Iraq news, comment and action

Northern Friends Peace Board


Iraq: News and action pages


The material listed here is produced by a wide range of sources and is included here to aid understanding. It does not necessarily reflect the views of Northern Friends Peace Board. We have grouped this listing under the following headings, which we hope makes some sort of sense. Topical Quaker related Other church and faith-group related Other UK groups International groups/ networks Veterans and military families against war Some UK aid agencies News and information sources Comment and analysis Non-military alternatives Governmental, UN and UK party political Making your views known see also Peace Exchange pages of Quaker Peace & Social Witness
Topical REMEMBER FALLUJAH - open call for events and actions this November (2005) to mark the 1st Anniversary of last year's attack and to demand justice and campensation for the victims and their families and to end the occupation July 2005 - Iraq Body Count report - nearly 25,000 killed since March 2003 - PDF File of the report - Nearly 25,000 civilians have died violently in Iraq since the US-led invasion in March 2003, a report says. (BBC coverage of report's release) Count The Casualties Cost of the War in US Dollars Lancet article, 29 October 2004, "Mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: cluster sample survey" (PDF file) Just Say Sorry - appeal and campagin from Our World Our Say September 2004 Humanitarian Liaison Centre in Kirkuk - news of a positive initiative from Peace Direct, 23 July 2004 *Amnesty International* statement concerning Camilo Mejia Castillo, currently in prison for refusing to fight in Iraq with the US arms Electronic Iraq news pages Report from Jo Wilding on Easter 2004 in Fallujah 'Submit or Die' Voices in the Wilderness briefing on Fallujah and beyond, April 2004 Iraq Press Monitor on the website of Institute for War and Peace Reporting OneWorld.net Iraq coverage OpenDemocracy.org - Iraq - the War and After American Friends Service Committee correspondents' report Z-Net Iraq Watch Quaker related If the U.S. is ultimately leaving Iraq, why is the military building 'permanent' bases? Friends Committee on National Legislation The Human and Financial Costs of War in Iraq - May 2003-May 2005 Statement from British Quakers - September 2004 Statements following the onset of war International statement British Quakers' statement Statement from Quaker leaders in the US Eyes Wide Open *"We grieve ..."* text of leaflet used at a Quaker vigil on 20th March 2003 Quaker Vigil for Peace - text of leaflet used at a Quaker vigil November 2004 NFPB Bulletin, April 2003 NFPB Bulletin Jan/Feb 2003 Make your own one-person banner DIY placard ideas British Quaker Briefing on Iraq (July 2002) Sanctions and Iraq Briefing from British Friends' parliamentary liaison secretary, June 2000 British Quaker public statements on Iraq, September 2002, and December 2002 Friends Committee for National Legislation (USA) Iraq page American Friends Service Committee Iraq Resource Guide andHuman Face of War New York Yearly Meeting pages - Quaker response to terrorism and war "More than half a century ago the UN Charter spoke of freeing mankind from the scourge of war. We cannot afford to lose sight of this commitment." - from a Statement by Quakers in Edinburgh Despatches from Iraq , in PeaceWork magazine Veterans and military families against war Military Families Against the War (UK) UK Families and Veterans for Peace Iraq Veterans Against the War (US) Military Families Speak Out (US) Other church and faith-group related Pax Christi UK - Iraq Page, including information about a book of Condolence for the dead in the war against Iraq and links to other sites of interest "Wars cannot be won - only peace can" - statement from Konrad Raiser, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, 20th March 2003 Joint Statement by Religious Leaders on conflict with Iraq 21st March Church agencies call for humanitarian space Anglican House of Bishops Statement "Case of War Yet to be Made" Statement of Archbishops of Canterbury and of Westminster, 20th Feb 2003 Ecumenical Declaration co-ordinated by Pax Christi UK and on the same site, Reflection and Action ideas at a time of Wars and Rumours of Wars Christian leaders lobby to avert war in Iraq - 12 Feb 2003 statement from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and also from the same source RESPONDING LOCALLY TO A WAR IN IRAQ INTER FAITH PERSPECTIVES FOR CHURCHES andStatements and articles from the Member Churches of CTBI (and associated bodies) Sojourners - Christians for Peace and Justice Behind the News: Visions for Peace - Voices of Faith: November 2002 issue of this international ecumenical newsletter focussing on possible war against Iraq Statement by the United Reformed Church in the UK Resources from Mennonites on the issue International Fellowship of Reconciliation Prepare for Peace in Iraq - Canadian Bishops' statement, Jan 17 2003 Muslim Association of Britain Muslim Peace Fellowship, USA Jewish Peace Fellowship, USA Tikkun Fellowship of Reconciliation USA Other UK groups Our World Our Say Network for Peace Stop the War Coalition Scottish Coalition for Justice not War Pledge of Resistance - from ARROW Open letter to Tony Blair from BASIC and supported by NFPB and 11 others concering possible use of nuclear weapons against Iraq, February 2003 United Nations Association UK including Iraq comment , Links and a paper on the UN in wartime and postwar Iraq, March 26 2003 Voices in the Wilderness UK - Campaigning for an end to sanctions against Iraq Tyneside Citizen's Inspection Agency (CIA) inspection of Albermarle barracks , in line with the spirit of UN Security Council 1441, November / December 2002: Background information, press releases and photographs Gloucestershire Weapons Inspectors - focusing on US activities at RAF Fairford Not in my name, not with my taxes. An alternative tax form is now available from Conscience - The Peace Tax Campaign. The "Peace Tax Return" enables you to declare your conscientious objection to war, and to paying for war with your taxes. War could spell disaster for the Iraqi people - joint press release from British NGOs CND Briefing , Statement from Yorkshire CND and links via Scottish CND to Stop the War