Iraq War Audio Sampler

Audio Commentary & Documentation
in MP3 format

(and a few video links)

Picture of many flag covered caskets containing remains of US soldiers returning from Iraq.

The Iraq War is one of the most significant issues of our time.
These audio recordings provide background information and analysis.

The material has typically been recorded from radio broadcasts of speeches, interviews or newscasts,
some of the material has been edited to reduce length.

Persons and organizations recorded herein were not involved in any way
with the production of these audio tracks or this website

Mix 1 : click here to Download Audio
23 min 20 sec / 6.8 MB / 40 kps
NAME	DESCRIPTION	DATE	START TIME
Scott Ritter	ex UN WMD Inspector and Marine Officer	Feb 2004	0:00
Russ Feingold	US Senator - Intelligence etc before war	11/8/02	6:25
Greg Thielman	ex US State Dept Analyst	6/5/03	8:55
Dr. Brian Jones	British Defense Intelligence Analyst	12/25/04	12:20
Harry Shearer Re: Bob Mathews	Australian Intelligence Analyst (Bob Mathews)	9/26/04	14:20
Joseph Wilson	ex US Diplomat - Uranium from Africa issue	May 2004	15:40

Mix 2 : click here to Download Audio
20 min 58 sec / 6 MB / 40 kps
NAME	DESCRIPTION	DATE	START TIME
Hans Blix	UN WMD Inspector	April 2004	0:00
NPR	National Public Radio - anti-war protests	2/15/03	1:06
George W Bush	US President - final justification & start Iraq War	3/17/03 & 3/19/03	1:59
BBC	British Broadcasting Corp - Iraq War begins	3/21/03	3:40
Al Franken	?	Sept 2003	4:03
Amy Goodman	Broadcast Journalist - analysis of US media	5/9/04	7:35
Robert Grey	American Bar Assoc President - Torture	9/16/04	8:45
Seymour Hersh	Investigative Journalist	2004 ?	11:25
Ray McGovern	ex CIA Analyst	2004 ?	14:25
Kofi Annan	UN Leader - BBC Interview - Iraq War illegal	Sept 2004	18:31
Daniel Ellsberg	Political Activist and ex Military Analyst	before Nov 04	20:27
Ray McGovern	ex CIA Analyst	2004 ?	21:06

Mix 3 : click here to Download Audio
20 min 37 sec / 6 MB / 40 kps
NAME	DESCRIPTION	DATE	START TIME
NPR	National Public Radio (Duelfer report)	10/7/04	0:00
Carl Levin	US Senator	Oct 2004	0:35
NPR	National Public Radio (Duelfer report)	Oct 2004	1:10
Fred Kaplan	Journalist	Oct 2004 ?	2:00
Robert Scheer	Journalist	Oct 2004 ?	2:32
Arianna Huffington	Columnist / Activist	Oct 2004 ?	3:03
Paul Krugman	Columnist / Economics Professor	9/28/04	3:20
Maureen Dowd	Columnist	9/9/04	8:44
Greg Thielman	ex US State Dept Analyst	1/13/04	11:25
Mark Danner	Journalist / Journalism Professor	10/4/04	16:55
Joseph Wilson	ex US Diplomat	May 2004	19:25

