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Conflict in Iraq

The war in Iraq seems to have all but come to an end. In the lead up to the conflict, and during it, Video Nation have been producing a series of shorts for BBC Four about the perspectives that our contributors have on the issue. Click on the shorts below to hear their views.

A short was broadcast every weekday for six weeks. The shorts appeared on this site the day after they were broadcast, along with more shorts which are exclusive to this site.

These videos have been produced over a number of
weeks and may not reflect current public opinion

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	09 Jun 2003 SAFE AND WELL Ali Swad 1.27 mins Ali lost contact with his family in Baghdad during the conflict in Iraq, but has just spoken to them	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	20 May 2003 HOMECOMING Judith Thom 2.47 mins Judith decided that she had to do something to mark her son Jeremy's homecoming from Iraq

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	06 May 2003 AWAY FROM IT ALL Denise Lester 2.19 mins Denise is in Devon, taking a break from London - she feels very lucky to be there	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	15 Apr 2003 ESSENTIAL Denis Bundy 2.05 mins Denis thinks the war was essential

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	15 Apr 2003 GLUED TO THE TV Tahira Parvean 2.19 mins Tahira thinks the media needs to be more balanced	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	15 Apr 2003 HANDS UP FOR PEACE III Neela Dolezalova 2.14 mins Neela tries to see the truth in it all

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	14 Apr 2003 DEVASTATED Maya Lake 1.47 mins Maya is devastated by the boy who lost his arms in Iraq	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	14 Apr 2003 PTSD Evelyn Bitcon 2.12 mins Evelyn's son has PTSD, and she's concerned about the troops in Iraq

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	11 Apr 2003 LOOTING Jennifer Grimshaw 1.54 mins Jennifer considers the looting in Baghdad	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	10 Apr 2003 GEORGE BUSH Robert Curry 2.10 mins Robert shows us George Bush's astro-cartographic map

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	10 Apr 2003 IRAQ'S FUTURE Sama Hadad 1.51 mins Sama rejoices in the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in Baghdad	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	10 Apr 2003 VICTORY Isam Jafar 1.55 mins Isam says thank you on the day Saddam's statue is pulled down

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	09 Apr 2003 EMPATHY Adrian Mason 1.57 mins Adrian thinks that we should be more behind the troops	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	09 Apr 2003 FATHER'S WAR Patrick Kirby 2.01 mins Patrick's son Hayden is currently in Iraq with the 16th Air Assault Brigade

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	08 Apr 2003 ANGER Amjad Hussein 2.10 mins Amjad reflects on growing anger in the Muslim community	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	04 Apr 2003 RESURRECTION Reverend Alan Billings 2.09 mins Reverend Billings thinks stopping the war now is not an option

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	03 Apr 2003 AWFUL Eleanor and John Campbell 2.26 mins Eleanor and John think that it must be awful to be in Iraq	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	03 Apr 2003 BASRA Mark McClean 2.17 mins A news report from Basra reminds Mark of Belfast in the 1980s

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	03 Apr 2003 BIGGEST HUG Nicole Atkinson 2.07 mins When Chris gets back from Iraq...	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	03 Apr 2003 DESENSITIZED Rod Williams 2.07 mins Rod thinks people might be desensitized by the coverage of Iraq

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	02 Apr 2003 MEDIA Rev Michael Roberts 2.14 mins Reverend Roberts was part of the last Gulf war	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	01 Apr 2003 HARD CHOICES Nigel Flory 2.08 mins Nigel's friend has to make a choice between rugby and war

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	31 Mar 2003 WAR TALK II Stroud Valley Community Primary School 2.08 mins School pupils from Stroud talk about Iraq	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	30 Mar 2003 NO BADGE Jack Cowley 2.34 mins Jack has decided there's no point wearing his 'Don't Attack Iraq' badge anymore

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	28 Mar 2003 UNKNOWN Ali Swad 2.02 mins Ali is concerned about his family in Iraq	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	27 Mar 2003 CONFUSED Mike Michaels 2.17 mins Mike is confused and he feels many others are too

