He said he believes the traditional standards of behavior have been undermined and the Iraqi social order is threatened.

"War damaged the entire civilian social structure," he said.

Halliday also stressed the impact of the sanctions on the Iraqi economy.

"A moderate standard of life is impossible to attain or sustain," he said.

Halliday also spoke of the high unemployment rates among educated young people and the reduction of jobs for women.

"Many advances made by women in Iraq have beenset back," he said.

He said the sanctions are destroying Iraq'seducated middle class. According to Halliday,there is a severe "brain-drain" within Iraq as amajority of the country's educated elite has fledoverseas.

"Sanctions have served to isolate theintelligentsia from the world at large," he said.

Halliday also said many menial positions inIraq now pay more than civil service posts.

"Paradoxically it has become too expensive togo out and work," he said.

Because of the lack of contact with Westernideas, Halliday said alienation among the youngergenerations is inevitable. He warned the nextgeneration might become "dangerously introverted."

"The unhealthy psychological environment isperpetuated by sanctions and has an effect onpolitical orientation," Halliday said.

He predicted that a radical movement willdevelop among the younger generation because ofthe sanctions.

"It is impossible to discount alienation andits political consequence becoming a reality," hesaid.

Halliday concluded with a strong condemnationof current policy on Iraq.

"Sanctions destroy the lives of children. Theyare counterproductive and have no positive effecton the Iraqi government," he said