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Back to MER World US both Dominates and Guards Meeting of Iraqi Opposition Armed US guards lay down law for Iraqi exilesBy Patrick Cockburn in Salahudin, northern Iraq27 February 2003The first meeting of the Iraqi opposition ... more The World - According to the new Archbishop of Canterbury Sex, war, poverty and human rights: the world according to the new Archbishop of CanterburyMuch has been written about Rowan Williams, who is enthrone ... more Iraq and Israel - A Jew Answers Back Bush's Speech - A Declaration of War Bush's blueprint for future conceals a declaration of warBy Rupert Cornwell in Washington[The Independent - 28 February 2003]There were a few conditio ... more US and Israel March Together Closer than ever Robert Fisk: America uses Israel's words to justify occupation[The Independent - 28 February 2003]:Ah, to be a "viable" state! The word "viable" has n ... more Sharon's New Surrender Terms There's another conspiracy afoot against the Palestinians. Their worst enemies are claiming to be their friends... Those doing the most to prevent a ... more Soros Blasts Bush, his War, and his 'Imperialist Vision' Billionaire Soros blasts Bush, calls on President to honor world opinionFriday, February 28, 2003By Len Boselovic, Post-Gazette Staff WriterBillionair ... more March on the White House - 15 March 2003 March 15 Emergency National Convergenceon the White HouseTens of thousands will converge on the White House on Saturday, March 15. The people of the ... more US Diplomat Resigns in Protest U.S. Diplomat Resigns, Protesting 'Our Fervent Pursuit of War'By FELICITY BARRINGER UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 26 - A career diplomat who has served in Uni ... more THE BLOOD - John Pilger The Blood by John PilgerAs the world protests against war, we hear again the lies of old. "A painful decision," say the supporters of ... more Half a Million Demonstrate in Cairo against US Hundreds of Thousands of Egyptians Protest U.S. Iraq WarNo less than half a million Egyptians demonstrated against war on IraqBy Khaled Mamdouh, IOL S ... more 'I Hat Those Bastards' (Americans)...oops...sorry MP apologizes for calling Americans 'bastards'CBC News - OTTAWA, 2 Feb - A Liberal MP has apologized for saying about Americans: "I hate those bastard ... more Jewish/Israeli 'Infiltration' in Washington From :RePorterNoteBookaol.comSubject :U.S. war on Iraq: Made in IsraelDate : Tue, 25 Feb 2003"This would be the first instance I know where a great po ... more Geopolitical Glass Houses Geopolitical glass housesArnaud de Borchgrave21 Feb 2003:The fog of jingoism appears to have displaced the fog of war. The media and television comedi ... more Israel and US Push Massive Disinformation Campaign Claiming War Means 'Democracy' and 'Statehood' With ever-closer cooperation with Sharon in Israel, the Bush speech at AEI the evening of 26 February was a crafty way of trying to pretend that war m ... more Bush speech carried live just before Saddam Interview More and more fearful to let others be heard, more and more stepping up the propaganda war, the White House was careful to push BUSH onto the airwaves ... more Laughing with (or is it at) Bush's Jewish Media Spinner Excerpt from White House Press Briefing by Ari FleischerFebruary 25, 2003Q: Ari, in Mexico, the President will continue to call President Fox topres ... more Arab Regimes to topple - Authors of their own Misfortune AUTHORS OF THEIR OWN MISFORTUNE Saddam Hussein isn't the only leader whose regime may topple in the coming war, says DAVID HIRST By DAVID HIR ... more They know in Pretoria Who's Really Driving US Policies President Bush is speaking (about policy associated with the coming invasion of Iraq) before the American Enterprise Institute tonight. The American E ... more With Saddam 'Neutralized' What's the Rush to War all About? Saddam is neutralised, so why is it necessary to go to war against Iraq?[The Independent - 26 February 2003]:Tony Blair yesterday made as clear and po ... more Top General: Hundreds of Thousands of US Troops Will Occupy Iraq Le Worm - Calling Chirac and the French Names to Intimidate Stop squirming says USLe Worm ... Chirac warned over UN vetoBy TREVOR KAVANAGH - Political EditorSUN - UK - 26 Feb:AMERICA last night dramaticall ... more Saudis Cave to US Demands U.S. and Saudis Agree on CooperationGulf Nation to Permit Expanded Use of Military Facilities in Event of WarBy Karen DeYoungWashington Post Staff Wri ... more Wrecking the World By wrecking the multilateral system for the sake of a few short-term, corporate interests, the US is, paradoxically, threatening its own tyrannical co ... more US Warns Destruction of UN is not beyond its scope U.S. Officials Say U.N. Future At Stake in VoteBush Message Is That a War Is Inevitable, Diplomats SayBy Karen DeYoungWashington Post Staff WriterTues ... more Bombs Over Pakistan Key elements within the US, urged on by the Israelis, have been out to get Pakistan for some time already. After Iraq it should now be clear that Pak ... more Saddam, Bush, and the U.N. all Dance - Don't Expect a Saddam/Bush TV other than on Saturday Night Live Saddam Challenges Bush To DebateCBS NEWS - Feb. 24, 