Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Iraq After War: Securing the Peace
Interactive instructional activity places students in the role of decision-makers as they explore divergent policy alternatives concerning how the post-war period in Iraq should be handled, who should be in charge, and what the goals...
US National Archives
White House: President Bush Announces Major Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended
In this announcement to the country, President George W. Bush discusses the end of combat in Iraq and the future of the War.
BBC
Bbc: u.s. Troops Back on Patrol in Iraq
This July 29, 2009 report from BBC examines the the role of American troops in Iraq one month after their withdrawl from Iraqi cities under the Status of Forces Agreement. This site also provides numerous links to related stories on Iraq.
PBS
Bill Moyers Journal: Al Qaeda and Iraq
A thorough examination of the connections between Al Qaeda and the ongoing war in Iraq through interviews with highly respected experts. Also provides video, links to numerous reports and books on the subject, and a forum for responses....
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Iraq: The Challenge of Securing the Peace
Interactive two-day lesson plan that engages students in consideration of divergent policy alternatives concerning how the situation in Iraq should be handled, who should be in charge, and what the goals should be.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With News: Conflict in Iraq: Confronting Policy Alternatives
Two-part lesson plan focuses on the question of the U.S. presence in Iraq.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: The Costs of War
Learning module with scholars online video and readings with which to explore the human, economic, social, and political costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
CNN
Cnn: Gadhafi: Iraq War May Have Influenced Wmd Decision
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi acknowledged that the war in Iraq may have played a role in his decision to dismantle his country's weapons of mass destruction programs. The article includes additional comments by Gadhafi, and his hope...
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: War and International Law: A Brief History of the Law of War
Understand the evolution of the law of war dating back to Mesopotamia in 3100 B.C. Recognize what justifies war.
New York Times
New York Times: Huge Suicide Blast Demolishes u.n. Headquarters in Baghdad
[Free Registration/Login Required] Journalists Dexter Filkins and Richard A. Oppel Jr. describe the August 19, 2003 bombing of UN Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. (August 20, 2003) [2 pages]
CBS
Front Page: Iraq, March 21, 2003
Resource has compiled a series of quotes from national and international sources concerning the invasion of Iraq by the United States and Britain. (March 21, 2003)
PBS
Pbs News Hour: The Cost of the War in Iraq (Lesson Plan)
A lesson for examining the projected costs of war, both short-term and long-term costs as of 2003, and for identifying how war funds are spent. Students will gain understanding of the logistics of war and the nuances of creating a budget.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Role of Exiles in Post Saddam Iraq (Lesson Plan)
A lesson in which students discuss Iraqi expatriates who returned to their home country after the fall of Saddam. Students look at obstacles faced by these former exiles and identify parallels between the return of Iraqi expats to Iraq...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Getting to Democracy, Lesson Plan
With the end of major military action in Iraq, what obstacles do the people of Iraq and the coalition face in rebuilding their country? With this lesson, students will compare what is happening in Iraq to what happened after World War II...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Gulf War
Resource describes the Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 - 28 February 1991) against Iraq led by Saddam Hussein.
Other
Rayment: The Gulf War
A good resource on the Gulf War with many indexed links to background information, photos, maps and much more.
Other
Boston Globe: Documenting the Return of u.s. War Dead
Photographs showing the process of transferring casualties of U.S. wars from the country of their death through Dover Air Force Base to ready them for their return home. (April, 2009)
Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial: Framing Conflict: Iraq and Afghanistan
In March 2007, collaborative artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green travelled for six weeks through the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf as the Australian War Memorial's official war artists. Their works of art record the...
A&E Television
History.com: Why This Pioneering Hopi Soldier Has a Mountain Named After Her
Lori Ann Piestewa was the first woman to die on the front lines in Iraq and the first American Indian woman to die serving the U.S. Armed Forces. Piestewa has became synonymous with patriotic Native American sacrifice. In 2008, a...
BBC
Bbc News: Saddam's "Special Tribunal"
A short description of the Iraqi court which has been established to try former officials of Saddam Hussein's government for war crimes. Those accused include Saddam Hussein himself and other top leaders such as "Chemical Ali".
BBC
Bbc News: Saddam Trial Head Vows Justice
An interview with Salam Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, which is trying Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other charges. The article also gives details on Saddam Hussein's first court appearance on July 1, 2004.
CNN
Cnn: Soldier's Mom Digs in Near Bush Ranch 8/07/05
Beginning on August 6th, 2005, Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraq travelled to Crawford, Texas to get a meeting with President Bush. She wants to know why her son died and wants an honest answer as to why America is at...
New York Times
New York Times: Intelligence Failures
An interactive video that shows the faulty intelligence leading up to the war in Iraq. Gives examples of how the intelligence was not successful in providing security against the insurgency and rebuilding Iraq.
New York Times
New York Times: Baghdad's Survivors
This interactive resource communicates the catastrophic effect that the war in Iraq has had on the Iraqi civilian population. It gives first person accounts that are translated for ease of following along with the audio. (23 July 2006)
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