Delve Deeper into "My Country, My Country" A film by Laura Poitras

This multi-media resource list, personal observations and in-depth collection of articles from politicians, compiled by Jennifer Ewing of research to reveal their history and dissidents, editors and academics in the San Diego Public Library in culture. support of the humanitarian reasons partnership with the American for the war. Library Association, provides a Braude, Joseph. The New Iraq: range of perspectives on the Rebuilding the Country for Its Danchev, Alex and John issues raised by the upcoming People, The Middle East, and MacMillan. The Iraq War and P.O.V. documentary “My The World. New York: Basic Democratic Politics. New York: Country, My Country” that Books, 2003. Describes the Routledge, 2005. Leading scholars premieres on October 25, 2006 challenges ahead of Iraq as it examine the political repercussions at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local attempts to transform its political, of the Iraq war and the implications listings at www.pbs.org/pov/). economic and social systems. for democracy.

Working alone in Iraq over eight Bremer, L. Paul. My Year in Diamond, Larry Jay. Squandered months, filmmaker Laura Poitras Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Victory: The American creates an extraordinarily intimate Future of Hope. New York: Occupation and the Bungled portrait of living under U.S. Simon & Schuster, 2006. Effort to Bring Democracy to occupation. Her principal focus is Ambassador Bremer’s account of his Iraq. New York: Times Books, Dr. Riyadh, an Iraqi medical doctor, role as Iraq’s civilian administrator 2005. An insider's account of the father of six and Sunni political as he struggled to restore order U.S. occupation of Iraq with an candidate. An outspoken critic of while trying to establish democratic assessment of America's effort to the occupation, he is equally institutions. instill democracy. passionate about the need to establish democracy in Iraq, Carothers, Thomas and Marina Dudley, William, ed. Iraq: arguing that Sunni participation in Ottaway. Uncharted Journey: Opposing Viewpoints. San the January 2005 elections is Promoting Democracy in the Diego, CA: Thomson Gale, 2004. essential. Yet all around him, Dr. Middle East. Washington, DC: This well-known series that explores Riyadh sees only chaos, as his Carnegie Endowment for both sides of current issues covers waiting room fills each day with International Peace, 2005. An the controversy surrounding the patients suffering the physical and exploration of the opportunities and Iraq war, including articles written mental effects of ever-increasing obstacles of the U.S. policy of by Iraqis, Kurds and Muslims. violence. Poitras gained remarkable promoting democracy in the Middle access to the Sunni community, East. Feldman, Noah. After Jihad: U.S. military and the U.N., resulting America and the Struggle for in "My Country, My Country," a Catherwood, Christopher. Islamic Democracy. New York: powerful mosaic of daily life in Iraq Churchill's Folly: How Winston Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. not seen in the mainstream media. Churchill Created Modern Iraq. Feldman argues that Islam and New York: Carroll & Graf Pub., democracy are not incompatible. ______2004. Examines Churchill’s creation ADULT NONFICTION of Iraq after WWI and the Feldman, Noah. What We Owe dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Iraq: War and the Ethics of Ali, Tariq. Bush in Babylon: The Nation Building. Princeton, NJ: Recolonisation of Iraq. New Chehab, Zaki. Inside the Princeton University Press, York: Verso, 2003. Examines the Resistance: The Iraqi 2004. A constitutional advisor war and the Iraqi resistance it Insurgency and the Future of discusses the ethics of nation provoked. the Middle East. New York: building and the responsibilities of Nation Books, 2005. Based upon the in supporting the Anderson, Liam D. and Gareth first-hand reportage and interviews, creation of a democracy. Stansfield. The Futur