acitivities in Scotland. See also CND web site for information about their legal challenge to the UK government on the legality of war against Iraq. "The Weapon is the Enemy - Why attacking Iraq will not Solve the Problem of Weapons of Mass Destruction." - article from Greenpeace International Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq - including a very helpful Iraq Reader Stop the War Coalition No war on Iraq Liaison Student Stop the War Some UK aid agencies Save the Children Oxfam British Red Cross Christian Aid Mines Advisory Group Medecins Sans Frontieres UK Unicef UK Care International Cafod ActionAid See also *Reliefweb* Adopt a Minefield - special appeal for Iraq International groups/ networks Amnesty International - Iraq action pages The Mourning Project Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq Human Rights Watch - report: Off Target: The Conduct of the War and Civilian Casualties in Iraq, December 2003 Moveon.org Greenpeace international Adbusters links to sites for various Boycotts of US products Iraq Peace Team International Peace Bureau page of resources and statements Open letter to President Bush WAR ON IRAQ? THE WORST REMEDY FOR THE WORLD'S GRAVE PROBLEMS - from Hague Appeal for Peace War Resisters International Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Toolkit and other resources from Global Exchange Peace organisations and groups in the US and elsewhere - listed by Network for Peace in the UK Information and news sources Mediterranean Resources Network Iraq web links , March 2003 MediaLens Iraq media alerts Norbert Bookmarks on Iraq Institute for War and Peace Reporting Iraq section The Guardian Anti-war movement special report - also Iraq Memorial Guardian Special Report on Iraq One World - Special Report - Iraq Under Pressure and Iraq Rebilds Links and articles on the Transnational Foundation web site - including the TNN news sources pages, listing media sources throughout the world Electronic Iraq Iraq Body Count Common Dreams - 'breaking news and views for the progressive community' Z-Net - Iraq Watch Comment and analysis Unravelling the Known Unknowns - Why no Weapons of Mass Destruction have been found in Iraq BASIC Special Report JANUARY 2004 Karen Armstrong, 18th September 2003 - 'Our Role in the Terror' Iraq dumped WMDs years ago, says Blix Let us inspect Everywhere - Hans Blix We stand for Peace and Justice - global statement initiated on 27th March America Targeted 14,000 Sites. So Where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction? by Andrew Gumbel Published on Sunday, April 13, 2003 by the lndependent/UK The War is not over - Voices in the Wilderness UK briefing paper, 11 April 2003 Defending the Charter The United Nations is not above the Law DOSSIER published by the Institute for Law and Peace, 22.02.03 Edited by George Farebrother and Kitty McVey Conflict in Iraq: Concerns and Consequences Project launched in January 2003 jointly by British American Security Information Service (BASIC), International Security Information Service (ISIS) and Saferworld War Report - Iraq War and Afghan Aftermath - compiled by the Project on Defense Alternatives Iraq: Consequences of War Briefing Paper by Paul Rogers published by the Oxford Research Group, October 2002 Briefings from ARROW Blair’s dossier on Iraq: an argument for peace - article by Paul Rogers on 'Open Democracy', 25 September 2002 and also article by Milan Rai The Dishonest case for war on Iraq - text of leaflet written by Alan Simpson MP and Dr Glen Rangwala , 26 September, presenting an alternative dossier of evidence An Analysis of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 as Adopted on November 8, 2002 (compiled and published by the Institute for Public Accuracy on 13th November 2002) Strategizing Against the Iraq War - article by George Lakey, on ZNet ZMag Iraq Crisis pages including compilations of key writers, such as Robert Fisk Online Discussion and vote on BBC web site War In Context PeaceNet.uk Alternatives to War IN PLACE OF WAR, OPEN UP IRAQ How to be against war without giving succour to Saddam? The experience of the 1980s peace movement who supported freedom in the Soviet bloc offers vital lessons, argues MARY KALDOR Letter from Baghdad - short report and action recommendations from international delegation to Iraq, January 2003, including Scilla Ellworthy, Denni Halliday and Margarita Papandreou The crisis over Iraq: the non-military solution Scilla Elworthy, writing for OpenDemocracy, January 2003 and Iraq: A Way Out? Win Without War - A mainstream voice from the US advocating alternatives to preemptive war against Iraq A ROAD TO PEACE WITH IRAQ: EUROPE'S CHOICE By Hans von Sponeck, & Jan Oberg, Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research War Report - Iraq War and Afghan Aftermath - compiled by the Project on Defense Alternatives Disarm Iraq Without War A Statement from Religious Leaders in the United States and United Kingdom There are alternatives to war in Iraq - article by Sean Gonslaves, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 7 2003 THE U.S.-IRAQ CRISIS By Phyllis Bennis A pamphlet of the Institute for Policy Studies, January 2003 – including a section on alternatives to war. Kroc Institute Alternatives to War with Iraq Last chance to avoid war: a role for Blair? Open Democracy article by Paul Rogers 23 Jan 2003 Governmental, UN and UK political parties Follow this link for the Hutton Inquiry web site, with full text of the report, hearing transcripts and evidence UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee report (published 7th July) on the Decision to Go to War in Iraq Iraq’s Weapons Of Mass Destruction The Assessment Of The British Government ('The Dossier') - 24 September 2002 US/UK Draft UN Security Council Resolution, (external PDF File) 6th November 2002 UN News service pages on Arms Inspections in Iraq Some UK Political parties' views Conservative Party Green Party Labour Party Liberal Democrat Party Plaid Cymru Scottish National Party Making Your views known Fax your MP - or write to them at House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA Tony Blair - email - or write to him at 10 Downing Street, London Mengies Campbell email Clare Short - email George Bush - email French Embassy German Embassy Other embassies in the UK