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Iraqi Folk Songs

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Foog El Nekhel Foog

Gahwat Azawi

Hijaz

Yalee Nesaytoona Yamta Tethekrona

Orfa

Shlonak ainy Shlonak

Iraqi

Foug IlNakhal Foug, Ya Gahwat Azawi, Hijaz, Yalee Nesaytoona Yamta Tethekrona, Orfa, Shlonak ainy Shlonak, and Iraqi in Midi format.
   

 
 

Gulf War

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General McCaffrey & The Gulf War Seymour Hersh & Bob Wiener speak about Gen McCaffrey's murder of unarmed Iraqi soldiers after the cease fire on Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now, 5/31/00.
aziz&baker Tariq Aziz, the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, and James Baker, the former U.S. Secretary of State, recall their showdown on the eve of the war.
Highway of Death Iraqi Soldiers and American Piolts give a first hand account of the massacre on the Highway of Death.
Baghdad Bombing CNN reports on bombing of Baghdad, January 16 1991.
Baiji Refinery Fire On fire Baiji Refinery in northern Baghdad due to repeated attacks by U.S. aircraft.
Damage in Baghdad 1 7,000 Iraqi homes destroyed leaving more than 90,000 homeless - CNN reports on post-war Baghdad.
Damage in Baghdad 2 Scenes of Damage in and around Baghdad from Iraqi film 'Sign of Miracle'.
Southern Iraq Shia Muslims in southern Iraq launch a revolution - CNN reports on post-war southern Iraq.
Northern Iraq Rebellion breaks out in northern Iraq as Kurdish rebels try to oust Saddam Hussein - CNN reports on post-war northern Iraq.
Kurdish Flight Story of a Kurdish family's desperate flight from Saddam's army as American warplanes fly overhead and merely observe.
American Betrayal The rebellious Kurds and Shia's are on their own - CNN reports on the American betrayal of the Iraqi rebels.
Doura Refinary Saddam Hussein tours the newly reconstructed Doura Refinary, May 1991.
   

 
 

Sanctions War

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Iraq Conditions First hand account of conditions in Iraq. WorldView, Chicago Public Radio WBEZ 91.5FM 4/10/01
U.S. Iraq Policy Noam Chomsky on U.S. Iraq Policy: Motives & Consequences, 2000
Iraq Edu NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that the decade-old economic sanctions against Iraq is hurting that country's middle class and its education system. 12/23/00
Still Suffer NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Baghdad reports on the impact of a decade of U.N. sanctions against Iraq. Iraqis are eating better now, as a result of the U.N. sponsored oil-for-food program. But there are still critical shortages of medicine, and the Iraqi infrastructure is falling apart faster than it can be repaired. 12/15/00
Monitoring Sanctions Kathy Kelly, Voices in the Wilderness; A campaign to end UN/US economic sanctions against the people of Iraq speaks on her recent visit to Iraq on WBEZ's WorldView 9/13/00.
Truth Sanctioned August 2000 marked the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led economic sanctions against Iraq. Shortages of food and medical supplies plague that country on a daily basis. So do bombing raids, radioactive weaponry, and radioactive waste. What has been the toll on the Iraqi people? In this 9/13/00 issue of Making Contact, we take a look at U.S. foreign policy on Iraq.
LA Rally More than a thousand people rallied on 8/16/00 in LA against the US-led UN sanctions on Iraq, as well as the ongoing bombing of Iraq. With the Democratic Convention in full swing, this is a live interview with LA activist Blase Bonpane on Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now!
A6 Rally A6 Rally in Washington marking the tragic anniversaries of Hiroshima and the institution of economic sanctions against Iraq. (8/6/00)
Embargo Effect on Iraq NPR's Quil Lawrence reports on the devastating effect of the ten-year embargo against Iraq 5/30/00
UN Official's Testimony on Sanctions Dennis Halliday, Hans von sponik, and Scott Ritter testify about sanctions at a 5/4/00 congressional briefing
Iraq Under Siege Rania Masri and Ali Abunimah discuss the new book "Iraq Under Siege" on WBEZ's Worldview 4/26/00
U.S. Iraq Policy U.S. strategy for dealing with Iraq discussed by Talk of the Nation, 3/10/99
Sannctions Against Iraq Dennis Halliday and Phyllis Bennis speak out against the embargo - from the 2/17/99 broadcast of Democracy NOW!
Saddam Hussein: Out of the Ashes Patrick Cockburn on the survival of Saddam Hussein from the 2/17/99 broadcast of Democracy NOW!
Noam Chomsky on Iraq An interview with Noam Chomsky on CounterSpin 1/15/99
Inside Iraq A panel including Dennis Halliday talks about conditions in Iraq on The Diane Rehm Show 1/5/99
Deteriorating Schools Amid isolation, Iraq's educational system deteriorates - CNN reports on October 14, 1999.
VIW Press Conference Press Conference with the humanitarian organization Voices in the Wilderness. Broadcasted by C-Span on 12/30/98 about the situation in Iraq.
The Legacy of Military Aggression Dennis Halliday fears a Taliban-style response to the decade of sanctions and military strikes on Pacifica Radio 12/29/98
Aftermath of the 12/98 bombings Ray Suarez on the aftermath of the December 98 bombings. Talk of the Nation 12/23/98
Aid to Iraqis Kathy Kelly of VIW speaks on aid delivery to Iraq on CounterSpin 5/1/98
Media Coverage of Iraq Dennis Bernstein, Erik Gustafson, & Paul Sullivan discuss media coverage of Iraq on CounterSpin 2/26/98
Illegality of attacking Iraq Michael Ratner discusses the illegality of the war on Iraq on CounterSpin 2/13/98
US ignorance of the Iraq situation Nubar Hovsepian on the ignorant media coverage of the situation in Iraq on CounterSpin 11/21/97
Health Problems Embargo causes marked increase in disease - Arabic.
Children of Iraq Haitham Bandukji speaks about his trips to Iraq.
War on Iraq Larry Everest on the aftermath of the Gulf War, Spring 1991
Genocide by Sanctions Genocide by sanctions - a video illustrating conditions in Iraq by former Attorny General Ramsey Clark - 1997.

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