A 1991 dossier on the role of the iraqi air force in the gulf war electronic warfare with conclusions and recommendations. Together with the earlier september dossier, these documents were ultimately used by the government to justify its involvement in the 2003 invasion of iraq. Uk government dossier on human rights abuses in iraq pdf. The iraq inquiry chilcot report in a single volume the. The iraq reconstruction experience appears on the fiveyear anniversary of my appointment as inspector general in iraq. The law of occupation also is unique to international armed conflicts. The sheer size of the invasion of iraq, the central involvement of the worlds. Declassified and leaked documents, logs, cables and memos. In his preparations, he had worked closely with military planners. Garner had experience in iraq in the 1991 gulf war and had been a career army of. Wikileaks files highlight the legacy of tony blair in iraq. Slowly but steadily, iraq is recovering from more than three decades of war, sanctions and economic decline.
Based upon documents in the public domain, personal reminiscences and the chilcott enquiry, the battles behind closed doors in downing street and whitehall, as tony blairs advisers raised the threat of weapons of mass destruction to persuade the country to invade iraq, and the creation of the notorious dodgy dossier. By the time of the gulf war iraq was producing very large quantities of chemical. Iraq syria map date, used to denote the date in articles. The files record 66,081 civilian deaths out of 109,000 recorded deaths. Does the iraq war represent a phase change in warfare.
Regions of conflict, natural resources and economics. Asaf durakovic, tedd weyman organized and led field studies in afghanistan and iraq to measure and analyse uranium contamination of radiotoxic and chemotoxic heavy metals depleted uranium, etc. The perrycastaneda library website description has. The 391,832 reports the iraq war logs, document the war and occupation in iraq, from 1st january 2004 to 31st december 2009 except for the months of may 2004 and march 2009 as told by soldiers in the united states army. We know from int that iraq has continued to produce bw agents. Mineral wealth has been a key underlying factor in iraqs development since the 1950s. What follows is a comprehensive look at the situation in that city, beginning with historical context and then proceeding with details of the contest in mosul from the beginning of the iraq war in 2003 to early 2008. Iraq is a country with a very talented population, a country that is potentially rich and successful. War has many costs social, economic, and political. It is endowed with a wealth of natural resources and a human aptitude for development and progress. This document is a dossier dated 1991 on the role of the iraqi air force iaf in the gulf war which includes information on an iaf mission. The decision to go to war in iraq pdf by the foreign affairs select. The paper was part of an ongoing investigation by the government into weapons of mass destruction wmd in iraq, which ultimately led to the 2003 invasion of iraq.
The leak resulted in the iraq body count project adding 15,000 civilian deaths to their count, bringing. In an inquiry headed by sir john chilcot, government officials asserted that this document meant to explain the governments concerns rather than present a case for war. Iraq borrowed heavily in order to wage the war against iran. The history of iraq s weapons of mass destruction 9 how the intelligence system is intended to work 11 the september dossier the genesis of the september dossier the process of compiling the dossier 14 claims made in the dossier 15 iraq s chemical and biological weapons capability 16 iraq s longrange missile capability 19. In terms of format, the focus seems to be placed on highlighting. American film stars jostled with archbishops for the opportunity to editorialise, while lawyers pontificated and even the late pope john paul ii offered a legal opinion. Bremer, who had no experience in iraq or in intelligence and national security vol.
His policies involved spending huge sums of money on new military equipment. In the realist critics telling, the iraq war was part of a more general postcold war liberal expansionism that led the united states to militar. Ability of persons origination from formerly isisheld or conflictaffected areas to legally access and remain in proposed areas of relocation, 25 april. These secret us military files from 20042009 capture 300 acts of torture of iraqi prisoners. Iraq s secret war files dispatches, channel 4 25 october 2010 channel 4 is the only uk broadcaster to have been given access to nearly 400,000 secret military significant activities reports sigacts logged by the us military in iraq between 2004 and 2009. They discussed the iranian air force and fighter planes, israeli attempts to strike the iraqi nuclear plant, and events on the front lines of the war. The war between iran and iraq lasted until 1988, when both parties signed a ceasefire agreement. Exposing the full and unreported horror of the iraqi conflict and its aftermath. May, 2011 wmd dossier was sexed up, iraq war enquiry is told by intelligence officer tony blairs attempts to justify the war in iraq were shattered by explosive new evidence yesterday. Aldrichthe uk intelligence enquiries following the iraq war.
No mention of use of bw agents, this is described later in the text. Dec 05, 2010 the only tv documentary to have advance access to the biggest wikileaks release ever. The documents that reveal how bush sold us a war, by john prados. One sentence in dr marashis article includes a misplaced comma in referring to iraqs head of military intelligence during the 1991 gulf war. Based on this reality it is important to qualify the situation in iraq as it has developed throughout the last almost two years. President reagans administration resumed diplomatic ties with iraq in 1984, while at the same time it sold weapons to the iranian government. For nearly a year before the 2003 invasion of iraq, the british.
