Iraq under siege
Subtitle: the deadly impact of sanctions and war
By: edited by Anthony Arnove ; with essays by Ali Abunimah ... [et al.].
Contributors: Arnove, Anthony, 1969-; Abunimah, Ali.
Publisher: South End Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Economic sanctions -- Iraq; Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Economic aspects; Iraq -- Economic conditions
Description: In this collection, leading voices against the sanctions document the human, environmental and social toll of the United States- and UK-led war against Iraq.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / -- Anthony Arnove -- Part 1: The; title: roots of US/UK policy --; title: America's war against Iraq : 1990-1999 -- Naseer Aruri; title: Iraq : the impact of sanctions and US policy -- Phyllis Bennis and Denis J. Halliday; interviewed by David Barsamian; title: US Iraq policy : motives and consequences -- Noam Chomsky -- Part 2:; title: Myths and realities --; title: Collateral damage -- John Pilger; title: Myths and realities regarding Iraq and sanctions -- Voices in the Wilderness -- The; title: media's deadly spin on Iraq -- Ali Abunimah and Rania Masri -- The; title: hidden war -- Robert Fisk; title: One Iraqi's story -- Howard Zinn -- Part 3:; title: Life under sanctions --; title: Raising voices : the children of Iraq, 1990-1999 -- Kathy Kelly; title: Targets - not victims -- Barbara Nimri Aziz; title: Sanctions : killing a country and a people -- George Capaccio -- Part 4:; title: Documenting the impact of sanctions --; title: Sanctions, food, nutrition, and health in Iraq -- Peter L. Pellett; title: Toxic pollution, the Gulf War, and sanctions -- Huda S. Ammash -- Part 5:; title: Activist responses --; title: Sanctions are weapons of mass destruction -- Noam Chomsky ... [et al.]; title: Building the movement to end sanctions -- Sharon Smith; title: Resources : organizations working to end sanctions on Iraq.