Alternative Resources on the U.S. "War Against Terrorism"

Resources listed on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of IRTF, SRRT, or ALA.

Alternative News, Analysis, and Commentary

• The Alternative Information Center "The AIC is a Palestinian-Israeli organization which disseminates information, research and political analysis on Palestinian and Israeli societies as well as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . . . ."
• AlterNet.org "AlterNet.org is a project of the Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism."
• American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee "The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights or people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage."
• American Friends Service Committee "The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service."
• Antiwar.com "This site is devoted to the cause of noninterventionism, . . . . our own politics are libertarian . . . ."
• Centre for Research on Globalisation ". . . an independent research and media group of progressive writers, scholars and activists committed to curbing the tide of "globalisation" and "disarming" the New World Order."
• Common Dreams News Center "Common Dreams is a national non-profit citizens' organization working to bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive visions for America's future."
• Counterpunch.org "CounterPunch is the bi-weekly muckraking newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair. . . . Ours is muckraking with a radical attitude . . . ."
• The Debate: Is oil the key motive for the war against Iraq and Afghanistan? "Is there a hidden agenda behind the "war on terrorism"? Is the War on Terror influenced by oil or financial motives, rather than simply national security issues?"
• A Dossier on Civilian Victims of United States' Aerial Bombing of Afghanistan: A Comprehensive Accounting by Marc Herold, University of New Hampshire.
• Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting "FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986."
• Flashpoints News Radio "Your Daily Investigative Radio Magazine"
• Foreign Policy in Focus "A think tank without walls. . . . .Working to make the U.S. a more responsible global leader and partner."
• The Future of Freedom Foundation: The War on Terrorism "The mission of The . . . Foundation is to advance the libertarian philosophy by providing an uncompromising moral and economic case for individual liberty, free markets, private property, and limited government."
• The Global Site "Critical gateway to world politics, society, and culture."
• In These Times ". . . a national, biweekly magazine of news and opinion" providing "groundbreaking coverage of the labor movement, environment, feminism, grassroots politics, minority communities and the media."
• Independent Media Center "Indymedia is a collective of independent and alternative media activists and organizations offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of important social and political issues."
• The InterActivist Info Exchange "The Info Exchange provides original content and links to important or interesting stories on the net."
• Just War Theory .com "This not-for-profit site is devoted to public education about just war theory and its practical application in international law and foreign policy."
• Konscious: 9/11 & Beyond: Independent Voices Speak ". . . collection of video responses to, and reflections on, the changes thrust upon communities since 9/11. Voices of the people, from the streets."
• MichaelMoore.com From the creator of the film Roger and Me and the television show The Awful Truth.
• Media Education Foundation: Beyond the Frame "Alternative views on the September 11th atrocities" with "streaming video featuring America's leading dissident thinkers and activists."
• Mid-East Realities "News, Views, and Analysis that Governments, Lobbies, and Associated Interest Groups Don't Want You to Know"
• Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) "MERIP provides news and perspectives about the Middle East not available from mainstream news sources."
• Monthly Review: Terror Crisis in Context "MR speaks to workers and labor organizers no less than to academics, and against class exploitation, no less than against racial and sexual oppression." This is a special issue devoted to September 11 and the war.
• Mother Jones "Mother Jones is an independent, non-profit magazine that focuses on issues of social justice, the environment, politics,and popular culture."
• The Nation: September 11, 2001 "The Nation website will offer continuing reporting, analysis, commentary and investigation on the terror attacks and their aftermath on this special page."
• News for Change "WorkingForChange is a comprehensive Web site made up of resources for people with progressive values."
• NY Transfer: Middle East Page "All the news that doesn't fit."
• OMB Watch: The Post-September 11 Environment: Access to Government Information ". . . provides an inventory of government information that has been withheld since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks."
• OneWorld.net "OneWorld is dedicated to harnessing the democratic potential of the internet to promote human rights and sustainable development."
• Online Journal "Building a new news media of, by and for the people."
• Open Democracy ". . . a global network for debate and invention. It will be guided by ideals of independence, participation and quality, and will tackle the major issues of our time."
• Pacifica Radio ". . . the only radio network in the United States to function unconstrained by corporate underwriting and policy decisions."
• PAX Christi USA Responds to Terrorism "Pax Christi USA strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence."
• Peace Response ". . . is maintained by the American Friends Service Committee in cooperation with the National Coalition for Peace and Justice."
• The Progressive "The mission of The Progressive is to be a journalistic voice for peace and social justice at home and abroad."
• Project on Defense Alternatives "Since its inception . . . [the PDA] has sought to adapt security policy to the challenges and opportunities of the post-Cold War era.." Reports include Dislocating Alcyoneus: How to combat al-Qaeda and the new terrorism and The Pentagon's New Budget, New Strategy, and New War.
• ReliefWeb ". . a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)."
• Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan ". . . an independent political/social organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and for social justice in Afghanistan."
• Stop the War "Anarchists deplore the attack on the World Trade Centre which killed over 6,000 people but it must not become the excuse for another imperialist war in which tens or hundreds of thousands more innocent people may die."
• TomPaine.com ". . . seeks to enrich the national debate on controversial public issues by featuring the ideas, opinions, and analyses too often overlooked by the mainstream media."
• truthout ". . . critical news and commentary on world events . . . ."
• U.S. Committee for Refugees "Since1958, the U.S.Committee for Refugees has identified those at greatest risk and given them a voice. Our work helps refugees get the protection and assistance they need to survive."
• The War in Context "A daily record of America's post-9/11 impact on the world"
• War Resisters League ". . . we believe, to quote the late A.J. Muste, 'There is no way to peace--peace is the way.'"
• Women Living Under Muslim Laws International Solidarity Network ". . . an international Network that provides information, solidarity and support for all women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam.."
• Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs ". . . published by the American Educational Trust (AET) . . . by retired U.S. foreign service officers to provide the American public with balanced and accurate information concerning U.S. relations with Middle Eastern states."
• World Press Review: Battle without Borders: The War against Terror "World Press Review provides readers with a succinct view of the political and economic climate outside of the U.S., as well as how the rest of the world perceives the role the U.S. plays in the global community."
• ZNet: Emergency, Terrorism and War Includes "ZNet's Original Essays and Selected Links Regarding the Sept. 11, 2001 Calamity and preparations for war"