Iraq War Related Audio
DESCRIPTION (click to download mp3)	LENGTH	SIZE	DATE	Source etc.
2 0 0 2
Al Gore - Pre Iraq War - speech to Commonwealth Club - Sept 23. 2002 - Former Vice President of the United States (light edit at beginning)	41:26	9.5 MB	9/23/02	Commonwealth Club.org includes text
Ron Paul - Pre Iraq War - speech to US House of Representatives - Oct 10, 2002 - U.S. Congressman (R-TX) (Speech prior to Iraq War resolution vote)	6 min	2.4 MB	10/10/02	Video link to YouTube
Barack Obama - Pre Iraq War speech to rally in Chicago Oct 26, 2002 and TV interview on Nov 15, 2002 (short excerpts)	1 min	.5 MB	10/26/02 & 11/15/02	Video link to YouTube	Text of 10/26/02 Speech
Russ Feingold - Pre Iraq War - speech to World Affairs Council - Nov 8, 2002 - U.S. Senator (D-WI) (edited down to most Iraq relevant disscussion)	30 min	6.9 MB	11/8/02	World Affairs Council full program
Scott Ritter - Pre Iraq War - speech at Caltech - Nov 13, 2002 - Former Chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq (1991-1998) & Former Marine intelligence officer (Q&A not included)	1hr 8 min	15.7 MB	11/13/02	Caltech event page source
Stephen Zunes - The case against War on Iraq - Pre Iraq War speech at Univ New Mexico - Nov 18, 2002 - Middle East anaylst & Scholar	56 min	12.6 MB	11/18/02	Source: Indybay	Alternative Radio - original recording
2 0 0 3
Robert Byrd - Pre Iraq War speech(s) on Senate floor - U.S. Senator (copied audio from YouTube video - apparent edited mix, most from Feb 12, 2003)	2:37	.6 MB	2/12/03
- - - - - - - - Iraq War Starts March 19th 2003 - - - - - - -
Greg Thielman - Bush Admin use of Intelligence prior to Iraq War - (ex) US State Dept Intelligence Anaylst (BBC interview)	3:19	1 MB	6/5/03	BBC audio (Real) Related BBC article
2 0 0 4 (see audio mix tracks above)
2 0 0 5
John Bonifaz - The Case for Impeachment and the Downing St. Memo - Public Interest Lawyer & Constitutional Attorney- At the Downing St. Memo Hearings - (partial / edited)	5:46	1.7 MB	6/16/05	link to video source of video related text
2 0 0 6
Scott Ritter and Ray McGovern - Iraq WMD inspector (Ritter) and Former CIA official (McGovern) - From the Bush Commission hearings	36:14	10.6 MB	1/20/06	link	text
Re: Iraqi General Hussein Kamal & Iraq WMD & US media coverage - edited from Counterspin radio program	2:36	765 K	2/24/06	FAIR	transcript 1995 UN meeting
Bob Scheer & Arianna Huffington - Iraq and US politics - Journalist / Columnist - edited from Left Right & Center radio program	4:58	1.5 MB	2/24/06	KCRW
Karen Kwiatkowski - retired Lt Colonel US Air Force - Re: Use of Iraq Intelligence & Pentagon Office of Special Plans - edited interview by Brian Lamb on CSPAN	43:21	10 MB	4/2/06	Video-CSPAN Trancript	text: other interview LA Weekly
Tyler Drumheller - Former Top CIA official (EDITED) re: Iraq Intelligence issues; on CBS 60-Minutes 4/23/06 - This is edited version: Drumheller only	4:52	1.5 MB	4/23/06	CBS : text Video on C&L
Tyler Drumheller - Former Top CIA official (COMPLETE) This is complete version: Drumheller and Joseph Wilson	7:52	2.3 MB	"	"
Mark Danner Part 1 of 2 - Regarding Iraq - Journalist and UC Prof - on KQED Forum program	22:37	5.3 MB	5/1/06	KQED Forum archive
Mark Danner Part 2 of 2 - Regarding Iraq - on KQED Forum program (audience Q&A - edited)	18:41	4.4 MB	"	"
Paul Pillar - Use of Intelligence prior to Iraq War - National Intelligence Officer for Near East & South Asia 2000 to 2005 - statement to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee	9:28	3.8 MB	6/26/06	Source: Dem Policy Committee	Transcript
Noam Chomsky - Iraq, Democracy, Etc - Political activist and Author - Edited from Counterspin radio program	8:25	2.5 MB	8/26/06	Link: Original Complete program	FAIR
Dave Lindorff - The Case for Impeachment - Journalist and Author - Edited from Book TV program	18:09	4.2 MB	8/25/06	Link: Program Info
Thomas Ricks - The US campaign in Iraq - Journalist & Senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post - (This is a Link only to KQED Forum program archive)	52 min	24MB	8/3/06	KQED Forum archive
Rocky (Ross) Anderson - Iraq & Bush Admin etc - Mayor Salt Lake City, Utah - Address to rally	39 min	9 MB	8/30/06	KCPW	text
Carne Ross - British diplomat - UN Iraq expert - audio taken from video on BBC website	5:29	1.3 MB	12/5/06	related articles: 1) The Independent 2) BBC
Lincoln Chafee - re: Senate 2002 Iraq War authorization vote - U.S. Senator (Republican - unseated Nov 2006) - Edited from NPR radio program 'Fresh Air'	3:36	.9 MB	12/13/06	NPR
2 0 0 7
Robert Baer (former CIA officer) and Chris Matthews discuss Iraq intelligence etc - from 'Hardball' video program (title: No Saddam-al Qaeda connection)	6:45	1.6 MB	4/6/07	MSNBC 'Hardball' program	screen shot
Tony Zinni (retired General) and Tim Russert discuss Iraq and region - from MSNBC ' meet the Press'	15:42	3.6 MB	4/15/07		MSNBC transcript
Dick Durbin (US Senator); Larry Johnson (ex CIA officer) and Keith Olbermann discuss ex CIA director George Tenet's book and Durbin's (senate intel committee) statement on Senate floor regarding Iraq Intel and Bush admin misleading US, etc. - from MSNBC 'Countdown' program	10:49	2.5 MB	4/27/07	MSNBC 'Countdown' Video
Thomas Ricks - Iraq - Journalist & Senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post speaks at World Affairs Council - (This is a LINK to the WAC archive). Author of 'Fiasco'	1hr 10min		8/6/07	World Affairs Council Home Page
John Mearsheimer & Stephen Walt - The Israel Lobby & US Foreign Policy - speech to the World Affairs Council (Iraq discussion starts at 29:52) (start of meeting is clipped off)	55 min	12.6 MB	9/20/07	World Affairs Council Program Description	Related Essay in LRB
Hillary Clinton (US Senator) and Tim Russert - Re: Clinton's votes on 2002 Senate Iraq war use of force resolution and admendments (Includes excerpts from Clinton's 2002 speech) Interviewed 9/23/07 by Tim Russert on 'Meet the Press'	4:57	2.3 MB	9/23/07	Video link to Youtube includes this audio	MSNBC Transcript

