror - Lee Kwan Yew - Foreign Affairs -Jan/Feb 2007 
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10. Blair Admits War in Iraq a Disaster (Al Jazeera Nov 18, 2006)
On Al-Jazeera English Sir David Frost interviews British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who admits (albeit in passing) that the war in Iraq is a disaster. They also talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"We will stay in Iraq until we are still needed" - Tony Blair

11. Lecture Slides: Why Did We Invade Iraq Anyway? Putting a Country in Your Tank - Michael Schwartz - TomDispatch.com Oct 30, 2007.
Download original article through this link here.
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US & Oil Videos
12. Kucinich Tells how Iraq War is for Oil (Democracy NOW - May 31, 2007)
Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich was on Democracy NOW and talked about how the Iraq war is about the OIL and how few people at Capitol Hill know or care about the details of that.


13. John McCain admits Iraq War was over Oil (MSNBC - May 2, 2008)

"My friends, I will have an energy policy which will eliminate our dependence on oil from Middle East that will then prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East." - John McCain


14. Government admits Oil is the reason for the Iraq War (ABC News July 5, 2007)
Australia News report on Energy Security and the Iraq war.