30 March, 2003
In Baghdad, Blood And Bandages For The Innocent
By Robert Fisk in the Baghdad suburb of Shu'aleAt least 62 civilians had died by yesterday afternoon by a missile attack in the Baghdad suburb of shu'ale. While the Americans and the British are trying to put the blame on Iraq, the coding on the piece of metal retrieved from the site contains the identity of the culprit.
A Looming Monetary Collision:
Oil, The Dollar and The Euro
By Arjun MakhijaniCurrency turbulence and a de facto competition between the euro and the dollar compounded by war and oil supply uncertainties could produce military and financial chaos
Al-Jazeera Tells the Truth About War
By Faisal Bodi
My station is a threat to American media control - and they know it says Faisal Bodi, senior editor for aljazeera.netIraq As Trial Run
By Noam Chomsky and V.K.RamachandranInterview with Noam Chomsky conducted on March 21 ."This should be seen as a trial run. They will then go on to the harder cases that will follow. The next case could be the Andean region, it could be Iran, it could be others. "
Starting A Ruckus Was The Right Thing To Do
By Michael MooreOscar winner Michale Moore recounts the reasons behind his antiwar acceptance speech
29 March, 2003
Bombing of phone system, another little degradation
By Robert Fisk in BaghdadAs the relentless bombing campaign in Bagdad continues, the telecommunications system is shattered
Head-To-Head On World Economic Dominance
By Geoffrey HeardDollar Vs Euro.The war in Iraq is actually the US and Europe going head to head on economic leadership of the world.
Eliminating Truth: The Development Of
War Propaganda
By David MillerThe attack on Iraq looks set to be the most censored conflict of modern times. Media coverage in mainstream media will be controlled as never before.
28 March, 2003
Raw, Painful, Devastating War
By Robert Fisk
The unedited al-Jazeera videotape -- filmed over the past 36 hours and newly arrived here -- is raw, painful, devastating.It is also proof that Basra is indeed under the control of Saddam's forces.
War Over Profit- Britain and US at Odds
Over Port Rebuilding Project
By Donald Macintyre in QatarThe first signs of tension between Britain and America over the rebuilding and running of post-war Iraq have emerged with the award of a $4.8m contract to manage the captured port of Umm Qasr to the US company Stevedoring Services
Al Jazeera's web site - DDoSed or unplugged?
By John LetticeThe launch of Arab satellite TV network Al Jazeera's new Web site on Monday drew immediate hack attacks, but this has been swiftly followed up by the disappearance of the site's DNS records
27 March, 2003
'It Was An Outrage, An Obscenity'
By Robert Fisk in BaghdadAt Abu Taleb Street more than 20 Iraqi civilians, torn to pieces by two missiles from an American jet , before they could be 'liberated' by the nation that destroyed their lives.
Iraq Diaries: Following the Bombs
By Doug Johnson, Iraq Peace TeamThese bombings ! It’s funny, but you actually get used to it. The only affect it has on the Iraqis is that it pisses them off and they can’t wait for the US soldiers to arrive on the ground so that they can put up the fight of their lives.
Jubilation Turns To Hate As Aid Arrives
Burhan Wazir in Zubayr, IraqThe first attempt to deliver aid to the Iraqi people was, in all respects, a practical and logistical disaster.
McCarthy's ghost
By Gary YoungeDemocracy is under threat in the United States; anyone who objects to the conflict in Iraq is not allowed to say so
26 March, 2003
Iraq Rebuilding Contracts Awarded
By Mark GongloffThe first contracts for rebuilding post-war Iraq have been awarded, and vice-president Dick Cheney's old employer, Halliburton Co., is one of the early winners.
Six Days Of Shame
By John PilgerToday 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".
Live From Iraq, an Un-Embedded Journalist
By Robert Fisk, Amy Goodman and Jeremy ScahillRobert Fisk on Washington’s ‘Quagmire’ in Iraq, Civilian Deaths and the Fallacy of Bush’s ‘War of Liberation’
Iraq TV Raid May Break Geneva Convention
By Reuters"We have every reason to believe this is an act of censorship against media that U.S. politicians and military strategists don't like"
A War Of Deception
By Angana ChatterjiThis war is not about freedom. It is about a superpower asserting itself in a unilateral world.
