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Showdown Iraq: Lines in the Sand

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CNN Student News

• CNN Student News Daily Program and Educator Guide (http://cnnstudentnews.com)

CNN Presents Classroom Edition: Showdown Iraq Series

• Showdown Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/09/27/cnnpce.showdown.iraq.eg/)

• Showdown Iraq-Five Questions (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/11/15/showdown.iraq.overview/index.html)

• Showdown Iraq-War Clouds (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/01/16/showdown.warclouds.overview/index.html)

• Showdown Iraq-On the Brink (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/02/26/showdown.brink/index.html)

CNN Student News: Lessons on Iraq

• Examine Iraq's Relationship with the United Nations and the United States (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/02/01/backgrounder.iraq/)

• Examine Bush's Case Against Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/09/12/bush.iraq/)

• Examine Iraq's History of United Nations Noncompliance (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/09/17/bush.dismisses.offer/)

• Investigate roles of the president and Congress in national security (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/09/19/bush.seeks.strike/)

• Examine public opinion polls related to U.S. policy on Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/09/24/lawmakers.debate.iraq/)

• Research the British Prime Minister's case against Saddam Hussein (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/09/24/blair.presents.evidence/)

• Investigate the U.S. stance on weapons inspections (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/10/01/weapon.inspection/)

• Examine parallels between the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Iraq crisis (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/10/08/bush.speech/)

• Analyze the U.S.-Israel relationship (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/10/16/bush.resolution/)

• Evaluate reactions to the U.N. Resolution (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/11/10/iraq.resolution/)

• Investigate the history of weapons inspections in Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/11/14/iraq.un/)

• Learn about NATO expansion (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/11/18/iraq.inspectors/)

• Learn about NATO's member nations (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/11/20/un.iraq/)

• Examine the weapons inspection process (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/11/25/un.iraq/)

• Learn about uranium enrichment (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/12/02/bush.iraq/)

• Iraq Declaration (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/12/08/iraq.declaration/)

• Analyze the language of diplomacy (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/fyi/lesson.plans/12/18/us.iraq.un/)

• Assess the media's response to the U.S. presence in the Persian Gulf (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/01/13/deployments/)

• Learn about UNSCOM's mandate to inspect Iraq's weapon sites (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/01/16/iraq.warheads/)

• Develop propaganda to gain support for your position on war with Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/01/22/iraq/)

• Examine Bush's attempts to rally support for his case against Saddam (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/01/26/un.iraq/)

• Assess the U.S. and UN's options for dealing with Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/01/27/un.iraq/)

• Examine the reaction to U.S. case against Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/02/05/powell.un/)

• Analyze the language of diplomacy (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/02/06/iraq.reaction/)

• Analyze the history of UN-Iraq relations (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/02/09/iraq.inspectors/)

• Evaluate the relevance of NATO (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/lesson.plans/02/10/nato.turkey/)

• U.S. introduces new resolution on Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/02/24/un.resolution/)

• Countries voice their views on issues facing the world (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/02/25/nam.iraq/)

• Analysts consider price tag of a possible war with Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/02/26/cost.war/)

• Students declare 'peace' on Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/03/05/student.rallies/)

• President Bush goes live to update War on Terrorism (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/03/06/bush.conference/)

• International diplomacy abounds ahead of UN vote (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/03/10/un.iraq/)

CNN.com

• CNN.com Special Report: Showdown Iraq (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/iraq/)

• Time.com Special Report: Target Saddam (http://www.time.com/time/2002/iraq/?cnn=yes)

Iraq

• CIA World Factbook 2002: Iraq (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/iz.html)

• Arab.net (http://www.arab.net/)

• Library of Congress - Iraq Country Study (http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/iqtoc.htm)l

• Iraqi News Agency - government run (http://www.uruklink.net/iraqnews/eindex.htm)

• Iraqi National Congress - Iraqi Opposition (http://209.50.252.70/index.shtml?home=home)

• National Council for Social Studies: Spotlight on Iraq (http://www.socialstudies.org/resources/moments/spotlightiraq.pdf)

• World Maps from HOLT, RINEHART and WINSTON (http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm)

United Nations and Resolutions

• The Work of the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq (http://193.114.50.5/reference/briefs/unscom.html)

• Text of UN resolution on Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/US/11/08/resolution.text/)

• UN Arms Inspections in Iraq: Disarming Iraq of Weapons of Mass Destruction (http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?)infocusID=50&Body=Iraq&Body1=inspect)

• United Nations Resolutions on Iraq (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/09/12/iraq.resolutions/index.html)

• Text of Iraq Letter to United Nations (http://fyi.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/09/17/iraq.letter/index.html)

U.S. Government

• U.S. Department of State - Iraq (http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c3212.htm)

• United States Department of State-Update on Iraq (http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/iraq/)

• Department of Homeland Security (http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/)

• White House - Iraq (http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/index.html)

• The National Security Strategy of the United States of America (http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss.html)

• A Decade of Deception and Defiance: Saddam Hussein's Defiance of the United Nations (A background paper for President George W. Bush's September 12th speech to the United Nations General Assembly.) (http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/decade/book.html)

• President's Remarks at the United Nations General Assembly (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/09/20020912-1.html)

International Opinion

• British viewpoint: http://news.bbc.co.uk/

• French viewpoint: http://www.francedaily.com/

• German viewpoint:http://www.germantimes.com/

• Russian viewpoint: http://english.pravda.ru/

• Spanish viewpoint: http://www.vilaweb.com/barcelonachronicle/

• Iranian viewpoint: http://www.irna.com/en/index.shtml

• Egyptian viewpoint: http://www.ahram.org.eg/weekly/

• Israeli opinion: http://www.haaretzdaily.com/

• Jordanian viewpoint:http://www.jordantimes.com/Tue/

• Syrian viewpoint:http://www.teshreen.com/syriatimes/index.htm

• Turkish viewpoint: http://www.turkishdailynews.com/

• Kuwaiti viewpoint: http://www.kuwaittimes.net/today/index.shtml

• Bahraini viewpoint:http://www.bahraintribune.com/home.asp

• Saudi viewpoint:http://www.ain-al-yaqeen.com/

• Oman viewpoint:http://www.timesofoman.com/

• Qatari viewpoint: http://www.gulf-times.com/

• Pakistani viewpoint: http://www.hipakistan.com/

• Indian viewpoint:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/comp/default?xml=0&xml=0&

• Chinese viewpoint:http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/home.shtml

• Japanese viewpoint: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/

• Australian viewpoint: http://www.smh.com.au/

• New Zealand viewpoint: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/

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