************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** From: "Higgins, Heather (TBS)" <Heather.Higgins@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:47:56 -0500 *************************************** CNN STUDENT NEWS on CNN HEADLINE NEWS * SPECIAL COVERAGE: THE WAR ON IRAQ * Beginning with last night's strike on strategic targets in and around Iraq's capital city of Baghdad, U.S. and coalition forces have begun what has been dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom. CNN Student News will continue to bring you the unparalleled coverage of this conflict that you've come to expect from CNN. In times of conflict, news and events happen quickly; in order to ensure proper coverage of any breaking story, CNN Student News on CNN Headline News may be pre-empted. We will notify you if the show is pre-empted through the Daily Email - if you are not signed up to receive that email, you can register by clicking the link on the front page of http://CNNstudentnews.com. In any case, educational materials will be available online; visit http://CNNstudentnews.com for a streamed video-on-demand presentation of CNN Student News, each day's top stories, the Daily Classroom Guide, and Discussion Questions, News Terms and Activities. For up-to-the-minute information on the War On Iraq, visit the CNN War Tracker at http://fyi.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/war.tracker/index.html Additionally, the CNN Student News Web site includes links from Harcourt and Holt, Rinehart and Winston featuring tools to help cover the geography and history of this and other conflicts in the Persian Gulf. * THE ROAD TO WAR * CNN Student News has provided coverage of the events that led up to the war. The following stories and related educational materials may assist you as you address the war in your classroom. U.S. leads opening stages of strike against Iraq http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/03/20/iraq.war/index.html Iraq denounces Bush ultimatum; U.S. bolsters homeland security http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/03/19/iraq/index.html President Bush gives Saddam a 48-hour ultimatum http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/03/18/iraq/index.html U.S., Britain, Spain discuss final chance for peace in Iraq http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/03/17/un.iraq/index.html Experts question the relevance of the U.N. http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/03/11/un.iraq/index.html ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************