Eyes Wide Open

FYI: The Bush administration was planning for an Iraq occupation in January 2001.

Use these sources to learn the true costs of occupation, counter media distortions, express cogent arguments against continuing the occupation, explain viable alternatives to the present course, and generate collective action.

No Link between 911 and Iraq/Iraq Not a Viable Threat
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47812-2004Jun16.html
http://www.counterpunch.org/leopold06272003.html

The Financial Costs of War (Current- and Long-Term):
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15499.htm
http://warresisters.org/piechart.htm
http://www.nationalpriorities.org/Cost-of-War/Cost-of-War-3.html

Casualties (American and Civilian):
http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2006/burnham_iraq_2006.html
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/fallen/
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/names.php
http://www.antiwar.com/glantz/?articleid=9937#wounded
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0208/p02s01-ussc.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17315490/site/newsweek/
http://justforeignpolicy.org

US Preparing for US Draft/Allowing “Moral Waivers”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/22/national/main2291979.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/14/national/main2474041.shtml

US Plan for War Against Iran/”The Secret War”
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/hirsch.php?articleid=10360
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/04/abc_news_exclus.html

War Profiteers/Persecution of Whistleblowers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20430153/
http://www.fpif.org/fpifoped/3776
http://www.theglobalist.com/DBWeb/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=2886
http://iraqforsale.org/
http://www.corporatepolicy.org/topics/war.htm

Government/Media Distortions:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/21146

History/Speeches (War is a Racket, A Time to Break Silence, Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex)
http://lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight/main.html
http://www.motherjones.com/news/featurex/2007/03/iraq_101.html
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm

Alliances Between the US and Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein
http://www.rense.com/general14/bushsformer.htm
http://www.counterpunch.org/floyd05122003.html

Humanitarian Crisis/Effects of Depleted Uranium
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/world/middleeast/31oxfam.html
http://www.thewe.cc/weplanet/news/depleted_uranium_iraq_afghanistan_balkans.html

US War-Occupation Creating More Terrorists/Destabilizing Allies
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-britain-iraq-afghanistan.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0822/p03s03-usmi.html
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/206826.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2142774,00.htmlorg/now/shows/314/index.html

PTSD/Amputations/Traumatic Brain Injuries
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/032207B.shtml
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5334479/
http://www.iraqwarveterans.org/ptsd.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-02-28-cover-side_x.htm
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041407D.shtml

Alternative Courses of Action:
http://clw.org/
http://commondreams.org/headlines02/0801-04.htm
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june07/abdullah_03-07.html
http://www.winwithoutwarus.org/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17178274/
http://www.sensiblepriorities.org/pdf/korb_report_Finalb.pdf

Collective Action (Iraq Vets/Religious Organizations/Counter-Recruiting)
http://www.ivaw.org/
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/
http://www.afsc.org/eyes/
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JVP/is_72/ai_n13788119/pg_1

Updated Websites:
http://www.antiwar.com
http://www.truthout.org
http://democracynow.org
http://www.iraqoccupationfocus.org.uk/
http://thinkprogress.org/?tag=Iraq2
http://icasualties.org/oif/
http://www.nationalpriorities.org