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Stories from 2003-03-14

A Tyrant 40 Years in the Making

Roger Morris | New York Times | March 14, 2003

"On the brink of war, both supporters and critics of United States policy on Iraq agree on the origins, at least, of the haunted relations that have brought us to this pass: America's dealings with Saddam Hussein, justifiable or not, began some two decades ago with its shadowy, expedient support of his regime in the Iraq-Iran war of the 1980's." [more]

The Anti-War Movement Prepares to Escalate

Michelle Goldberg | Salon | March 14, 2003

"Demonstrators are planning to shut down San Francisco's Financial District, to gather by the thousands in New York's Times Square, to stage sit-ins in Washington, D.C. [and] to try to breach security at Vandenberg Air Force Base ... They're going not just to protest, but to interfere." [more]

Analysis: The Impact of Bush Linking Iraq With Sept. 11

Linda Feldmann | Christian Science Monitor | March 14, 2003

"Bush never pinned blame for the attacks directly on the Iraqi president. Still, the overall effect was to reinforce an impression that persists among much of the American public: that the Iraqi dictator did play a direct role in the attacks." [more]

War Estimate Approaching $100b, for Starters

Edward Epstein | San Francisco Chronicle | March 14, 2003

"Leaks this week indicated Congress can expect a special spending request of $60 billion to $95 billion to pay for the first six months to a year of war and its aftermath." [more]

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This website is a tribute to Why War?, one of the nation's first and most innovative post-9/11 student antiwar organizations. Born on October 22, 2001 at Swarthmore College, we were a handful of freshmen and sophmores who vocally opposed the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. And now, seven years later, we are retiring this website as we focus our efforts on new directions. We hope that it continues to serve future activists and we remain confident that humanity is on the verge birthing a better world.