In this critically acclaimed collection, leading voices against the sanctions document the human, environmental, and social toll of the US- and UK-led war against Iraq. This updated edition examines the current drive to invade Iraq as part of George Bush's and Tony Blair's global 'war on terrorism', even though no evidence exists that ties Iraq to the tragic events of September 11. Carefully documented, thoroughly researched, and written in clear language, Iraq Under Siege is invaluable for anyone wanting to understand the roots of US and UK policy in Iraq and the Middle East. The volume also includes photographs and first-person accounts from Iraq that show the human story of the sanctions, which have now been in place for 12 years, ending with concrete ideas on how people can help end them.
Contributors include Edward Said, John Pilger, Robert Fisk, Noam Chomsky, Denis Halliday, Howard Zinn, Phyllis Bennis, Barbara Nimri Aziz, Kathy Kelly, Rania Masri, Naseer Aruri, Dr. Huda S. Ammash, Sharon Smith, Ali Abunimah.
'Here is a brilliantly collated body of unrelenting, undeniable evidence of the horrors that the U.S government sanctions are visiting upon the people, in particular the children, of Iraq.' Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things
'The arguments for change are convincing. The undecided should pay heed.' The Economist
'This is a very important book and I hope it will be widely read.' Tony Benn, in the New Statesman
'This remarkable book is an invaluable documentation of the tragedy in Iraq, and deserves reading by every citizen interested in the appalling reality of US and UK foreign policy.' Edward W. Said
CONTENTS:
Denis Halliday: Preface
Anthony Arnove: Introduction
PART I: The Roots of US/UK Policy
Noam Chomsky: US Iraq Policy: Motives and Consequences
Naseer Aruri: US Policy on Iraq in the 1990s
Phyllis Bennis and Denis Halliday: Iraq: The Impact of Sanctions and U.S. Policy
John Pilger: Bleeding a Nation
PART II: Life Under Sanctions
Kathy Kelly
Raising Voices: The Children of Iraq 1990-1999
George Capaccio Killing a Country and a People
Barbara Nimri Aziz Targets--Not Victims
PART III: Documenting the Impact of Sanctions
Dr. Huda S. Ammash: The Impact of Sanctions on the Environment & Health in Iraq
Dr. Peter Pellett: Sanctions, Food, Nutrition, and Health in Iraq
PART IV: Myths and Realities
Voices in the Wilderness: Ten Myths About Sanctions
Rania Masri and Ali Abunimah: The Media's Deadly Spin on Iraq
Howard Zinn: One Iraqi's Story
Robert Fisk: The Hidden War
PART V: Activist Responses
Edward Said, Noam Chomsky, et al: Signature Ad Against Sanctions
Noam Chomsky: Sanctions as Biological Warfare
Sharon Smith: Building the Movement to End Sanctions
Appendix
Key Organizations Working to End Sanctions
Index
Contributors include Edward Said, John Pilger, Robert Fisk, Noam Chomsky, Denis Halliday, Howard Zinn, Phyllis Bennis, Barbara Nimri Aziz, Kathy Kelly, Rania Masri, Naseer Aruri, Dr. Huda S. Ammash, Sharon Smith, Ali Abunimah.
'Here is a brilliantly collated body of unrelenting, undeniable evidence of the horrors that the U.S government sanctions are visiting upon the people, in particular the children, of Iraq.' Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things
'The arguments for change are convincing. The undecided should pay heed.' The Economist
'This is a very important book and I hope it will be widely read.' Tony Benn, in the New Statesman
'This remarkable book is an invaluable documentation of the tragedy in Iraq, and deserves reading by every citizen interested in the appalling reality of US and UK foreign policy.' Edward W. Said
CONTENTS:
Denis Halliday: Preface
Anthony Arnove: Introduction
PART I: The Roots of US/UK Policy
Noam Chomsky: US Iraq Policy: Motives and Consequences
Naseer Aruri: US Policy on Iraq in the 1990s
Phyllis Bennis and Denis Halliday: Iraq: The Impact of Sanctions and U.S. Policy
John Pilger: Bleeding a Nation
PART II: Life Under Sanctions
Kathy Kelly
Raising Voices: The Children of Iraq 1990-1999
George Capaccio Killing a Country and a People
Barbara Nimri Aziz Targets--Not Victims
PART III: Documenting the Impact of Sanctions
Dr. Huda S. Ammash: The Impact of Sanctions on the Environment & Health in Iraq
Dr. Peter Pellett: Sanctions, Food, Nutrition, and Health in Iraq
PART IV: Myths and Realities
Voices in the Wilderness: Ten Myths About Sanctions
Rania Masri and Ali Abunimah: The Media's Deadly Spin on Iraq
Howard Zinn: One Iraqi's Story
Robert Fisk: The Hidden War
PART V: Activist Responses
Edward Said, Noam Chomsky, et al: Signature Ad Against Sanctions
Noam Chomsky: Sanctions as Biological Warfare
Sharon Smith: Building the Movement to End Sanctions
Appendix
Key Organizations Working to End Sanctions
Index