Overseas, June and July 2002

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• Iraq attack plans alarm top military: US and UK commanders 'scratching their heads' to make sense of invasion, Richard Norton-Taylor and Julian Borger, 31 July 2002
• 'UN must sanction' Iraq strike, John Hooper and Richard Norton-Taylor, 31 July 2002
• Profound Effect on US Economy Seen in a War on Iraq, Patrick E. Tyler and Richard W. Stevenson, 30 July 2002
• US may put Iranian nuclear plant on hit list, Dana Priest, 30 July 2002
• UN raps US military after Afghan wedding deaths 'cover up', David Usborne, 30 July 2002
• Jordan's King and Labour MPs warn Blair on Iraq attack, Paul Waugh, 30 July 2002
• Blair warned: Iraq attack 'illegal': government legal experts say UN mandate is needed for action, Paul Waugh, 29 July 2002
• There should be no war in Iraq without more jaw-jaw: if British policy isto change, Blair owes us an explanation, Menzies Campbell, 29 July 2002
• The last thing the US wants is democracy in Iraq, Nick Cohen, 28 July 2002
• Bush and Blair Agree to Terms for Iraq Attack, Simon Tisdall and Richard Norton-Taylor, 27 July 2002
• Plans to Invade Iraq Solidifying Aides Say, Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay, 26 July 2002
• "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter", John Pilger, 25 July 2002
• Letter re Australian government support for attack on Iraq, WILPF (Australia), 24 July 2002
• Drop plans to attack Saddam, Tehran tells US, Simon Tisdall, 24 July 2002
• New archbishop issues warning on Iraq, Stephen Bates, 24 July 2002
• Questions on Bush's War on Iraq, James Carroll, 23 July 2002
• The Boom or Bush Cycle: Like Father, Like Son. Expect a War Soon, Robert Scheer, 23 July 2002
• Bush rallies US for strike on Iraq, Peter Beaumont and Paul Beaver, 21 July 2002
• Is Iraq a True Threat to the US? Scott Ritter, 20 July 2002
• 'Let's Get Saddam': Bush Keeps Beating War Drum - Speech Takes Aim at Hostile Nations, International Court, Bob Kemper, 20 July 2002
• French sources: US to attack Iraq `soon', Amir Oren, 19 July 2002
• Will the White House Distract Attention from Their Corporate Corruption With War Against the 'Evil One' in Iraq? Tom Turnipseed, 18 July 2002
• US Boosting Its High-Tech War Arsenal, Matt Kelley, 16 July 2002
• Blair makes no promises over Iraq, Matthew Tempest, 16 July 2002
• Russia Blasts US and British Air Strikes on Iraq, Reuters, 16 July 2002
• Nagy Visit on Iraq Sanctions Takes Denmark by Storm, Norbert Payne and Coilín ÓhAiseadha, 15 July 2002
• British troops will stay in Iraq for five years after Saddam is ousted, Sean Rayment and Christina Lamb, 14 July 2002
• The great charade: as the West prepares for an assault on Iraq, the 'war on terror' is a smokescreen created by the ultimate terrorist ... America itself, John Pilger, 14 July 2002
• PM and Bush plan Iraq war summit, Kamal Ahmed, Jason Burke and Nick Pelham, 14 July 2002
• Fury over training of UK troops for attack, Bob Roberts, 13 July 2002
• Next Archbishop of Canterbury: Plan to Attack Iraq 'Immoral', Bill Wallace and Jim Houston, 13 July 2002
• Talk of War Puts Arabs on Same Wavelength: As Their King Plans to Meet Bush, Jordanians Recoil at the Prospect of Hosting US Strikes on Iraq, Suzanne Goldenberg, 13 July 2002
• We Need to Talk About the War on Iraq Before It Begins: If the debate is delayed until the eve of action, it will influence nothing, Hugo Young, 11 July 2002
• Invading Iraq Would Be Misguided and Illegal, Marjorie Cohn, 9 July 2002
• Lies, Damn Lies, and Pentagon Statistics, Fran Shor, 8 July 2002
• The Dangers of an Attack on Iraq: Jordan - Nuclear Flashpoint? Felicity Arbuthnot, 8 July 2002
• Blair under renewed pressure over US plans to oust Saddam, Rupert Cornwell and Colin Brown, 7 July 2002
• US 'to attack Iraq via Jordan': Military planners prepare to use British forces in an allied assault within months, Jason Burke, Martin Bright and Nicolas Pelham, 7 July 2002
• Iraq Blames US for Breakdown in Talks with UN, AFP, 6 July 2002
• US Plan for Iraq Is Said to Include Attack on 3 Sides, Eric Schmitt, 5 July 2002
• Too Much Collateral Damage: 'Smart Sanctions' Hurt Innocent Iraqis - It's time to dispense with the mirage of mitigation, Hans von Sponeck, 2 July 2002
• Real Fireworks, or Just Bombs Again? Leah Wells, 2 July 2002
• No Reason Behind Iraq Attack, Steve Chapman, 25 June 2002
• Behind 'Plot' on Hussein, a Secret Agenda: killing weapons inspections would clear way for war, Scott Ritter, 19 June 2002
• Kurdish Leader Shuns US Move to Oust Saddam, Michael Howard, 19 June 2002
• Inquiry gives fresh hope to Gulf veterans: Commission flies in to hear evidence of British troops' disabilities and increase pressure on Government, Kamal Ahmed, 16 June 2002
• Bush 'gives CIA powers against Iraq', Justin Webb, 16 June 2002
• The dirty bomber may be a bad guy, but we still need the hard evidence: don't believe a word about there being no war plans on President Bush's desk, the war on Saddam will happen, Fergal Keane, 15 June 2002
• Iraq Says US, British Jets Hit Civilian Areas, Reuters, 15 June 2002
• Veterans Wage Peace in Iraq, Scott Laderman and Barry Riesch, 2 June 2002

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