War in Iraq Pathfinder

Introduction:

Whether the United States should have gotten involved in the war with Iraq is a very controversial topic. Many people support the invasion of Iraq and think that the Iraqis deserve a new government supported by the US. However, many others don’t, saying that the US should stay out of Iraq because there is no direct threat. This pathfinder is designed to help guide undecided people to resources that will help them take a position on the essential question of whether the war was justified or not.

Dewey/Library of Congress Number/Circulating Works:

· DS36-39 – History of Arab Countries

· DS41-66 – History of the Middle East

· DS67-79.9 – History of Iraq

· E840 – US Diplomatic History

· E881-884 – Bush Administration, 1989-93

· E885-889 – Clinton Administration, 1993-01

· KZ – Law of Nations

Online Databases:

· BigChalk Library

· Galenet

o Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

§ Iraq

· Time Magazine Cover Search

o Keyword “Iraq”

Gateway Sites on the Internet:

Against the War

· The Nation. No War with Iraq http://thenation.com/directory/view.mhtml?t=040307

o This gateway site has articles and links for related sites against the invasion of Iraq.

Specific Web Sites:

These are the best web sites to look at when researching the war with Iraq because they provide a lot of valid information and are credible sources.

Against the War

· United for Peace and Justice http://www.unitedforpeace.org/

o This site is a national campaign that brings together a broad range of organizations throughout the United States to help coordinate work against a US war on Iraq.

· Stop the War Coalition http://www.stopwar.org.uk/

o This site is a UK anti-war organization that provides news, articles, mailing lists, a calendar of peace events, and photos.

· National Network to End the War with Iraq http://www.endthewar.org/default-new.htm

o This site has articles and other websites posted on it as well as petitions for people to sign to help end the war.

· No War on Iraq http://www.nowaroniraq/org/

o A clearinghouse of news, information, and opinions for people and organizations opposed to a war on Iraq.

Supporting the War

· Supporting US War on Iraq http://www.u.arizona.edu/~landolt/international_relations/supporting_us_war_on_iraq.htm

o Articles about legitimizing war in Iraq by Daniel Pipes of the National Review Online, Amy Ridenour of the National Center for Public Policy Analysis, and Thomas L. Friedman.

· War. US http://www.war.us/news/sleepercells.html

o News from WorldNetDaily.com supporting the US military in the defense of freedom.

Primary Sources:

· War in Iraq http://www.boston.com/news/packages/iraq/misc/text.htm

o Links to speeches, resolutions, and reports concerning the war with Iraq.

Organizations/Associations:

· MoveOn.org http://www.moveon.org/nowar/

o To contact or ask questions, send an email to info@moveon.org

Keywords, Related Terms, Subheadings:

· Bush, George

· Economic Sanctions-Iraq

· Hussein, Saddam

· Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988

· Iraq-History

· Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991

· Iraq-Politics and Government

· Kurds-Iraq

· Middle East-History

· Middle East-Politics and Government

· Nuclear Nonproliferation

· United States-Military Relations – Persian Gulf

· Weapons of Mass Destruction-Iraq

4/22/03

Christie Langlois