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Soon after the invasion, occupation forces encountered an armed Iraqi resistance. In response, the occupiers carried out intense counter-insurgency operations, using Siege Tactics and Attacks on Cities, a major air war, and punitive measures that led to Atrocities and the routine killing of civilians. US-UK Justifications for the War, including the charge that Iraq possessed nuclear weapons, soon proved false.
The occupiers set up detention centers and prison camps where they have held thousands of Iraqis indefinitely without charge or trial. Torture and Abuse have been common, especially in secret prisons. Occupation programs for Reconstruction of the war-damaged country led to massive corruption, fraud and malfeasance.
Evidence suggests that the US and UK sought to gain control of Oil in Iraq and to dominate the larger oil-rich Gulf region. Nearly a century earlier, oil was the dominant geo-strategic goal of British colonial policy in Iraq. The site's extensive Historical materials provide evidence on oil, as well as other key issues.
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This site examines the United Nations Role in the Iraq conflict, including the long period of Sanctions from 1990 to 2003, the debate about the war resolution, and the UN role after 2003. Other issues include the US Permanent Bases, the damage inflicted by the conflict on Iraq's Cultural Heritage, and the use of Indiscriminate Weapons by the occupation forces. There are also considerable materials on Iraq's Government and Political Process.
Other resources on the site include major Documents, analysis of International Law Aspects of the conflict, materials about the "Coalition" that joined the US-UK operation, and the dozens of Public Opinion Polls that have shown how Iraqis oppose the occupation and want it to end.
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