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	26 Mar 2003 CHEMICAL WEAPONS Rob Parker 2.04 mins Rob is concerned about the weapons used in Iraq	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	25 Mar 2003 CONSCRIPTION Andrew Mongi 2.02 mins Andrew is worried about conscription

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	25 Mar 2003 SOCKS Judith Thom 3.10 mins Judith has to send socks to her son in the Gulf	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	23 Mar 2003 EXCITED FOR IRAQ Sama Hadad 2.07 mins Sama is already thinking of the future Iraq

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	21 Mar 2003 BIAFRA Rebecca Mottershead 2.17 mins Rebecca remembers the Biafran war	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	20 Mar 2003 HANDS UP FOR PEACE Neela Dolezalova 1.53 mins Neela organises an anti-war protest

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	20 Mar 2003 HANDS UP FOR PEACE II Neela Dolezalova 2.00 mins An alternative take on Neela's protest	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	19 Mar 2003 DID I ACHIEVE ANYTHING? Ashmeed Sohoye 1.33 mins Ash wonders if the anti-war march achieved anything

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	18 Mar 2003 BECKY'S LETTER Sue Deakin 2.40 mins Sue's had a letter from her daughter in the Gulf	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	17 Mar 2003 ASK US Gabriel Lock 1.49 mins Gabriel thinks we should be asked about war

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	17 Mar 2003 DEMOCRACY Sama Hadad 1.52 mins Sama would campaign for democracy in Iraq	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	17 Mar 2003 I REMEMBER David Wilson 1.40 mins David was in the last Gulf conflict

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	16 Mar 2003 BRITISH PAKISTANI MUSLIM Nesar Rafiq 1.59 mins Nesar wonders whether he belongs in the UK	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	14 Mar 2003 IN A SPIN Marianne Molyneux 2.09 mins Marianne worries about the effect of war on children

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	14 Mar 2003 VIGIL FOR PEACE Evelyn Bitcon 2.04 mins Evelyn joins a peace vigil	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	13 Mar 2003 ARK ROYAL Jane Muir 2.37 mins Jane's son is on Ark Royal in the Gulf

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	13 Mar 2003 BEST INTERESTS Steliana Economides 2.22 mins Steliana thinks we should go to war	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	13 Mar 2003 PUPPETS William Shirley 1.43 mins William is performing a musical about war on Iraq

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	13 Mar 2003 VETERAN Arthur Lowe 1.48 mins Arthur wonders whether we've remembered the lesson of past conflicts.	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	12 Mar 2003 CHRISTIAN MINORITY Reverend Alan Billings 2.15 mins Reverend Billings thinks Tony Blair should get more support

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	12 Mar 2003 MORALLY WRONG Phil Sherwood 2.56 mins Phil would go back to the Gulf	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	10 Mar 2003 YOKO ONO Andrew Gale 2.01 mins Andrew and Christine get a call from Yoko Ono

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	06 Mar 2003 COVERAGE Alison McSorley 2.16 mins The continuous talk about possible war with Iraq has started to wash over Alison	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	05 Mar 2003 PEELING FOR WAR Ian Mackinnon 2.10 mins Ian peels for war

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	28 Feb 2003 HONOURABLE MAN John Robinson 1.47 mins John backs Blair and Bush	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	27 Feb 2003 STUDENT WAR Amy Bayliss 2.31 mins Amy, Natalie and Dave are not completely opposed to the war

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	24 Feb 2003 WAR TALK Stroud Valley Community Primary School 1.48 mins School pupils from Stroud talk about Iraq	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	19 Feb 2003 LOVE IN Andrew Gale 3.04 mins Andrew and Christine follow John and Yoko's example

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	17 Feb 2003 HUMAN SHIELD Karl Dallas 3.23 mins Karl goes on the anti-war march	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	12 Feb 2003 SAILING AWAY Sue Deakin 2.22 mins Sue's daughter is sailing to the Gulf

WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	10 Feb 2003 RICIN Mike Michaels 1.47 mins Mike talks about ricin being found locally	WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more	06 Feb 2003 SAFE IN SPACE Tim Lord 1.51 mins Tim feels unsafe, even in Cornwall

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