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Stories from 2003-03-02

Transcript: 'My Aunt Called to Say Her Farewells'

Sheerly Avni and Baan Alsinawi | Salon | March 2, 2003

"For Iraqi exiles, the televised destruction of Baghdad elicits grief and anger, not shock and awe." [more]

Pakistanis Arrest Qaeda Agent Seen as Planner of Sept. 11

Erik Eckholm | New York Times | March 2, 2003

"The arrest represented a major victory in the American-led global search for pivotal leaders of Al Qaeda — the men who planned the suicide hijacking attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, as well as other terrorist acts." [more]

US Bugs Security Council Diplomats' Phones

Martin Bright, Ed Vulliamy and Peter Beaumont | Guardian | March 2, 2003

"The United States is conducting a secret 'dirty tricks' campaign against UN Security Council delegations in New York as part of its battle to win votes in favour of war against Iraq." [more]

US to Use Toxic Gases in Iraq

Geoffrey Lean and Severin Carrell | Independent | March 2, 2003

"The US is preparing to use the toxic riot-control agents CS gas and pepper spray in Iraq in contravention of the Chemical Weapons Convention, provoking the first split in the Anglo-US alliance." [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.