Resources
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Addicted to War: Why the US Can't Kick Militarism -- Hard-hitting, carefully documented, and heavily illustrated, Addicted to War reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read it to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who pays--and who dies.
Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World -- In this classic work, Edward Said reveals the hidden agendas and distortions of fact that underlie even the most "objective" coverage of the Islamic world.
Iraq Under Siege: The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War -- In this moving collection, leading voices against the sanctions document the human, environmental, and social toll of the United States-led war against Iraq, ending with concrete ideas on how people can help end the sanctions.
Know Justice, Know Peace: A 12-Step Program for Building Global Security -- Most Americans believe the United States is a beacon of freedom, a symbol of righteousness to people everywhere. Unfortunately, much of the rest of the world thinks differently. For most Americans, the US is a land of liberty and a shining example of democracy. For many people in other countries, the US is an empire that does not promote abroad the democratic principles it preaches at home. This bookletÑat once analytic and inspirationalÑlays out a step-by-step program for creating a safer world for all peoples. It shows why current US policies are flawed, and shows what we can do to make them right. The first step toward the elusive goal of global security is global justice.
Power and Terror: Post-9/11 Talks and Interviews -- Noam Chomsky presents his latest thinking on terrorism, US foreign policy, and the meaning and true impact of militarism in the world today. Beginning with the fundamental principle that the exercise of violence against civilian populations is terror, regardless of whether the perpetrator is an underground network of Muslim extremists or the most powerful state in the world, Chomsky challenges the United States to apply to itself the moral standards it demands of others.
Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower -- On September 11, four planes were hijacked and terrorists proceeded to carry out the most devastating attack on American soil in history. The physical destruction and personal suffering caused by the attacks has been immense. In addition to punishing the perpetrators, we must not allow the event to pass without deriving important lessons from it. Clearly, the most important lesson to be learned is the answer to the question "Why?" Whatever we think we know about US foreign policy, WilliamBlum's Rogue State makes it clear that we don't know nearly enough.
Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You -- Acclaimed political analyst Norman Solomon and veteran foreign correspondent Reese Erlich explore the realities underlying arguments for and against the invasion of Iraq and illuminate ways U.S. media have helped market an unprecedented war.
Terrorism and War -- Extrapolated from new interviews conducted with Howard Zinn since the tragic events of September 11 and the bombing campaign against Afghanistan, this is Zinn's most up-to-date thinking on war, terrorism, and the new global order, the growth of the American empire, as well as the long tradition of resistance in this country to US militarism.
Terrorism, Theirs & Ours -- In part one, Eqbal Ahmad holds up the concepts of "terrorist" and "freedom fighter," to US foreign policy. What do these terms mean? Where do they apply? How can the roots of political violence be stemmed? In part two, David Barsamian interviews Ahmad about Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Afghanistan, the Taliban, Muslim Fundamentalism, and US foreign policy. An invaluable primer.
War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You To Know -- William Rivers Pitt offers a non-partisan analysis of the current situation, including a brief history, and conducts a pointed interview with former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter to dismantle the myths about Iraq's present weapons program and to uncover the neo- conservative forces behind the White House's fixation on Iraq.
War Plan Iraq: Ten Reasons Against War On Iraq -- Milan Rai brings together arguments that shake Bush and Blair's determination to start an illegal war with Iraq by demonstrating that inspection and monitoring are not only options, they are the only way to ensure real disarmament in Iraq. He also shows that the war would be in violation of international law; that there is no hard evidence that Iraq possesses any weapons of mass destruction; that there is no substantiated connection between the government of Iraq, September 11th, and the al Qaeda network; and that the proposed war carries a high risk of triggering a humanitarian disaster in Iraq, especially for the Kurds of northern Iraq.
Hidden Wars Of Desert Storm -- The result of a two year investigation, with documents never before seen on television and backed by interviews with the likes of Desert-Storm Commander General Norman Schwarzkopf, former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, former UN Iraq Program Director Dennis Halliday, archival footage, and moving images recently brought back from Iraq.
In Shifting Sands: The Truth About UNSCOM and the Disarming of Iraq -- Written and directed by Scott Ritter, former United Nations Chief Inspector in Iraq, this documentary looks at the complex issues surrounding the interplay between the United States, the United Nations, and Iraq in regard to Iraq's obligation to be disarmed of its weapons of mass destruction. It also depicts how the UN weapons inspectors were undermined and betrayed by Iraq, the UN, and the US.
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times -- The latest on Noam Chomsky's thinking, filmed in a lengthy interview and a series of public talks. Beginning with the fundamental principle that the exercise of violence against civilian populations is terror, regardless of whether the perpetrator is an underground network of Muslim extremists or the most powerful state in the world, Chomsky challenges the United States to apply to itself the moral standards it demands of others.
Many audio tapes are available, including:
- Terrorism: Theirs and Ours (Eqbal Ahmad)
- History of US Mideast Policy: Motives and Consequences (Joel Beinin)
- US Iraq Policy: Motives & Consequences (Noam Chomsky)
- Sanctions in Iraq: A Human Rights Catastrophe (Denis Halliday)
- Iraq: the Impact of Sanctions & US Policy (Denis Halliday & Phyllis Bennis)
