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Stories from 2002-08-18

American Arsenal in the Mideast Is Being Built Up to Confront Saddam Hussein

Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker | New York Times | August 18, 2002

"The Pentagon has hired two giant cargo ships to carry armored vehicles and helicopters, among other war matÈriel, and eight additional cargo ships capable of carrying ammunition, tanks and ambulances. The Air Force is stockpiling weapons, ammunition and spare parts, including airplane engines, at depots in the Persian Gulf region and in the United States. Arsenals of Air Force and Navy precision-guided weapons, which proved devastating in Afghanistan, should be fully replenished by autumn, military officials said." [more]

List of US Military Personnel Killed In Terror War

STAFF | United Press International | August 18, 2002

"List of U.S. military personnel killed in Operation Enduring Freedom (as of Aug. 18)" [more]

Qaeda Videos Seem to Show Chemical Tests

Judith Miller | New York Times | August 18, 2002

"The tape was among about 250 that Nic Robertson, a CNN reporter, was taken to 10 days ago, 60 of which he brought out of Afghanistan with him. Experts say the collection is the largest known assembly of videotapes ever made by Al Qaeda of its activities ó a library that was collected, cataloged and stored by unknown individuals, apparently to document the history of Al Qaeda." [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.