On
13 - 14 November 1999, CASI hosted an international
conference on the sanctions on Iraq. Leading policy makers, civil
servants, aid workers, public health experts, security analysts, historians,
anthropologists, activists and Iraqi expatriates delivered expert, often
impassioned, papers on Iraq's history. This 230 page book is a transcription
of that event. A unique document on one of the worst humanitarian crises
of the modern age, it offers vital information for policy makers, academics,
activists, humanitarians, and any reader concerned about the fate of Iraqis
and the actions of Western powers in the Middle East.
The conference proceedings are published in a 230 page paperback
book. Copies can be ordered from CASI for just £3 per copy
within the UK and £6 ($9) elsewhere. These prices include postage
and packing. Cheques should be made payable to "Campaign
Against Sanctions on Iraq" and can be sent to "CASI, c/o Seb Wills,
Clare College, Cambridge CB2 1TL, UK". If
you prefer to pay by credit card, you can make
a donation of at least $6 (UK delivery) or $10 (elsewhere) and send
an email to info@casi.org.uk to
let us know you would like it to be counted as payment for a book. Please
allow up to 28 days for delivery.
You can also view the entire book online
in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format (1Mb). If you don't have
Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, you can get it here
for free.
The book features::
- Prof. Richard
Garfield of Columbia University, a specialist in the effects of
sanctions on civilian populations: "It is the only instance
of a sustained increase in mortality in a stable population of more
than 2 million in the last 200 years."
- Ivor Lucas,
a former head of the Middle East Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office: "But after eight years, I think they [the UN sanctions]
have become bankrupt and counterproductive. Within Iraq they
show every sign of strengthening rather than weakening Saddam's position."
- Dr Doug Rokke,
a former Pentagon depleted uranium expert: "Information on depleted
uranium did not come from the Iraqis, did not come from a foreign
government, but the hazards, the known problems and the warnings came
from the United States Army's own team assigned to clean it up in
Iraq. ... What we found can be explained in three words: OH MY GOD."
- Felicity
Arbuthnot, a free-lance journalist: "I am absolutely convinced
that when history is written with truth, then this embargo on Iraq
will go down with the firebombing of Dresden, with the Holocaust and
with Hiroshima."
- Also George
Joffé from the Royal Institute of International Affairs,
Rita Bhatia and Andrea Ledward from Save the Children
Fund UK, Prof. Hugh Macdonald from the University of East Anglia,
Nikki van der Gaag, editor of the New Internationalist magazine,
Milan Rai of Voices in the Wilderness UK, Chris Doyle
from the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding,
Harriet Griffin from Oxford University, Dr Emad Salman
of the Iraqi Community Association, Dr Nadje Al-Ali from the
University of Sussex and Dr Eric Herring at the University
of Bristol. Official statements of British and French policy are also
included.
CASI has never published and
distributed a book before. We therefore welcome suggestions as to people,
reviewers, bookstores or distributors who might be interested. If you
have any suggestions or enquiries, please e-mail us at info@casi.org.uk.
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