Sites with Additional Links to News, Analysis, and Commentary

• Alternative Press Center: Alternative Viewpoints on the Internet "Links to other alternative Internet resources compiled by the Alternative Press Center." The APC is "a non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press."
• Another View "A collection of links to sites with war-related news stories and documents that aren't showing up in the mainstream American press."
• Argot Library of Educational Resources: Opposition to the War in Afghanistan Links to antiwar sites. Argot Library is "a resource database for K-6 teachers, administrators and parents."
• Documents Analyzing the World Trade Center/ Pentagon Terrorist Attack Produced by Grover Furr, English Dept., Montclair State University.
• Holt Labor Library's 9-11 Antiwar Resources "The mission of the Holt Labor Library is to make available to working people, activists, and scholars the theoretical, historical, and experiential dimensions of the class struggle in the advanced industrialized world in the 19th and especially 20th centuries."
• Independent Media Center's Terrorism Page "Indymedia is a collective of independent and alternative media activists and organizations offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of important social and political issues." The list is separated into three categories: links to pages of links, links to news and commentary, and links to specific articles.
• Jay's Leftist and 'Progressive' Internet Resources Directory "A Web Portal for all Good People around Planet Earth who are anti-War, anti-Imperialist, anti-Racist, anti-Sexist, and anti-Homophobic and who want to Resist Oppression and build together a Better World"
• Newsplace.org Includes links to news & opinion, sources, and tools related to the events of September 11 and the war.
• No War: Stop "Operation Infinite Justice" "This site supports anti-authoritarian responses to "Operation Infinite Justice", with a focus on anti-war organizing in Canada and the west coast." Includes links to articles and to additional anti-war sites.
• PeaceNet's September 11, 2001 Links Page "The Mission of IGC is to advance the work of progressive organizations and individuals for peace, justice, economic opportunity, human rights, democracy and environmental sustainability through strategic use of online technologies. " Includes links to news sources and anti-war sites.
• Reconciliation, not Retribution: Responses to the 9/11 Attack Page includes links to editorials, letters to Washington and the editor, statements from peace groups, information about peace activities and relief efforts, and essays on the war.
• Social Criticism Review: War on Terrorism SRC contains "selected readings on modern society and its ills. Focus on alienation between man, nature, and a dysfunctional scientific-technical complex. Forum for ideas that go against the current."
• Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, Homeland Security  An extensive collection, sponsored by Project on Defense Alternatives, of links to articles and reports.
• The University of Chicago Library: Alternative News Sources Links to web sites with alternative news.
• The War in Context "Alternative perspectives on the 'war on terrorism and the Middle East conflict.'"
• War on Terrorism Web Sites "Links to outstanding web sites rich with information and, especially, opinions about the September 11 terrorist attack."
• Wider War Watch "This Website [of the Project on Defense Alternatives] provides an online diary of key articles, news reports, and commentaries reflecting the inclinations of influential officials, policy analysts, and political actors to widen the war."

