The Iraqi Predicament : People in the Quagmire of Power Politics.

Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: The International Setting -- 2 The Iraq Question in Arab Politics -- Arab Popular Opinion -- Arab Regional Politics -- Arab Regional Politics and the Iraq Question -- 3 The US, September 11 and the Invasion of Iraq -- The Development of American Policy Towards the Middle East -- Understanding Dollar Hegemony -- Background to the Presidency of George W. Bush and September 11 -- The Aftermath of September 11 -- The Prism of Media Power Discourse -- Prelude to Invasion -- Invasion and the Aftermath -- Conclusion -- 4 UN Sanctions: Tools of Domination and Oppression -- Tools of Coercion -- Tools of Domination and Oppression -- Weapons Inspection -- Humanitarian Aid -- Aid without Inspections -- 5 Social Deconstruction: Social Development under Siege ( co- authored with Shereen T. Ismael) -- Social Development before the 1990 Œ 91 Gulf War -- Social De- development after the 1990 Œ 91 Gulf War -- Assessments of the Humanitarian Impact of Sanctions on Iraq -- Depleted Uranium in Iraq -- People in the Quagmire: ‚- a minor point in the history of- war™ -- The Invasion Attacks on Infrastructures -- Targeting Ambulances and Medical Infrastructure -- The Plight of Hospitals under US Occupation -- Gallantry of Selfless Iraqi Health Workers -- The Tragedy of Iraqis Continues -- Conclusion -- 6 Russia and the Question of Iraq -- Soviet Background -- Post- Soviet Russia and Iraq -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Examines the impact of war and sanctions, and Iraq's relations with foreign powers.

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