Iraq war
Articles about the US-UK war with Iraq which began in 2003, and opposition to it.
Film Fictions of the Iraq War
Tom Jennings examines television and cinema stories about the US/UK ‘war on terror’ in terms of the notion that ‘war is the health of the state’.
The Ill-Health of the State. Film review / essay – Tom Jennings
Reduction of fire hazard: in the event of firefighter strike or war against Iraq - No War But The Class War
A public-service announcement from Her Majesty's No War But The Class War Office on how to respond to a strike of firefighters or the outbreak of war against Iraq.
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What's Going On - Iraq: Two Years after the 'End' of the War - Red and Black Notes
Red and Black Notes article written 2 years into the invasion of Iraq, looking at what was then happening with the occupation.
At the height of the Vietnam War, singer Edwin Starr asked, "War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing." While the question is still important, we should also ask about the war in Iraq, who is it good for?
Iraq: Oil, Blood and Class - International Bureau for a Revolutionary Party
Article written by the International Bureau for the Revolutionary Party on the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Humanity is once again about to live one of its defining moments. The spectre of war is looming upon us. U.S. imperialism is about to unleash its fury upon the people of Iraq and the attack could be imminent. Every day, the U.S. State apparatus is waging a preparatory propaganda war on the world scale to prepare public opinion for the next bloody onslaught.
Don't talk about the danger of war - unless you are prepared to speak about capitalism! - Internationalist Perspective
Article by Internationalist Perspective on the inevitably capitalist aspects of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq
As the US makes its final preparations for an attack on Iraq, the horror of this impending war, and the massive casualties that will almost certainly result, is blamed on everything except the real cause: the laws of motion of capitalist civilization.
The Gulf War of 2003 - Internationalist Perspective
Article by Internationalist Perspective on the 2003 Gulf War.
Judging from the preparations that are already under way, the American government is dead serious about its intent to invade Iraq. As we write this, US logistical personnel are swarming over the Gulf region. In Persian Gulf states such as Bahrain, Oman and Qatar, munitions are being stocked, harbors are being prepared for the arrival of war ships, bombers and fighter planes are amassed.
The Vietnam Syndrome Revisited - Red and Black Notes
Red and Black Notes article looking at the situation in Iraq as the US becomes bogged down in a long term conflict, and comparing it to previous wars.
In the 1980's, activists produced a button that read "El Salvador is Spanish for Vietnam." Although it provided a punchy reminder of a bloody conflict, the comparison was inappropriate. While the US was supporting a repressive regime against a leftist insurgency, it committed little in the way of troops; moreover, unlike Vietnam, the US was successful in containing the insurgency.
Resistance in Iraq - The Difficult Peace - Red and Black Notes
Red and Black Notes article on the occupation of Iraq and the resistance to this.
The multiple suicide bombings that took place during Ashura and claimed over 140 lives in some of Iraq's main cities indicate that while the war is over, the peace is far from settled.
Iraq - free market Jihad - Red and Black Notes
Red and Black Notes article on the imperialist aims of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
News of the August blackout that left millions in the eastern United States and Canada without power was greeted in Iraq with amusement. "Now they know how we feel," said one Iraqi. Another remarked in acid tones, "I just hope it's not left to the Americans to restore power, or else things will never get put right.
No war but the class war! - Red and Black Notes
From the War in the Gulf, to the War at Home - article from Red and Black Notes on the need to fight the invasion of class war with class struggle at home.
On Wednesday March 19 2003 at about 9:30 PM, the United States and its allies began a murderous assault upon Iraq. The millions in the United States and around the world, who marched against war, have seen their "message" ignored. But war is the health of the modern state. Capital can no more give up war, than it can give up exploitation.