Aug 18, 2003 analysis of hidden information in the socalled iraq dodgy dossier showed, among other things, the names of the four civil servants who worked on it. Leaked british documents from march 2002 show that the british. Iraq took advantage of the war to press militarily and diplomatically for kurdish autonomy. Russias firstever case of female genital mutilation is still pending. It is chaired by the cabinet office and made up of the heads of the uks three intelligence and security agencies, the. Far from winning the hearts and minds of the people, coalition forces have killed so many civilians, that insurgency has skyrocketed.
Intelligence files support claims iraq invasion helped spawn isis this article is more than 3 years old documents released as part of chilcot report make clear security services concern over. Economy an overview of the macroeconomic effects of government spending on war and the military since world war ii. A decision to send troops into war is, in effect, a decision to kill a significant number of people. Hatfield school of government, portland state university. Iraq its infrastructure of concealment, deception and intimidation was a 2003 briefing. It inaugurated the permanent introduction of us ground and air forces into a region previously frequented only by its naval forces. Drawing on their extensive military expertise, the authors assess the opposing aims of the coalition forces and the iraqi regime and explain the daytoday tactical and logistical decisions of infantry and air command, as british and american troops moved into basra and baghdad. Intelligence and national security policymaking on iraq. Through multidisciplinary research, strategic partnerships, a fellowship program, and open dialogue events among experts and influential public leaders, iris examines the most complex issues facing the kri, iraq. The first problem that emerges with the official claim that the dossier was simply an attempt to inform public understanding is the history of both the dossier and the lead up to the iraq war. Cumming, april 20, 2004 it scarcely needs to be said that decisions about war are profoundly moral decisions.
The document published today is based, in large part, on the work of the joint intelligence committee jic. Alternatively, you can download the entire dossier in pdf format as published. Jul 08, 2016 download the single pdf version 34 megs the extremely longawaited chilcot report on the uks involvement in the iraq invasionwar was released on july 6, 2016, as 58 separate pdf files and as twelve printed volumes. Analysis of hidden information in the socalled iraq dodgy dossier showed, among other things, the names of the four civil servants who worked on it. Pfiffner president bush made the fateful decision to go to war in iraq sometime in 2002or 2003, but he never addressed explicitly the question of whether to go to war in a formal nsc or cabinet meeting. Dispatches iraqs secret war files tv episode 2010 imdb. What has wikileaks revealed about the blair and brown.
Iraq by alejandro bendana silent battalions of democracy how the us is reconstructing iraqs state and society by herbert docena war. Chapter twelve decision making, intelligence, and the iraq war james p. In the biggest official files leak in history nearly 400,000 iraq war logs reveal the massive scale of civilian deaths and new torture allegations following an investigation by channel 4. Intelligence files support claims iraq invasion helped. The jic is at the heart of the british intelligencemachinery. Iraqs secret war files 2010 the documentary network. Email between officials, dated 16 september 2002, sent at. Sep 26, 2015 the iraq war puts the recent conflict into context. Zdf, cnn, channel 4, svt, nhk, canal plus france, abc asia pacific, infinito, orf, dr the only tv doc to have advance access to the biggest wikileaks release ever.
The dossier originated in the need to make the case to the public for british backing for u. Bibliography of the iraq war portland state university. Region of iraq kri, at the american university of iraq, sulaimani auis. The iraq war puts the recent conflict into context. Before the gulf war, iraq and conducted a partial flight test of a multistage slv. After updating this map, please also update the dates at w. Iraqi weapons of mass destruction intelligence and assessments. This dossier focuses on the 67,365 civilians most of them iraqi citizens who have been reported killed or wounded during. Silent war 1 silent war the us economic and ideological occupation of iraq by nicola bullard the us has always promoted its strategic and economic interests by exalting its own political and economic model of liberal democracy and market capitalism as superior to all else, and when others. Seven months prior to the invasion of iraq in march 2003, the uk government released a dossier asserting that saddam hussein was developing weapons of mass destruction. Its one of many startling revelations in a 572page, declassified internal report on the iraq war obtained by fairfax media under freedom of information laws. Us wars, economy, intelligence, iraq, the media, philosophy and satire. Pdf available descriptive aspects kagan, frederick 2006. The iraq war documents leak is the disclosure to wikileaks of 391,832 united states army field reports, also called the iraq war logs, of the iraq war from 2004 to 2009 and published on the internet on 22 october 2010.
A declaration of war against farmers by focus on the global south and. Oct 22, 2010 in the biggest official files leak in history nearly 400,000 iraq war logs reveal the massive scale of civilian deaths and new torture allegations following an investigation by channel 4s dispatches. Dec 22, 2014 the first problem that emerges with the official claim that the dossier was simply an attempt to inform public understanding is the history of both the dossier and the lead up to the iraq war. Draft of iraq dossier july 2002 draft version with no mention of attack in 45 minutes. But the loss of life and limb is the most immediate and profound cost. It is chaired by the cabinet office and made up of the heads of the uks three intelligence and security agencies, the chief of defence intelligence, and senior officials from key government departments.
