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Resources for Information and Action

IRAQ WAR AND OCCUPATION

Civilian casualties:

The Iraq Body Count has estimated civilian casualties since the invasion began; the counter is now at about 8000. Includes links to other estimates/projects.

Military casualties:

The most comprehensive tracking of coalition troop deaths and wounded, based on official sources, is the Iraq Casualty Count.

Where the money goes:

News related to private contractors and the Iraq war, beginning March 2003.

Windows on Iraq:

Salam Pax, the "Baghdad blogger" who began posting in September 2002. He now also writes a biweekly column for the UK Guardian.

Riverbend, a 24-year-old woman living in Baghdad (posts since summer 2003).

Iraq Today, news by and for Iraqis, English edition (updated weekly on Mondays).

Informed Comment, news and analysis on Iraqi and related Middle East political developments by Juan Cole, a U. of Michigan history professor. Particularly valuable for reports from Arabic-language media and journals that few others cover.

Occupation Watch, news and analysis from inside Iraq collected by antiwar activists based in Baghdad. Well-categorized by topic.

News and analysis:

The War in Context, policy analysis and news from the Iraq conflict and other U.S.-Middle East issues.

U.S. military in Iraq:

Good suggestions on care packages, support for troops and their families (summer 2003).

Bring Them Home Now, military families organizing against the war.

Other Iraq links:

Future of Iraq Portal -- hundreds of other Iraq-related links.

PEACE AND JUSTICE NETWORKS

United for Peace and Justice, a national coalition that coordinated activities against the war and seeks to end the occupation. RR affiliated with UfPJ this summer.

Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice; good links to other regional organizations.

ALTERNATIVES TO WAR

Friends Committee on National Legislation 'If war is not the answer, what is?'

ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES

Presidential candidates' responses to MoveOn foreign policy questions (June 2003). Includes link to each candidate's official site, where further detail can be found.

CIVIL LIBERTIES

Patriot Watch - news, analysis and links to many other civil liberties sites.

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Rockbridge Response is a network of people in the Rockbridge County, Virginia area. Formed at a community meeting early in January 2003 as Rockbridge Response to War on Iraq, we have been active in many ways: letter writing, lobbying, vigils and demonstrations to prevent a war, as well as providing support to families of local servicemembers, humanitarian aid to Iraqi civilians, and facilitating discussion and study groups. To find out more and get involved, call Nell Lancaster at 540-463-2394, or email nlancaster@rockbridge.net


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