Background

   In order to be an effective and convincing advocate for the children and people of Iraq, it is important to familiarize yourself with the essential background material on the issue. Several important books have been written, including (by no means an exhaustive list):

1. Beyond the Storm (Bennis & Moushabeck, 1991)
   
2. The Gulf War Reader (Sifry & Cerf, 1991)
   
3. The Fire This Time (Clark, 1992)
   
4. Collateral Damage (Peters, 1992)
5. Metal of Dishonor (International Action Center, 1997)
   
6. Challenge to Genocide (Clark, 1998)
7. Iraq Under Siege (Arnove, 2000)

Available below are several multi-page documents of background information:

1. Forum on Iraq (12/29/98), with Hussein Ibish, Rear Admiral Eugene Carroll, Denis Halliday, Ambassador Clovis Maksoud, and Phyllis Bennis
2. STRATFOR's Global Intelligence Update (5/20/99)
3. Noam Chomsky I
4. Noam Chomsky II
5. Edward Said (2/24/98)
6. Fact Sheet I (3/22/98)--Items prohibited by sanctions
7. Fact Sheet II (2/17/98)
8. Fact Sheet III (3/22/99)
9. Proceedings from the National Organizing Conference on Iraq (10/15-17/99)

Please do not feel that you have to master all of the above material before taking action. If you look over this information for a few hours, you will know more than 99.9% of the American public.