-- Critical Media Literacy
in Times of War


-- Introduction to the Site
-- Modules

-- Iraq
-- Introduction

-- Background
-- Media Coverage
-- Justifications for War
-- Media Reports 90/91
(you are here)
-- Media Reports 2002
-- How Many Protested?
-- Crowd Size Oct. '90
-- Crowd Size Jan, '91
-- Network News
-- Protests in How Many Cities?
-- Sanctions and Casualties
-- Sanctions and Changes

-- Sanctions: What have you learned?
-- Sanctions: What have you learned? PT. II
-- Sanctions: Additional Sources
-- Iraq: Additional Resources

See how media sources reported the justifications and goals for conflict in 1990/1991:

"Support Rises for War to Defuse a Nuclear Iraq"
The Boston Globe, Stephen Kurkjian, November 26, 1990, National/Foreign p.1

"The Oil War; Public needs to know U.S. goals in the Gulf"
USA Today, Barbara Reynolds, August 29, 1990, p. A11

"Bush Calls Iraq's Hussein 'Man of Evil' "
Dow Jones News Service, August 20, 1990

"Saddam Hussein's Nuclear Threat is No Reason for War"
The Christian Science Monitor, Joseph C. Harsch, November 30, 1990, The World p.7

"Unity in War Seen as Defeat for Terrorism"
The Christian Science Monitor, Scott Armstrong, March 7, 1991, The U.S. p.7

"U.S. Ambassador Says Washington Wants Democratic Rule in Iraq"
Reuters News, January 18, 1991

"Bush Urges Iraq to Oust Saddam and End Gulf War"
The Toronto Star, Linda Diebel, February 15, 1991, p. A1

"U.S. Nuclear Warning to Saddam: Cheney Tells Baghdad the Clock is Ticking Towards War"
The Guardian (London), Simorn Tisdall and Deborah Pugh, December 24, 1990.

"U.S. Aims Financially Motivated, Iraq Says"
The Toronto Star, Olivia Ward, October 6, 1990, p. A8

"The Gulf War; Insurance against Iraqi Terrorism"
Financial Times (London), Richard Lapper, February 6, 1991, p.2

"The Oil Factor; A war to eliminate the use of petroleum as a weapon"
The Boston Globe, David Warsh, January 18, 1991, National/Foreign, p.12

"War of Nerves; U.S. Policy Honed: Saddam Must Fall From Power"
The Seattle Times, David Lauter, August 10, 1990, p. A3

"Iraq says U.S. is trying to control oil; Speech at U.N. accuses Washington of pushing world to brink of war"
San Francisco Examiner, AP, October 6, 1990, p. A14

"President Cautions Iraq on Terrorism - Bush Won't Rule Out First Strike"
The Seattle Times, AP, September 22, 1990, p.A1

"War in the Middle East: What's Next; Saddam's Surprise?; U.S. Technology Helped Iraq Mold Poor Man's Nuclear Bomb"
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Mike Toner, January 23, 1991, p.A7

"Bush Loath to Proclaim Oil the War Aim; The cause is surely not inspiring, and some analysts call it nonsense"
Boston Globe, Peter G. Gosselin, November 23, 1990, p.A12

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