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Today, 6.5 billion
humans depend entirely on oil for food, energy, plastics &
chemicals.
George Bush's
"war on terror" happens where 3/4 of the world's remaining
oil and natural gas is located.
According to Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (O.E.C.D.) data, the Middle-East holds
70% of the world oil reserves while North America and Europe will
run out of oil in 2010 at their current rate of production...
The
Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror
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Antiwar.com
Providing breaking news as well as action information, this site is very
informative for any activist.
Baghdad.com
This World News Network portal gathers breaking news articles about Iraq
from a diverse news sources on issues ranging from Iraq’s economy,
energy, politics, health, as well as Iraq’s diversity.
Electronic Iraq
A news portal that gathers breaking news, facts, and on-scene reports
from Iraq.
Baghdad
Bulletin
IRIN
News Service
The IRIN news service provides coverage of Iraq from a humanitarian
perspective.
Voices in the Wilderness
Voices in the Wilderness is a joint US/UK campaign to end the economic
sanctions and military warfare against the people of Iraq. Since March
1996, over sixty Voices delegations have traveled to Iraq.
Humanitarian and Human Rights Concerns
NOTE: Due to current conditions in Iraq, some of these organizations are
not actively conducting humanitarian work.
American Friends
Service Committee
This is the American Friends Service Committee's Iraq Aftermath: The
Human Faces of War website. It includes correspondents' reports, relief
updates, and personal stories.
Amnesty
International Iraq Crisis Page
This website gives in depth coverage of the human rights violations in
Iraq throughout the pre- and post-war period. It offers solutions to
these abuses and ways in which you can help.
Human Rights
Watch: Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan
Includes alerts and reports on the human rights situation in Iraq.
International Humanitarian Law
in Iraq Monitoring Site
This portal, updated daily, provides users with a searchable database of
links to research, reference materials, and news on International
Humanitarian Law in Iraq.
International
Red Cross Focus on Iraq
The International Red Cross website provides coverage of the
humanitarian crisis in Iraq as well as detailing how organizations like
themselves are attempting to alleviate the suffering. The field reports
chronicle humanitarian concerns and their degree of severity in various
regions of Iraq.
ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The site includes press releases about
the latest humanitarian aid developments in Iraq.
Casualties of Iraqi War
Dissident
Voice
The Military Death Toll While Enforcing the Occupation of Iraq: A Weekly
Data Sheet of US-uk Military Fatalities Post-May 1, 2003
Iraq Body Count
Iraq Body Count serves to provide an accurate, independent and
comprehensive body count of civilians who have been killed in Iraq as a
result of actions by the U.S. military and its allies. The complete
database for the reported deaths is also located on the website.
Costs of War
Costs of War
This site provides a running tally of US dollars spent on the war in
Iraq and compares it to money spent on education in the US.

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