An unidentified supporter of U.S. militay action against Iraq, right, argues with an antiwar protester during an antiwar march and rally in Washington Saturday, March 15, 2003. Thousands of anti-war protesters converged on the nation's capital to voice their opposition to impending war with Iraq while a smaller number of protesters demonstrated their support for U.S. troops. (AP)

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Anti-war protesters pass the White House on Constitution Avenue in Washington March 15, 2003. Thousands of protesters from more than 100 U.S. cities rallied at the Washington Monument on Saturday in perhaps their last chance to dissuade the Bush administration from invading Iraq. REUTERS

Alison Hall of Little Rock protests a U.S. war against Iraq, during a peace protest on the state Capitol steps in Little Rock, Ark., Saturday, March 15, 2003. (AP)

Paul Prost, a high school student from Foxboro, Mass., left, protests against war with Iraq, along with fellow students Will Herman, center, also from Foxboro, and Hannah Kreiger-Benson of Belmont, Mass., Saturday, March 15, 2003, in Cambridge MA (AP)

Protestors wearing masks and traditional dress hold dolls made to look as dead babies to protest potential casualties of a war against Iraq during a march and rally protesting the Bush Administration's threatened war on Iraq in San Francisco on March 15, 2003. Tens of thousands of protestors joined the anti-war march and rally. REUTERS

Alison Hall of Little Rock protests a U.S. war against Iraq, during a peace protest on the state Capitol steps in Little Rock, Ark., Saturday, March 15, 2003. (AP)

A man dressed as a missile joins demonstrators protesting against a possible U.S. war with Iraq in Cambridge, Massachusetts March 15, 2003. Hundreds of demonstrators stood at intersections along Massachusetts Avenue running from Lexington, Massachusetts to Boston. (Reuters)

President George W. Bush speaks before the television cameras after addressing the nation about Iraq, March 17, 2003. Bush pulled the plug on diplomacy and prepared to unleash war on Iraq, telling Iraqi President Saddam Hussein he must accept exile or face the full military power of the United States within days. (Reuters)

People view a picture of President George W. Bush on a screen in New York's Times Square March 17, 2003. Bush issued an ultimatum to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to leave the country within two days, or face war. (Reuters)

CodePink Women's Peace Vigil has several thousand marching down 16th Street near Scott Circle Saturday, March 8, 2003 in Washington to protest the Bush administration's war plan on Iraq. The surprisingly balmy weather had several thousand people chanting and cheering at a rally before their planned march to the Ellipse just south of the White House. The event was organized by the group calling itself CodePink, the name a protest against the governments color-coded terror alert system. (AP)

Links:

• Powell's Photographic Evidence presented to UN Feb. 5, 2003.
• Arab Gateway includes news and history and maps
• Central Command of U. S. military in Iraq
• Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization at Risk from H-Museum
• News of Iraq war from CNN and Yahoo
• Films: Live from Baghdad from HBO 2002; Pentagon Papers film 2003 on FX cable TV
• Local: Mideast Policies and Map list and
• Protest Songs and Media history links and Managing the Empire and Bush 1989-1993

Articles:

• "'Webloggers,' Signing On as War Correspondents" from Washington Post March 23, 2003
• "Israel's Barriers a Major Friction Point ," AP, December 7, 2003
• "Tough New Tactics by U.S. Tighten Grip on Iraq Towns," NYT, December 7, 2003
• "An Afghan Village Mourns 9 Children Killed by U.S.," NYT, December 7, 2003
• "Enola Gay, dropped atomic bomb on Japan, restored," AFP, Aug 20, 2003