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Resources
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Set us free!
Set us free!
Let us be born
Through the debris
That your shafts will make,
You, the god of bombs
The creator of Death
And of the end of all living things
You, who want to obliterate our mothers
Before we can see the light
Before we can smell the scents
Of the million flowers to come
That are still in the bud
Flower buds that want to be born, like us
Who also suddenly will be stilled to Death
--- By your bombings in Iraq!!!
(Written in the context of the impending war in Iraq, by Brother
Jarlath D'Souza, CSC, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 9, 2003)
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Latest
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Cáritas
analiza en Bagdad las prioridades humanitarias tras la guerra,
ZENIT.org, Abr. 28
In
Baghdad, families bury family, N.Y.Times, Apr. 15 Iraq's
Fall Amplifies Arabs' Frustration, L.A. Times, Apr. 15
Santa
Sede: La Iglesia, lista para colaborar en la reconstrucción de
Irak, ZENIT.org, Abr. 10
Cáritas
en Irak pide «calma» y «claridad» para actuar de manera
adecuada, ZENIT.org, Abr. 10
Doubt
and Fear in Arab World, CNN.com/WORLD, Apr. 10
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Prayer Resources
Theological Reflection
Resources
Social Analysis Resources
- Iraq
Facts and Chronology 1990-2002
- Background
on Sanctions, from The Fellowship of Reconciliation
- Why
Invade Iraq, from Blueprint for Social Justice
- War
on Iraq?
Some Reflections on the Economics of the Issue,
by Sister Amata Miller, IHM
- The Cost of Invading Iraq,
from The National Priorities Project
- Iraq
War Could Put 10 Million In Need of Aid, U.N. Reports
- Collateral
Damage: the health and environmental costs of war on Iraq,
from Medact
- Talking
Points: Why We Oppose War with Iraq, from
Fellowship of Reconciliation
- Summary
of the Iraq Crisis
- Costs
and Consequences of War in Iraq
- Alternatives
to War with Iraq: Kroc Institute for International Peace
Studies Resources
- "Contested
Case: Do the Facts Justify the Case for War in Iraq," by
David Cortright, Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez and Linda Gerber,
Kroc Institute/Fourth Freedom Forum Policy Brief F8 (February 2003).
[complete
report] [executive
summary]
- Prepare
for Peace in Iraq, from KAIROS, Statement on Iraq and
background
- Questions For Reflection/Discussion
Suggested Actions
- Continue
to educate yourself and others about Iraq:
- Check
this website often for updated information.
- Use
the links
below to connect with other organizations working
for peace.
- Voice your opposition to the war:
- U.S.
citizens: contact
President Bush and Congress to voice opposition to
war with Iraq.
- Citizens
of other countries: contact your
government officials and urge them to oppose war.
- Sign
the Iraq
Peace Pledge
- Participate
in the weekly Holy Cross Fast
For Peace on Wednesdays.
- Urge
Church leaders in your country to speak out against war with Iraq.
- Publicize
the statements of Pope John Paul II and other church leaders
opposing war.
- Organize
public prayer vigils/peace demonstrations in your locale.
- Pray
for peace with Iraq in your local communities and at parish
Eucharistic celebrations.
Other Resources
- Websites of Groups Working to Stop the War
- Global Perspectives
- Cáritas
analiza en Bagdad las prioridades humanitarias tras la guerra,
ZENIT.org, Abr. 28
- In
Baghdad, families bury family, New York Times, Apr. 15
- Iraq's
Fall Amplifies Arabs' Frustration, New York Times, Apr. 15
- Santa
Sede: La Iglesia, lista para colaborar en la reconstrucción de
Irak, ZENIT.org, Abr. 10
- Cáritas
en Irak pide «calma» y «claridad» para actuar de manera
adecuada, ZENIT.org, Abr. 10
- Doubt
and Fear in Arab World, CNN.com/WORLD, Apr. 10
- Cáritas
en Bagdad pide medicamentos básicos para atender a los
damnificados, ZENIT.org, Abr. 7
- El
análisis de la guerra en Irak del cardenal de Quito,
ZENIT.org, Abr. 7
- The Bangladesh Daily Star: Front Page
- Catholic Information Service for Africa, Mar. 20
- KAIROS: Canadian
Ecumenical Justice Initiatives Statement Regarding the War against
Iraq, Mar. 21
- Statement
from "The World March of Women" against war in Iraq
- Global
Women's Project Speaks Against War
