1999 Post-MSDI Information

Disclosure

The "No Quals" Lab, led by Carl Engstrom, Gabrielle Prisco, and Monte Stevens (1688 pages plus some Clinton and Oil updates not listed)

• Iran Affirmative (claims iranian encirclement, oil, tunbs and abu musa islands) (362 p.)
• Iraq Affirmative (no 1 ac--just alot of cards sorted and indexed) (228 p.)

• Iran Negative (specific cards/strategies/DAs ) (144 p.)
• Iraq Negative (same) (60 p.)
• Feminist Critique of Foreign Relations (250 p.)
• Prolif good/bad etc (173 p.)
• Oil DA (200 p.)
• Clinton (WTO) (116 p.)
• Persian Gulf General (take outs--harms, solvency) (155 p.)

The "Rogue-Aine" Lab, led by Sean Harris, Mike Korcok, and Glenda Treadaway (500 pages)

• Syria Aff (claims water wars and peace process) (154 p.)

• Syria Negative (take outs, turns, CP) (30 p.)
• Syria--Peace Process DA (33 p.)
• Israel DA (42 p.)
• Shunning Argument (128 p.)
• Russia DA (econ, nationalism, peace process, consult cp all included) (113 p.)

The "JRS" Lab, led by Jeremy Hutchins, Sue Lowrie, and Jason Russell (Sucks) (526 pages)

• North Korea Aff (claims famine, war, TWEA bad) (128 p.)

• North Korea Neg (consult cp, disads, etc.) (84 p.)
• China DA (66 p.)
• Japan DA (Consult CP, Aid, KEDO Shells) (82 p.)
• Threat Construction Argument (127 p.)
• A2: Threat Construction (39 p.)

The "Underdogs" Lab, led by Drew Butler, Mike Krueger, Ben Osborne, and Jessica Wojtysiak (595 pages)

• Cuba Affirmative (claims sanctions fail, human rights, mortality and solve adv = Dunning 98) (150 p.)
• Generic Sanctions Bad file (79 p.)

• Cuba Neg (Take outs, links etc) (63+ p.)
• Gore disad Specific to Cuba (13 p.)
• Topicality (34 p.)
• Sanctions Good (51 p.)
• Helms Disad (Leadership, CTBT impacts) (118+ p.)
• Sanctions Reform Act CP (19 p.)
• Economy Disad (overheats and collapses) (68 p.)

Sue Lowrie has noted there is an error on some of the cites on the A2: Threat Construction file. The specifics of that problem will be noted and posted here soon.

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