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From: Richard Sanders <ad207_-at-_freenet.carleton.ca>
To: ad207_-at-_freenet.carleton.ca
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 12:24:05 -0400
Greetings!
The upcoming issue of COAT's magazine, "Press for Conversion!", focuses on
the timely theme:
"Real Reasons for the Invasion of Iraq."
(See the Table of Contents below.)
If you would like a free copy of this issue of our magazine:
(1) simply reply to this email before Saturday, October 19, and
(2) be sure to send your complete street address in Canada:
Name:
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Address:
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Let's hope that with our continued peace education efforts we can help to
turn the tide of public opinion against the imminent invasion of Iraq!
In solidarity,
Richard Sanders
Coordinator, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT)
Editor, Press for Conversion!
PS The coupon at the end of this email can be used by folks outside Canada
to purchase a copy of this issue. It can also be used to subscribe, order
extra copies and/or donate to our peace efforts.
PPS Here's the Table of Contents:
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Press for Conversion! Issue #49 (October 2002)
Published quarterly by the Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade
“Real Reasons for the Invasion of Iraq”
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IRAQI HISTORY 101
· Previously Engineered "Regime Changes" in Iraq
By Helen Shooter, Socialist Worker.
· Iraq: A Century of War and Rebellion
From Practical History, London, May 2000.
· The British Use of Chemical Weapons in Iraq
By Geoff Simons, author of The Scourging of Iraq: Sanctions and Iraq,
Primus Inter Pariahs: A Crisis Chronology 1997-1998 (1999).
· The CIA's Favorite Coup Brought Ba'ath Party to Power
By Andrew and Patrick Cockburn, from Out of the Ashes, The Resurrection of
Saddam Hussein (2000).
CRUDE GREED FOR OIL
· Iraq: New Great Game
By Rahul Mahajan, Green Party candidate for Governor of Texas and author of
The New Crusade: America’s War on Terrorism (2002).
· "Iraq is a Rich Prize"
By the Editorial Committee, World Socialist Web Site.
· The Struggle for "Free Access" to Middle East Oil
By James A. Paul, Executive Director of Global Policy Forum, New York, and
Chair of the NGO Working Group on the Security Council.
· "Uninterrupted, Secure Access to Gulf Oil"
By Stephen Gowans, editor, What’s Left in Suburbia? website.
· The Bush Administration's Master Oil Plan
By Michael T. Klare, professor of peace & world security studies, Hampshire
College, Amherst, Mass., and author of Resource Wars: The New Landscape of
Global Conflict (2001).
· Oil Wars: Mideast, Central Asia, Africa and Latin America
By Gopal Dayaneni, oil campaign coordinator, Project Underground and Bob
Wing, managing editor, War Times.
· Quotations Highlighting Oil as Motive for War
By the Center for Cooperative Research, from “Ulterior Motives, The Push
For War on Iraq.”
REGIME CHANGE... IN SAUDI ARABIA?
· Is U.S. Arms Buildup in Response to Saudi Crisis?
By Peter Dale Scott, poet, former professor of English, University of
California, Berkeley, and author of numerous books, including Deep Politics
and the Death of JFK (1993, 1996).
· Saudi Arabia: The Sarajevo of the 21st Century?
By Michael C. Ruppert, former narcotics officer with the Los Angeles Police
Department and now publisher of the “From the Wilderness” website.
· Saudi Oil, Nazi Power, the CIA and Bush Family Profits
By Richard Sanders, coordinator, Coalition to Oppose the Arms and editor of
Press for Conversion!
· Trade Losing Control of Saudi Arabia
By John Pilger, war correspondent, author of The New Rulers of the World
(2002) and documentary filmmaker, most recently, “Palestine is Still the
Issue” (2002).
· Covering Up Saudi Support for Terror
By John Loftus, former U.S. Justice Department prosecutor, co-author of The
Secret War Against the Jews (1994) and private attorney who has helped
hundreds of intelligence agents publish hidden secrets.
· Greed for Oil Fuels Saddam Fever
By Anthony Sampson, author of Sovereign State of ITT (1974), Seven Sisters
(1976) and Arms Bazaar (1978).
FEEDING THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
· Arms Companies: Profiting from 9/11 and War
By Jennifer del Rosario-Malonzo
· U.S. Hawks Need a "Perpetual War"
By George Monbiot, Honorary Professor at the Department of Politics, Keele
University, columnist for the Guardian and author of Captive State: The
Corporate Takeover of Britain (2000).
· Post-9/11 Windfalls for Arms Manufacturers
By Michelle Ciarrocca, an analyst with the Arms Trade Resource Center who
writes for Foreign Policy In Focus.
· The U.S. Threat to World Peace
By Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa.
HOMELAND INSECURITY
· Wag the Puppy: New Twist in Media War
By Norman Solomon, executive director, Institute for Public Accuracy;
syndicated columnist of “Media Beat” and author of The Habits of Highly
Deceptive Media (1999).
· Managing Domestic Crises
By the Center for Cooperative Research, from “Ulterior Motives, The Push
For War on Iraq.”
· Maintaining Political Control
By the Editorial Committee, World Socialist Web Site.
· Beating the Patriotic "Drums of War"
Interview with Howard Zinn, emeritus professor of history, Boston College,
an activist, playwright and author of many books including A People’s
History of the United States (1980, 2000) and Terrorism and War (2002).
· War is the Republican's Ultimate Wedge Issue
By Matthew Miller, a senior fellow at Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA.
· “Focus on War” is a Pre-election Ploy for Votes
By Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President.
· Whacking Foreigners Wins Votes
By George Monbiot, Honorary Professor, Department of Politics, Keele
University; author of Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain (2000).
THE QUEST FOR GLOBAL CONTROL
· “Regime Change” Planned Before Bush was President
By Neil Mackay, Home Affairs Editor, The Sunday Herald (Scotland).
· The Latest Opportunity to Expand Global Power
Interview with Howard Zinn, emeritus professor of history, Boston College,
an activist, playwright and author of many books including A People’s
History of the United States (1980, 2000) and Terrorism and War (2002).
· Plundering the Globe with Wars of Conquest
By the Editorial Board, World Socialist Web Site.
· The Logic of Empire
By George Monbiot, Honorary Professor, Department of Politics, Keele
University, columnist for the Guardian and author of Captive State: The
Corporate Takeover of Britain (2000).
· Shaping the Middle East to Suit U.S. Interests
· Encouraging a 'Clash of Civilization'
· Serving Israeli Interests
By the Center for Cooperative Research, from “Ulterior Motives, The Push
For War on Iraq.”
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(Note: Press for Conversion! also contains VANA Update, the national
newsletter of Veterans Against Nuclear Arms.)
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