25 March, 2003
Angry, Very Angry
By Kathy KellyFrom Baghdad, angry, very angry
One Rule For Them
By George MonbiotFive POWs are Mistreated in Iraq and the US Cries Foul. What About Guantanamo Bay?
Why Are We Calling This A "War"?
By Samir HussainThis is a clash between two psychopathic, violent, arrogant men who find themselves in very different circumstances with very different resources at their disposal.
Saddam Starts To Sound More Like His Hero, Uncle Joe
By Robert Fisk In BaghdadPresident Saddam Hussain in his address on Iraqi TV sounded like his hero, Joseph Stalin.
24 March, 2003
Basra Facing Disaster After Supplies Cut
Edinburgh Evening HeraldWater and electricity have been cut off in the southern Iraqi city of Basra for more than two days, threatening a humanitarian disaster
Outrage in Baghdad
By April HurleyI wish that George Bush was here with his answers to their outrage.
Baghdad Under The Shadow Of War
By Robert Fisk in Baghdad"If the people of Baghdad could pretend, a few days ago, that the war did not exist, yesterday they were living in its shadow."
'It's More Than Exciting, Christiane'
By Orna CoussinMost TV correspondents reporting from Iraq are attached to combat units and adopt the military viewpoint, so who is giving us the other side of the war?
23 March, 2003
Ominous Signs For Coalition In Battle For Umm Qasr
By Victor MalletBattle for the port of Umm Qasr ,is proving a challenge for the US and British marines "At times it's been so frightening it just doesn't feel real," said Sergeant Dennis Flores
Allied Forces Jolted By Setbacks
By James Harding, Victor Mallet and Charles CloverUS and British forces in Iraq were jolted by series of setbacks on Sunday.
Birthday in Baghdad: "What a day to be thirteen"
By Ramzi Kysia, Iraq Peace TeamAmal Shamuri celebrates her 13 th birthday in Baghdad as cruise missiles flies around the birthday party
'We're in a Dark, Dark Tunnel'
By Anthony Shadid
A Baghdad Family Weathers Attacks, Prepares for U.S. Siege
TV Avoids Showing Deadly Side of War
By Antonia ZerbisiasThis attack on Iraq is proving to be a journalistic minefield with the TV networks just capturing the light and sound show being enacted by the hundreds of bombs and missiles dropped on Baghdad
22 March, 2003
Minute After Minute the Missiles Came,
With Devastating Shrieks
By Robert Fisk in BaghdadRobert Fisk on the devastating shrieks of shock and awe
War On Iraq: Deep Concerns
By Noam ChomskyThe world has good reason to watch what is happening in Washington with fear and trepidation. The people who are best placed to relieve those fears, are the citizens of the United States, who can shape the future.
Confronting Our Fears So We Can Confront The Empire
By Robert JensenThis war on Iraq is the announcement of the arrival of another empire on earth. Only the collective will of the people of the world can confront this marauding empire.
'You Just Can't Imagine It'
By Rachel CorrieI have been in Palestine for two weeks and one hour now, and I still have very few words to describe what I see. Excerpts of an e-mail message sent by Rachel Corrie, the American woman killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza, to her parents.
Why I Had to Leave the Cabinet
By Robin Cook"I cannot defend a war with neither international agreement nor domestic support" - Robin Cook, former leader of the House of Commons who resigned in protest over the Blair government's support of a war on Iraq
Baghdad Sleepwalking Into History
By Robert FiskOn the eve of the imminent war, life in Baghdad goes on as usual, like a sleep walk into history
The Emperor Has Spoken. Let The World Take Heed
By Rahul Mahajan
Bush's twin ultimata, to Iraq and to the United Nations, constituted the final and ultimate declaration of the new New World Order.'Digging Won't Resolve Ayodhya Dispute'
Talking with Professor Irfan HabeebAs a special team of the Archaeological Survey of India begins excavation at the disputed site in Ayodhya, Professor Irfan Habib, speaks about the futility of the exercise.
Old Europe, New Europe - The US illusions
By Tony JudtAs USA is counting on the support of 'New Europe' in its war on Iraq, Tony Judt argues that the 'New Europe' is not as new as US might think