Petitions and Call-in, E-mail, and Letter Writing Campaigns

• Call for Peace and Justice Petition to President Bush for peace and justice.
• Denounce Jerry Falwell "We, the undersigned, denounce and condemn Jerry Falwell for using the tragedy of September 11th to further his own extremist agenda."
• Do not invade Iraq Tell the Bush Administration not to expand the "war on terrorism."
• Email the United Nations to Protect the Delivery of Aid "It is important that the security forces be deployed NOW, before hundreds of thousands of people starve."
• Emergency Declaration to Halt Preparations for Bombing Afghanistan: Librarians Speak Out! "We . . . librarians . . . implore the United States government and its allies to halt the preparations for all-out war against the nation of Afghanistan . . . ."
• Foreign Policy In Focus:Response to Terrorism "We stand opposed to the massive, widespread, and prolonged military response . . . ."
• International A.N.S.W.E.R. Call to Join a New Anti-War Coalition: International A.N.S.W.E.R.(Act Now to Stop War & End Racism)
• No More Violence! " We believe that military retaliation in response to this mass murder will only accelerate the cycle of fear, anger and violence."
• Peace Response: Sign the Campaign of Conscience Peace Pledge to Stop the Spread of the War to Iraq "I grant permission to use my name and city publicly as an opponent of the ongoing economic and bombing war on Iraq, and of any escalation of that war. "

Demonstrations and Other Antiwar Activities

• Fellowship of Reconciliation Includes "FOR Action Alerts!"
• International Action Center "Information, activism, and resistance to U.S. militarism, war, and corporate greed, linking with struggles against racism and oppression within the United States."
• Peace.protest.net "A global calendar of pro-peace and anti-racism protests, meetings, benefits, and conferences. "
• Protest.Net ". . . a collective of activists who are working together to create our own media. By publishing a public record of our political activities on the web we are taking a stand against the established media."
• War Resisters League: Demonstrations for Peace ". . . the WRL has set up this page to post events from around the country that have happened, will happen, or are happening on a continuous basis."

SRRT Resolutions on the "U.S. War Against Terrorism"

• Libraries in a Time of War & Emergency (Passed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)
• Resolution Against the War in Afghanistan (Endorsed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)
• Resolution on Intellectual Freedom & the Use of Torture in War or Peace (Endorsed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)
• Resolution Against Secret Tribunals (Endorsed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)
• Resolution on the Protection of Privacy Rights (Endorsed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)
• Statement of Concern on the Use of Flags in Libraries' Public Areas (Endorsed by SRRT Action Council, 2002)