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[casi] FW: Special MERIP Publication: Why Another War? (2nd ed.)



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From: MERIP Media [mailto:ctoensing@merip.org]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 11:39 AM
To: merip-pins@merip.biglist.com
Subject: Special MERIP Publication: Why Another War? (2nd ed.)

For immediate release December 11, 2002

Special MERIP Publication
Why Another War? A Backgrounder on the Iraq Crisis (Second Edition)

As Washington examines Iraq's 11,807-page declaration of its past and
allegedly current programs for weapons of mass destruction, US-led military
intervention to remove Saddam Hussein's regime still appears to be a likely
denouement to the crisis. While Bush claims that "America speaks with one
voice" on the urgent need to topple Hussein, demonstrations across
the country show that much of the US public has not accepted the
administration's case for war.

The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) has published an
updated second edition of a concise 16-page primer by Sarah Graham-Brown,
author of Sanctioning Saddam (1999), and Chris Toensing, editor of Middle
East Report, offering answers to the major questions swirling around the
Iraq crisis of 2002.

Does Saddam Hussein's regime pose a "mortal threat" to the US and Iraq's
neighbors? How have sanctions imposed after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait
affected ordinary Iraqis? How has the Iraqi regime stayed in power despite
its defeat in the Gulf war and a decade of sanctions? Has the US attempted
to end the 12-year confrontation between Iraq and the UN through peaceful
diplomacy? What drives the Bush administration's policy of "regime change"?

The second edition of MERIP's Iraq backgrounder is available online at:
http://www.merip.org

Ideal for use in classrooms and at teach-ins or special events, MERIP's Iraq
backgrounder is also available in print at no charge, while supplies last.
To order copies or for further information, contact MERIP at
ctoensing@merip.org or call (202) 223-3677.



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