¶ … War on Iraq
Long road for U.S. Iraq Proposal." CNN International Online. Available at http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/08/sprj.irq.russia/.
This article was published on the eve of the U.S.-Iraq proposal in conducting an offensive attack against Iraq. The U.S. administration's plan to conduct an offensive attack against Iraq (and particularly, Saddam Hussein) was spurred by reports on incidents about civil unrest in Iraq, as well as Iraqi attacks against the U.S. These arguments are supported by reports that Iraq has been responsible for the attacks in the UN headquarters in Baghdad. During this time, UN support on the proposed war against Iraq is perceived to be the best support that the U.S. can receive as a solid backing in pursuing an attack against Iraq and Saddam Hussein's regime. In addition to an offensive attack against Iraq, U.S. also asks for additional financial support through the Congress to back up the costs of attacking Iraq and the ongoing mission of the U.S. military in Afghanistan. However, contentions against the U.S.-Iraq war are expressed by other countries, such as Russia, which stated that a UN-backed war against Iraq is still preferable than otherwise: "Russia continues to call for the U.N. To receive a genuinely active and substantial role in the construction of post-war Iraq."
This article by CNN mirrors the general opinion about the proposed U.S. war against...
However, as what has happened in
recent events, U.S. completely ignored the UN
position about the U.S.-Iraq war. Although the article shows opposing views about the proposed U.S.-Iraq war, CNN remains objective to its news delivery, neither siding with the U.S. Nor countries opposing its proposal to commit war against Iraq. Thus, the two sides on this issue (pro- and anti- U.S.-Iraq war) are presented fairly through this CNN report.
Johnson, S. "Inside an enemy cell." August 18, 2003. Newsweek Magazine. pp. 12-15.
A few months after the attack against Iraq and the oust of Saddam Hussein from his position as
leader of the country, U.S. is already confronting another problem that has been anticipated right after the U.S.-Iraq war: anti-U.S. militant groups in Iraq. Johnson's article features interviews of three "resistance fighters" who are members of the famous Army of Mohammed, an anti-U.S. group that resorts to
violence as a method of expression of their disagreement on the ongoing "rehabilitation" of Iraq, grooming the country as a democratic state, which is the U.S. administration's main thrust. The article goes on to report the numerous killings that have been happening and committed by the Army of Mohammed, and as Johnson informs the readers, "[i]n 100 days, 56 Americans were killed in action." This statistic attempts to highlight the seriousness of the situation about the possible antagonisms that can still emerge as the U.S. starts on rebuilding the Muslim nation.
Johnson's…
