Overseas, May 2003

• As British as afternoon tea - by imposing regime change in Iraq, Blair is not so much following the US as continuing a national tradition, Mark Curtis, 21 May 2003
• Blair’s Grand Mistake - the war crimes case in Belgium illustrates the folly of Blair’s belief that the US is interested in justice, George Monbiot, 20 May 2003
• Millions of people in Iraq at risk as water and sewage systems crumble, CARE, 20 May 2003
• The war is not over yet, Carmen Lawrence, 20 May 2003
• Publish legal advice on Iraq say Tories, Ben Russell, 14 May 2003
• Nuclear watchdog fears terrorist dirty bomb after looting at al-Tuwaitha, Ian Traynor, 14 May 2003
• New Policy in Iraq to Authorize GIs to Shoot Looters, Patrick Tyler, 14 May 2003
• New Iraqi TV Complains of US Censorship, Saul Hudson, 14 May 2003
• Iraqi mass grave contains 'thousands of Saddam's victims', Andrew Buncombe, 14 May 2003
• Intelligence chiefs forced to rethink as bomb targets complacency, Andrew Buncombe, 14 May 2003
• Influential MPs back criticisms of 'presidential powers without accountability', Paul Waugh, 14 May 2003
• Cook accuses Blair of sidelining the UN in post-war Iraq, Andrew Grice, 14 May 2003
• BG urges speedy oil handover to Iraq, Terry Macalister, 14 May 2003
• Instant-Mix Imperial Democracy (Buy One, Get One Free), Arundhati Roy, 13 May 2003
• Victims of Iraq War File Lawsuit Against US Commander, Agence France Presse, 13 May 2003
• New US chief takes control in Baghdad, Owen Bowcott, 13 May 2003
• Yanks go home - the UN should resist the US steamroller and press for an early end to the occupation of Iraq, Jonathan Steele, 12 May 2003
• Weapons taskforce leaves in failure, Rory McCarthy, 12 May 2003
• The Progressive War, Salim Muwakkil, 12 May 2003
• Clare Short's resignation letter - text of the International Development Secretary's letter to the Prime Minister, 12 May 2003
• Bechtel And Blood For Water: War As An Excuse For Enlarging Corporate Rule, Vandana Shiva, 12 May 2003
• Iraq Inc: A joint venture built on broken promises, David Usborne, Rupert Cornwell and Phil Reeves, 10 May 2003
• Liberation, one month on - Chaos on the streets, cholera in the city and killings in broad daylight, Phil Reeves, 9 May 2003
• Don't Lift the Sanctions Yet! Rahul Mahajan, 9 May 2003
• Blair to join Churchill on US roll of honour, Guardian, 9 May 2003
• Protests over health chief as cholera hits Basra, Donald Macintyre, 8 May 2003
• Oil deals for Halliburton's subsidiary are 'wider than first declared', Andrew Buncombe and Rupert Cornwell, 8 May 2003
• When the Media Fails, Mark Weisbrot, 7 May 2003
• US Lifts Some Sanctions Against Iraq, Guardian, 7 May 2003
• Poland puts Iraq carve-up in doubt - London meeting hit by insistence on UN mandate for multinational stabilisation force, Giles Tremlett and Julian Borger, 7 May 2003
• Former diplomat to take charge in Iraq, Guardian, 7 May 2003
• TV Not Concerned by Cluster Bombs or DU - "That's just the way life is in Iraq", FAIR, 6 May 2003
• Operation Support Garner - the Pentagon's one-size-fits-all 'liberation' is a disaster in Iraq, Jonathan Steele, 6 May 2003
• Gulf War Syndrome soldier wins claim, Robert Verkaik, 6 May 2003
• Bush may lift sanctions on his own despite opposition, Rupert Cornwell, 6 May 2003
• Britain and US accused over cluster bombs, Richard Norton-Taylor, 5 May 2003
• Boy, 14, killed in Basra army incident, Ewen MacAskill, 5 May 2003
• The Real 'Saving of Private Lynch' - Iraqi Medical Staff Tell a Different Story Than US Military, Mitch Potter, 4 May 2003
• Troops to get mass screening for early signs of war illness, Jo Revill, 4 May 2003
• Family tragedies buried in the dirt, Peter Beaumont, 4 May 2003
• Baghdad still restless as Bush claims victory, Donald Macintyre, 4 May 2003
• So he thinks it's all over ... George Bush has announced the end of the war; but try telling that to the Shias and the Badr Brigade, Robert Fisk, 4 May 2003
• How Many Iraqis Died? We May Never Know - some observers are pressuring Pentagon to put forth an informed estimate, Edward Epstein, 3 May 2003
• Aid agencies say UN should run the country - UK charities say troops can't deliver food and stability, Charlotte Denny and Ian Black, 3 May 2003
• Firm in Iraq deal drops sex case appeal, Jamie Wilson, 3 May 2003
• In Iraq the fun also rises, David Lazarus, 2 May 2003
• US Fails to Fulfill Obligation to Support Health Care System in Iraq Posing Threat to Health of Iraqi People, Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders, 2 May 2003
• War propels Exxon profits to record $7bn, Terry Macalister, 2 May 2003
• Proud to be American? Not While it Chooses Bombs Over Bread, Frida Berrigan, 2 May 2003
• Iraqis Vow Revenge as Hatred of US Grows, Alan Philps, 2 May 2003
• Children of Sadr City bear brunt of crisis made worse by war, Donald Macintyre, 2 May 2003
• Thousands of Iraqi children will die unless they are made top priority, UNICEF, 2 May 2003
• Never mind the wheeliebins, we want inspiration - the polls show that Tony Blair is still well ahead, but who's he well ahead of? Mark Steel, 1 May 2003
• Peace-keeping summit excludes anti-war countries, Stephen Castle, 1 May 2003
• The war is over (except for Iraq) - as Bush prepares to announce an end to hostilities today, more Iraqis are killed by American troops, Phil Reeves, 1 May 2003
• Bush flies to carrier in Pacific to proclaim peace, Rupert Cornwell, 1 May 2003

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