Throughout the Voices in the Wilderness campaign, we have tried to convey, through personal stories, the terrible consequences of economic sanctions and war against Iraq, as experienced by Iraqi people with whom we have met.

Everyone in our campaign has attempted, in various ways, to inform people about the plight of Iraqis - speaking to groups, writing newspaper articles and opinions, risking arrest, and asking high level government officials to tell us why they continue to support policies that create so much harm, destruction, and death. In the end, however, we regard personal experience as our best means to communicate with people who may otherwise remain unaffected by sufferings Iraqi people endure.

To this end, we offer the collection of writings below from Voices in the Wilderness members and briefings and analysis on sanctions and war on Iraq from experts.