THE U.S. & WORLD CONFLICT IN THE 21st CENTURY

Target America - what are the lessons from

America's first "war on terrorism" in the 1980's?

Beyond Baghdad - A journey through Iraq from the Kurdish north, through the Sunni Triangle to the Shiite south -  and a hard look at prospects for post-war Iraqi democracy.

Truth, War & Consequences - Why did the U.S. go to war in Iraq? What went wrong? And at what cost?

The Invasion of Iraq - the behind the scenes story - one year later - of the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

Son of alQaeda - the inside story of a young Canadian who grew up with Osama Bin Laden's children & was groomed to be a terrorist - but became instead a CIA informant.

The War Behind Closed Doors - the hidden story of what is really driving the Bush administration to war with Iraq.

Kim's Nuclear Gamble - The world is running out of time to strike a peace-preserving deal with North Korea's strange and reclusive leader Kim Jong Il.

Military-Industrial Complex Speech, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961

Back to the U.S. History Page

PBS "Global Connections" The Middle East - Very useful site contains maps, interactive timelines, essays and research links.

Iraq After Saddam: Timeline - from the BBC

MAPS RELATING TO THE MIDDLE EAST

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WAR ON TERROR - Important Terms

WAR ON TERROR - Who's Who

PBS FRONTLINE PROGRAMS

The Committee on the Present Danger - be afraid, be very afraid.

British newspaper "The Guardian Unlimited" - Julian Borger writes an article entitled "The spies who pushed for war" - July 17, 2003

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR -

Take the Quiz: Are you a Neoconservative?

Empire Builders: Neoconservatives and their blueprint for U.S. Power

SOURCE WATCH ( formerly DISINFOPEDIA):

Everything you ever wanted to know (and maybe more) about Neo-conservatives.

Back to the America's Wars Page

WAR ON TERROR - Critical Thinking Questions - these questions will appear as Multiple Choice questions on the Unit Test.

WAR ON TERROR - Class Notes

Rethinking Schools.org - Try the map game

THE SOLDIER'S HEART - The military teaches soldiers how to fight, how to kill and how to survive, but who teaches them to live with themselves? This program examines an underreported story of the Iraq war: the psychological cost on those who fight it.

A COMPANY OF SOLDIERS - In November 2004, a FRONTLINE production team embedded with the soldiers of the 1-8 Cavalry's Dog Company in south Baghdad to document the day-to-day realities of a life-and-death military mission that also includes rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure, promoting its economic development, and building positive relations with its people. 

Warning: There is strong language in some sections of this documentary, but Frontline offers the option to view these sections in an edited version with the strong language removed.

Iraq War Laptop Assignment #2 - "Truth, War & Consequences" -

Time Magazine article "First Stop, Iraq"

Iraq War Laptop Assignment #1 - The Origins of the Iraq War

View the Frontline Chronology for the War Behind Closed Doors.

NOTE: You will be required to complete the "Laptop Assignments" found below.

Answer the Film Guide Questions that accompany this film. (See Link Below)

WAR ON TERROR  - Quiz Map with countries labeled

WAR ON TERROR - Quiz Map

Do the Laptop assignment: "Origins of the Iraq War"

Do the Laptop assignment: "Beyond Baghdad e-Worksheet"

Iraq War Laptop Assignment #2 - "Beyond Baghdad" - e-Worksheet

Iraq War Laptop Assignment #5 - "Kim's Nuclear Gamble"

- North Korea & the Nuclear Threat

Download a transcript of the program.

Al Qaeda's New Front - In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the locus of the investigation quickly shifted to Europe and the network of radical Islamic jihadis who are part of "Eurabia," the continent's expanding Muslim communities.

Iraq War Laptop Assignment #3 - "Al Qaeda's New Front"

Iraq War Laptop Assignment #4 - "Al Qaeda's New Front" - CBC page

Try the Terrorism Jeopardy Quiz

MID-UNIT TEST -- STUDY GUIDE

UNIT TEST -- STUDY GUIDE

THE COMING WARS - by SEYMOUR M. HERSH

"The President and his national-security advisers have consolidated control over the military and intelligence communities’ strategic analyses and covert operations to a degree unmatched since the rise of the post-Second World War national-security state. Bush has an aggressive and ambitious agenda for using that control—against the mullahs in Iran and against targets in the ongoing war on terrorism—during his second term."

Do you like Conspiracy theories?? Here's a link to some interesting & scary ones found on YouTube. The ones from BBC World are pretty good (the first 5 links), but be sure to take the David Icke films with a grain of salt. His theories are pretty extreme.

Private Warriors - As the Army struggles to meet recruitment numbers, FRONTLINE takes a hard look at private contractors servicing U.S. military supply lines, running U.S. military bases, and protecting U.S. diplomats and generals. Between the logistics giant Halliburton and a myriad of armed security companies, private military contractors comprise the second largest "force" in Iraq, far outnumbering all non-U.S. forces combined..

NEOCONS - "All in the Family"  - Jim Lobe explores the family connections of many of the Neocons who influence U.S. foreign policy.

What is your political Ideology?

THE LIE FACTORY - a 2004 expose' of the Office of Special Plans - by Robert Dreyfuss & Jason Vest.

The State Department's extreme makeover - 2004 - this article by a veteran foreign service officer illisustrates how the Neocons manipulate appointments to positions of influence in the Sate Department and the White House.

PROJECT FOR THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY (PNC) - A Complete List of PNAC Signatories and Contributing Writers

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF White House Influence - Fill In Names.

MY LIST OF "THE MOST DANGEROUS NEOCONS" - my opinion only - you can decide for yourself.

MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX WORKSHEET