- Caritas Getting Ready to Respond to the Effects
of War in Iraq, English,
Español,
zenit.org, Mar. 18
- Canada
will not participate in War: PM, Globe and Mail Update
with Canadian Press, Mar. 17
- Africa advocacy
groups urge African
Members of UN Security Council to Vote Against War
- Guerra
y ética, from Leonardo Boff
- At
UN, Vatican Envoy States Cause for Peace, Catholic World News,
Feb. 20
- Canada
Rules Out Joining Solo U.S. Attack on Iraq
- Obispos
chilenos piden oración y manifestaciones públicas en favor de la
paz
- Ataque
preventivo: Una espada de doble filo
- Pax
Christi International supports French-German Plan for Iraq,
13 February
- Verbatim:
The Franco-German Russian Declaration
- "Il
y a encore une alternative (...), nous en sommes sûrs"
In English
- Para
dizer não - 15 de fevereiro contra a guerra, MST Informa
Ugente
- ZENIT.org Feb. 10,
2003, Feb. 7, 2003 articles in
Portuguese
- Pope
takes issue with America's 'just war'
From Richard Owen in Rome
- A statement
from European church leaders,
meeting in Berlin, February 5, 2003
- Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale
(AQOCI)
- Collectif
ECHEC A LA GUERRE
- India's
Bishops Oppose War on Iraq,
Catholic World News, Feb. 4, 2003
- Filipinas:
Cristianos y musulmanes unidos por la paz en Mindanao
- Southern
African Catholic Bishops' Conference Press Statement, Jan. 31,
2003
- Filipino
Bishops Oppose Iraq Military Strike, Catholic World News, Jan.
28, 2003
- 6
Reasons Why So Many Allies Want Bush To Slow Down, by Johanna
McGeary, Time, Jan. 26, 2003
- Gunning
for War, by Mohsin Hamid, Time, Jan. 20, 2003
- "The
Gathering Storm", Simon Elegant/Kuala Lumpur,
Time, Jan, 20, 2003. Many Asians are voicing strong
opposition to another conflict in Iraq.
- "War
Solves Nothing",
By Lally
Weymouth and Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, Feb. 3, 2003. Malaysia’s
prime minister gives voice to the international frustration over
Washington’s hardheaded approach to Iraq.
- Iraqi
War Will Deepen Africa’s Economic Woes, Says Mbeki,
by Matome Sebelebele, Pretoria, allAfrica.com, Jan. 29, 2003. African Union (AU)
chairperson and South African President Thabo Mbeki has warned of
a devastating economic decline in the continent in the event of
war.
- U.S. Perspectives
- What
We Do Now; A Peace Agenda, The Nation, Apr. 3
- Hospitals Overwhelmed By Living and the Dead,
washingtonpost.com, Apr. 8
- Dread
on Arrival, New York Times, Apr. 8
- George
W. Queeg,
by Paul Krugman, The New York Times, Mar.14
- Second
US Diplomat resigns over Iraq Policy, Wire Services, Mar. 10
- Bush
Sr. warning over unilateral action,
Times Online, Mar. 10
- U.S.
Diplomat Resigns over Iraq Policy, Veterans for Peace, Feb. 27
- A Statement By
President Carter: An Alternative To War, Jan. 31, 2003
- "CIA
Intelligence Refutes Bush's War Rhetoric", David
Corn, The Nation, Oct. 10, 2002. Information from the CIA
which seriously questions Mr. Bush's position on the war.
- "Help
Us to Stop the War", Scott Ritter, The Guardian/UK,
Oct. 7, 2002. Discusses the legality and constitutionality
of the war.
- "Letter
by Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark to UN Security Council", Sept. 20, 2002. A call to
the UN Security Council to think in terms of the mission of
the UN.
- "Medical
Consequences of Attaching Iraq", Helen Caldicott, San
Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 10, 2002. Discusses the effects of
radiation on the body.
- "Moving
from a Culture of War to a Culture of Peace", David
Adams, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Sept./Oct. 2002, pp. 26-28. Discusses the
components of the culture of war
and the culture of peace which offer
suggestions for action.
- "The
Case Against War", Stephen Zunes, The Nation, Sept.
30, 2002, pp. 11-16. Contains eight principal arguments put
forward by proponents of a US invasion of Iraq, each followed by a
rebuttal.
- "The
Rush to War", Richard Falk, The Nation, Aug 19/26,
2002. Comment on the constitution and the process of the
administration in moving toward war.
- "U.S.
Double Standards", Stephen Zunes, The Nation, Oct.
14, 2002. Argues that points put forth by the administration
justifying the invasion of Iraq are points that are operative in
other parts of the world which the administration ignores.
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