Julie Flint
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IWPR’s project seeks to strengthen Iraqi debate over the risks and prospects of potential conflict.
Mobilisation gathers pace, as jockeying over disarmament and diplomacy continue
Exiles support a UN-led transitional authority and an independent Iraqi executive authority.
War is set to begin, but no one can predict the consequences it will unleash.
The redeployment of Iraqi army units strengthens fears that Saddam Hussein is planning to fight the Americans with oil.
Images of Iraqis welcoming US troops are matched by concern among neighbours, even in Israel, over the long-term impact of the war.
Iraqis looking for signs of a collapsing regime wonder why the Americans have yet to stop the government television.
Iraqi Shia reject the religious decree calling on Iraqis to defend the country, insisting that it has been issued under coercion from the regime.
Although fighting continues, Saddam Hussein may fall from power without invoking his long-standing threat of a final disaster.
Ahmad Chalabi: self-seeking agent of American imperialism or genuine champion of freedom?