"Sanctions are the economic nuclear bomb." CCPI is dedicated to ending the economic sanctions imposed on Iraq by members of the United Nations Security Council. According to UNICEF, the sanctions have, to date, contributed to the deaths of half a million children under age five. More about the purpose of CCPI.
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Two hundred came out to protest the sanctions
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On a Decade of Sanctions
- Coverage of the A6 Actions in Washington D.C.
- Middle East Report issue 215 (Summer 2000)
- San Francisco Chronicle op-ed (8/6/00)
- Sunday Independent article (8/6/00)
- Cape Cod Times column (8/8/00)
Introduction to U.N./U.S. Sanctions on Iraq
- Seattle Times editorial (2/00)
- San Jose Mercury News editorial (8/99)
- Chicago Tribune editorial (9/99)
- New England Journal of Medicine editorial (4/97)
- Common Ground interview with Bert Sacks (12/98)
- 10 Frequently Asked Questions about Iraq (3/00)
- South End Press' Iraq Under Siege: The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War (3/00)
Top U.N. Officials Speak on the Sanctions
- Top U.N. Officials Answer Common Misconceptions
- Carol Bellamy, UNICEF Executive Director
- Hans von Sponeck, former UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq
- Summary & Transcript of meeting with WPSR delegates in Baghdad (4/99)
- Transcript of a speech, London (5/00)
- Denis Halliday, former UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq
Other Points of View
- Phyllis Bennis: "IRAQ: Economic Sanctions, Disarmament and U.S. Policy" (2/99)
- The Economist: "When sanctions don’t work" (4/00)
- Uri Geller: Offers a balanced and compassionate position on the sanctions and insists - "Saddam is our enemy. The children are not." (1999)
- Gerri Haynes: "Compassion for the Children" (2/99)
- John Pilger: A speech at "A Day and Night for the People of Iraq" (5/00)
- Scott Ritter: Interview with the former weapons inspector for UNSCOM (6/99)
- Bert Sacks: Assessment of the 1999 UNICEF and U.S. State Department Reports (9/99)
- Geoff Simons: "Iraq: Who's to Blame?", from "The Link" (10/99)
- U.S. Congressional Staff Delegation: Iraq Trip Report (3/00)
- Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Senior U.S. officers & medical doctors: On destruction of civilian infrastructure and consequences (6/91, 9/92, 4/97)
Related Web Sites
- Iraq: Paying the Price, extensive reporting and analysis by John Pilger, including video clips from his documentary "Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq."
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Special Report
- Letters to the Editor in response to the Special Report.
- Cover Letter by Sen. Patty Murray distributed with the report to every member of the US Senate.
- Cover Letter by Rep. George Nethercutt distributed with the report to every member of the US House of Representatives.
- The Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism which the P-I received for the Special Report.
- Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq (Cambridge, England)
- Newsletter (5/00) and Proceedings from November 1999 conference.
- Education for Peace in Iraq Center (Washington, D.C.)
- Iraq Action Coalition
- Voices in the Wilderness (Chicago)
- New Internationalist magazine issue 316 (Oxford, England)
- U.N. Office of the Iraq Programme, for documents and information on the oil-for-food program.
Help Make A Difference
- Start by informing yourself or helping to inform others. Resource List & Order Form.
- Invite a local speaker to talk about sanctions at your school, church, club, or home. (Outside of Washington state, see the IAC's Speakers List.)
- Contact our local newspapers.
- Let your local media know Ten Important Reasons why they should prepare now to cover Iraq in August.
- Write or call your representatives in government.
- Participate in the Campaign of Conscience, joining others nationwide in challenging the U.S. embargo. In the Pacific Northwest, see INOC. For national info, see FOR and AFSC.
- Help support the four Northwest residents and Voices in the Wilderness who are being threatened with $163,000 in fines by the U.S. Treasury Department for bringing medical supplies and toys to Iraq.
- Contact us -- to join our mailing list -- to request videos, audio cassettes, reprints, or books -- to volunteer your help -- to make a donation -- or come to a meeting or event. For past events, see our Past Events page.
Contact InformationWrite to: CCPIc/o WWFOR 225 North 70th St. Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: 206-789-5565 E-mail: wwfor@connectexpress.com Web: www.scn.org/ccpi Maintained by Andrew Fung . Last updated on August 9, 2000. |
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