A 1991 dossier on the role of the iraqi air force in the gulf war. Governments case for war against iraq, the political quarterly 76 july 2005. Map resources are arranged in alphabetical order, with the exception of the perrycastaneda library website. The dossier stated that iraq had wmd and was producing more. International humanitarian law in the iraq conflict. We want to welcome it back into the international community. Shortly after that appointment, i met with secretary of defense donald rumsfeld, to whom i reported, to discuss the mission. The decision to go to war in iraq pdf by the foreign affairs select committee, ninth report of session 200203 original channel 4 news report on the dodginess of the dossier biological and toxin weapons convention and iraq at the wayback machine archived november, 2004 university of sussex report that sets out evidence of. Uk government dossier on iraqs military capability pdf. Uk war dossier a sham, say experts politics the guardian. The evidence adduced a,s the justification for war was ambiguous and incomplete, yet the administration. British dossier on iraqi wmd 555 using the material then available that blair deliberately misled the public.
The history of iraqs weapons of mass destruction 9 how the intelligence system is intended to work 11 the september dossier the genesis of the september dossier the process of compiling the dossier 14 claims made in the dossier 15 iraqs chemical and biological weapons capability 16 iraqs longrange missile capability 19. Iraq secret war files, 400,000 leaked channel 4 news. An especially controversial claim appeared in the governments dossier on. Terrorism after the 2003 invasion of iraq jessica stern fellow at the hoover institution and fxb center for human rights, harvard university and megan k. The british governments deceptive dossier on iraq and wmd eric herring piers robinson the british government published a dossier on 24 september 2002 setting out its claims regarding iraqi weapons of mass destruction wmd.
This is what really happened during the iraq war, not what the us pr machine of the time wanted us to believe. Pdf ever since the 2003 invasion of iraq, there has been a widely shared public. Blair involved in finalizing the dossier elected to use an unassessed piece of. After the war ended, saddam resumed his previous pursuit of primacy in the gulf. Wmd dossier was sexed up, iraq war enquiry is told by.
Concepts and cases, 8th edition edited by richard j. Understanding tony blairs failure to legitimize the iraq war. Trade by other means how the us is getting a free trade agreement minus the negotiations by mary lou malig iraqs new patent law. According to the cia, twothirds of all chemical weapons ever used by iraq during its war with iran were fired or dropped in the last 18 months of the war. The worlds fourth largest oil exporter, iraq also holds the worlds fifth largest proven reserves of petroleum. Economy, covert operations, the elite, iraq and the war on terror documents. Pdf deception and britains road to war in iraq researchgate. The assessment of the british government, also known as the september dossier, was a document published by the british government on 24 september 2002 on the same day of a recall of parliament to discuss the contents of the document. Iraq systematic country diagnostic february 3, 2017.
Map of the syrian civil war, the iraq civil war 2014present, and the lebanese insurgency. May 2006 august 20, 2007 irans proxy war against the. Uk government dossier on iraqs military capability pdf september 24. With barnaby kay, tim flavin, corey lawson, eric loren. The fight for mosul is sure to be long and difficult as it unfolds over the coming months. March 2008 the fight for mosul institute for the study of war.
Map sources congressional research service 1 map sources links to basic static maps noninteractive, printable image files of iraq and the middle east region are provided below. But iraq was burdened by debt incurred during the war and the price of oil, iraq s only major export, was low. Stillman ii in order to understand how the united states decided to go to war with iraq, it is necessary to go back to the gulf war of 1991. Legal guide to doing business in iraq vii foreword to the 5th edition iraq is a country with a rich history. In the biggest official files leak in history nearly 400,000 iraq war logs reveal the massive scale of civilian deaths and new torture allegations following an investigation by channel 4s dispatches. Country of origin information on access and residency requirements in iraq. In october 2010 wikileaks published the largest classified military leak in history the the iraq war logs, which consist of 391,832 reports documenting the war and occupation in iraq from 200409 as told by soldiers in the us army on the ground in iraq. Opening the section of his autobiography on the 2003 invasion of iraq, former. Downing street press office head alastair campbell had to explain who these people were to the house of commons foreign affairs select committee investigating the genesis of the plagiarised.
While the reach of this network outside iraq may be less apparent since the gulf war of 19901991, inside iraq, its grip is formidable over all levels of society. We want the people to be free to live fulfilling lives without the oppression and. Iraqi invasion of kuwait in 1990 and the report contains our. Iraqs secret war files dispatches, channel 4 25 october 2010 channel 4 is the only uk broadcaster to have been given access to nearly 400,000 secret military significant activities reports sigacts logged by the us military in iraq between 2004 and 2009. Bbc news technology the hidden dangers of documents. For previous revisions of the battle map not including lebanon before june 2015, see file. The nuclear war on iraq deputy director of the uranium medical research centre, working with dr. By then there was already unambiguous evidence indicating the urgency of defusing the imminent danger posed by iraq and its primary allies in the growing terrorist conspiracy. The paper then explains the enemy system in mosul and concludes with a likely strategy for clearing and securing the city.
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