Capital Gains: Gulf War II
On this week’s edition, we’ll take a closer look at how much control Iraqis will have over their land and assets when what the government is calling “Operation Iraqi Freedom” is over.
Just War? U.S. Invasion of Iraq
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the U.S. push toward war. We also examine US plans to develop and potentially use so-called mini-nukes.
Life in the Shadow of Iraq: The Kurdish Struggle for Freedom
This week we present a special documentary that chronicles Kurdish life in the shadow of Iraq.
The Spoils of War: Economic Interests of War in Iraq
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at the economic interests behind the war against Iraq.
The Threat of Peace: Questioning War Against Iraq (encore edition)
President Bush has often repeated that the Iraqi regime poses a “grave and growing danger” to the United States. But many people question that assessment. There’s little doubt that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is a repressive leader who’s used chemical weapons in the past. But is the United States justified in going to war against Iraq?
The Threat of Peace: Questioning War Against Iraq
President Bush has often repeated that the Iraqi regime poses a “grave and growing danger” to the United States. But many people question that assessment. There’s little doubt that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is a repressive leader who’s used chemical weapons in the past. But is the United States justified in going to war against Iraq?
Leading the Way: Post 9/11 Student Activism
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at an emerging anti-war movement and some of the challenges students face in this post 9/11 era. This program is the second in a two-part series that was produced in collaboration with Foreign Policy in Focus, a co-sponsor of the First Monday Project 2002.
In the U.S. Cross Hairs: Iraq and the Threat of War
On this edition of Making Contact, we take a look at U.S. policy on Iraq, its impacts on the Iraqi people, and whether the U.S. is justified to go to war there.
