Iraq: Axis of Evil? : Saddam Hussein and the USA

Is Iraq, after a decade of sanctions and exhaustive UN weapons inspections, still capable of manufacturing weapons of mass destruction?

Are there links between the country's secularist Ba'athist regime and the religious inspired Al Qa'ida terrorist movement?

Is Saddam Hussein really now in league with his former mortal enemy, Iran, and far distant North Korea in what President George W Bush describes as an "axis of evil"?

These are the accusations levelled against him by George W Bush, and the justifications for President Bush's declared determination to remove him from power, using United States military attack if need be.

This work is a levelheaded, up-to-date examination of the evidence.

What is the state of the regime and its economy today?

What has been the impact of sanctions on ordinary Iraqis?

What are the real motives behind the United States' determination to get rid of a dictator?

What uncontrollable forces might renewed Western military aggression in the Middle East let loose?

Unilateral United States action to overthrow this regime, however oppressive it is, opens up a new era in international affairs, the longterm consequences of which are completely unpredictable.