Bush Administration Audio about the Iraq War
DESCRIPTION (click to download mp3)	LENGTH	SIZE	DATE	Source
Condi Rice Interview excerpts: Aluminum Tubes & Mushroom Clouds - Sept 8, 2002	0:26	.3 MB	9/8/02
George W. Bush Speech : Cincinnati Oct 7, 2002 - Excerpts	4:02	1 MB	10/7/02	Democracy Now!
Colin Powell UN speech : Iraq WMD - Excerpts	11:53	3.4 MB	2/5/03	BBC text

V I D E O (most are links)
DESCRIPTION (click to link or download)	Length min:sec	File Size	Date
Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice from John Pilger's documentary (link to YouTube)	0:56		Feb & July 2001
Bush Admin - Various clips re: Iraq intel & WMD - originaly from YouTube (Quicktime h264 download)	2:49	4.2 MB	2002 - 2004?
Re: Colin Powell's Feb 2003 UN speech apparent CNN report (link to YouTube)	5:16		re: Feb 2003
John Bonifez at the Downing St. memo Hearings : The case for Impeachment	8:55		6/16/05
Tyler Drumheller - Former Top CIA official in Europe - on Bush Admin use of Iraq Intellegence. Includes Joseph Wilson. From CBS 60 Minutes program (link to crooksandliars.com for video)	7:52	13.4 MB (QT)	4/23/06
Douglas Feith & the Iraq - Al Qaeda Connection Jon Stewart covers the issue (link to crooksandliars.com)	5:05		Feb 2007
Keith Olberman (MSNBC) - Review of Bush Admin Personell "No Truth - No Consequences" (Link to YouTube)	4:49		Sept or Oct 2007

Something to do:

Ask your House Representative to Support H. Res. 799: Impeaching Richard B. Cheney. Track bill status: Here

Here's a good place to find contact info for your elected representative: Congress.org

Something to read:

Analysis of George Bush's State of the Union Addresses: 2007 and 2006 (by Stephen Zunes)

An essay from March 2003 - on the eve of war:
War on Iraq - A logical Alternative

An essay from 2004:
Smart Motivated People with Cash and the WMD Challenge

Links:

Iraq War related info: AfterDowningStreet.org

Collection of articles about the: Iraq intelligence issue

A reasonable conclusion: Impeach Bush, Cheney and Rice


		Other Essays & Audio

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