2003In an exclusive interview with CBS News Anchor Dan Rather, Saddam Hussein has challenged Presi ... more Israeli soldiers mutilate, deface Palestinians after murdering them Israeli soldiers mutilate, deface Palestinians after murdering themIAP News - February 24, 2003Israeli soldiers mutilate, deface Palestinians after mu ... more Betrayal in Afghanistan "If the Americans think this is success, then outright failure must bepretty horrible to behold." - a Western observerPeople remember Tony Blair's pro ... more Blair's Policies are Contemptuous of all and Convincing to few The latest issue of Le Monde Diplomatique reminds us that the US supported Marcos in the Philippines, Suharto in Indonesia, the Shah in Iran, Somoza i ... more When Bush wanted him, the alleged 'Professor Terrorist' was White House guest Alleged Terrorist Met With Bush AdviserAl-Arian Part of Muslim OutreachBy Mike Allen and Richard LeibyWashington Post Staff WritersSaturday, February ... more Malaysian PM Attacks Bush and Blair comparing them to 'Suicide Bombers' In a vitriolic attack over the threat to invade Iraq, which is a memberof the movement, Mahathir compared the political and military leaders ofthe wor ... more The 'Terrorist' Who Helped Elect Bush Hiding in Plain SightDid a Muslim professor use activism as a cloak for terror?By Michael Isikoff - NEWSWEEKMarch 3 issue � For George W. Bush, it was ... more George Clooney Again Attacks Bush and the US War Actor George Clooney Frustrated by U.S. War DriveBERLIN (Reuters - 12 Feb) - American actor George Clooney stepped up his criticism of George W. Bush' ... more Pope Calls for Catholic Fast Day Against War on Iraq Pope Calls for All Catholics to Fast on March 5 Against War in IraqBy Frances D'emilio Associated PressFebruary 23, 2003 VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope John ... more The Unseen, Unreported, GULF WAR If you are a decent human being, war is going to offend you because it has no purpose other than to satisfy someone's desire for power and profit. And ... more World Bank and UN Finally Warn of Palestinian Economic Disaster United Nations economic adviser Michael Keating said there was an "ugly cycle" of Israeli security steps leading to more Palestinian attacks. "[The Is ... more Sharon and His Israelis Are Dancing For JOY Gilad represents a broad consensus in the top echelons of the political and security establishment, which is showing enthusiastic anticipation for the ... more Israel Also Declares War on the Bedoins On Feb. 5, two days before the Friday service but well after an order to stop building, Israeli bulldozers turned the new mosque into a heap of rubble ... more The Israeli 'Left' Can Blame Itself - LRB London Review of Books - 20 Feb 2003 Who shall we blame it on? Yitzhak Laor reports from Tel AvivTwo days before the general election at the e ... more Sweden Offers Free-speech Refuge To U.S. Officials - read carefully Sweden Offers Free-speech Refuge To U.S. Officials By Dennis HansScoop.co.nz More on the Political Corruption of the Anti-War 'Leadership' Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:48 PMIsrael's Fifth Column on PBS and Last Weekend's DemonstrationsIn 1986, Gore Vidal presciently described the pro-Is ... more Historians and the US/UK/Israel Iraq War The war which is likely to break out shortly is not like the second world war. All comparisons with appeasement and Munich are so much hot air which m ... more Concocting a 'just' war Dubya is only the front man. After the Nixon catastrophe the Republican Party redefined its approach to the presidency, choosing Ronald Reagan as a te ... more 'Transfer' Beginneth - andthe world remains silent A rise in house demolitions, the exile of militants and their families and the wall have heightened Palestinian worries of an escalation in Israeli op ... more America's 'MAD ARAB' tipped by US for Iraqi 'Governor' Role Gen Abizaid...is a graduate of the elite US military academy at West Point, where he earned the nickname "the Mad Arab" and is considered part of the ... more US Congress Has Become a Branch of the Israeli Likud Like a gunslinger in the Wild West, Netanyahu immediately demanded that the Jews in America approach "every administration official, the leaders of th ... more The US Has Given Death and Cancer to the people of Iraq "I have studied what happened in Hiroshima. It is almost exactly the same here; we have an increased percentage of congenital malformation, an increas ... more Pope Tells Blair his war is a 'Crime Against Humanity' A "crime against humanity": those are the forthright words chosen by John Paul II to characterise the coming war with Iraq, which he told Mr Blair yes ... more Rabbi Lerner and Tikkun Show Their True Colors Once Again February 12, 2003 Debate Between Salman Abu Sitta and Michael Lerner of Tikkun on The Right of Return - CounterPunch 1. Michael Lerner wrote: Would yo ... more Israelis Violate Bethlehem in Historic Crime Israel divides Bethlehem with a wall of concrete, fear and suspicionBy Justin Huggler22 February 2003 The IndependentAs you arrive from Jerusalem, the ... more US Spending Billions Monthly on War as Domestic Concerns Suffer Pentagon: $28B Spent on Fighting TerrorWASHINGTON (AP - 21 Feb) - The costs of a war with Iraq would be on top of the $28 billion the U.S. military ha ... more Fifth Column USA - Israeli/Jewish Lobby In 1986, Gore Vidal presciently described the pro-Israel lobby as aFifth Column within the United States and today we saw the faces of theFifth Column ... more Grammy Anti-War Protests Cause CBS to Threaten to Pull the Plug CBS EXECUTIVES WANT NO 'ANTI-WAR' STATEMENTS DURING GRAMMYSTop CBS executives are deeply concerned that Sunday night's GRAMMY Awards may turn from a c ... more US to Take Total Cntrol of iraq Full U.S. Control Planned for IraqAmerican Would Oversee RebuildingBy Karen DeYoung and Peter SlevinWashington Post Staff WritersFriday, February 21, ... more War 'Games' In Korea as US Combat Troops go to Phillippines as Iraq invasion looms US troops start front-line drill on Korean border [Reuters, 21 Feb]Thousands of US troops have begun major war games near the heavily fortified inter- ... more US Invasion of Phillippines Escalates U.S. troops to fight in PhilippinesEric SchmittNew York TimesPublished 02/21/2003WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States will send nearly 2,000 troops t ... more Lots of Garbage and 'Shit' from the Americans Inspectors Call U.S. Tips 'Garbage'CBS Evening News - Feb. 20, 2003While diplomatic maneuvering continues over Turkish bases and a new United Nations ... more 'Earthworm' Chirac - Name-Calling Escalates in the Western Alliance French anger at UK tabloid 'insult'French ministers and citizens have hit back at an edition of UK tabloid the Sun which depicted President Jacques Ch ... more The Trillion Dollar War? Short Iraq war would cost world $A1 trillion - studyFRIDAY , 21 FEBRUARY 2003CANBERRA: A short war with Iraq could cost the world 1 per cent of its ec ... more Turkey Manuevers To Take Northern Iraq and Regional Oil TV Pres Backs 'Virtinal' 'March on Washingto' and NO WAR Call "The West Wing's" President Bartlett (played by Martin Sheen) is completing with the far less capable actual President George W Bush in a world where ... more BATTLE LOST FOR HEARTS AND MINDS EDITORIAL: BATTLE LOST FOR HEARTS AND MINDS New Zealand Herald - February 20, 2003President Bush is already losing the most important war ... more Vanunu - In Israeli Prisons for 16+ Years Now Real lives -Our son, the rebelAs he approaches the end of his 18-year jail sentence for exposing Israel'snuclear secrets, Mordechai Vanunu is still fu ... more The Nuclear Arms Race the US and Israel Helped Foment Of course no mention that U.S. policies, not to mention Israeli ones, have helped foment this nuclear arms race.-------------------CIA Head Predicts N ... more Israel's Minions Push American JIHAD Impending War on Iraq - American JihadBy Prof. George BisharatThursday, February 13, 2003San Francisco Chronicle :Many Americans suspect that the war ... more Palestinian Child Forced to Dress as 'Suicide Bomber' for the Cameras Child forced to dress as a suicide bomber and filmed Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003From: "Lawsociety" Subject: LAW: Child forced to dress a ... more Israelis Prepare to EXPEL Palestinians THREATS OF ENFORCED MASS EXPULSION Israel: a new Palestinian diaspora _______________________________________________________The repugnant idea o ... more US War Plans Pushed Back... War's start pushed to mid-MarchRowan ScarboroughTHE WASHINGTON TIMES - February 20, 2003U.S. military planners are now looking at mid-March as a start ... more Bibi's Nephew Won't Fight For Israel Netanyahu nephew refuses military serviceBy Joshua BrilliantJAFFA, Israel, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The nephew of Israel's Foreign Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ... more Turkey Crisis - US Pushing and Shoving To Get Its Way U.S. Lands Military Equipments in Turkish Port Without PermissionPicture:U.S. Army trucks and Humvees are unloaded from the ship Tellus owned byARC at ... more 'Just Not Fair' American Soldiers Lament US Pushing Ahead With MINI-NUKES and more super -tech weapons This isLONDON19/02/03 - News and city sectionUS considers 'mini-nukes'By Ben Leapman, Political Reporter, Evening StandardAmerican defence chiefs are ... more US Threatens Turkey with 'Stratagic Reevaluation' U.S.-Turkish Tensions Mount Over Aid, TroopsBy Adam EntousWASHINGTON (Reuters - 19 Feb) - The United States said on Wednesday it had made a final offe ... more Europe Transformed by Giant Anti-War Anti-US Demos Giant demos transform Europe By Martin SieffWASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The Atlantic Alliance wasalready in bad shape before the mass demonstrationst ... more Israelis Grab Evidence As Well as Land Reckless and Arrogant U.S. Policies Charges Senator Byrd Has senselessly bellicose U.S. language and callous disregard of the interests and opinions of other nations increased the global race to join the nuc ... more Police Spying on Political Activity Rising Fast in USA Judge might let N.Y. police ease spying limitsNEW YORK CITY (AP - 19 Feb) --A federal judge said he may grant New York City police broadened powers in ... more '1984' SPY Powers Growing Fast in USA US Plans Secret New Nuclear Arsenal US plan for new nuclear arsenal Secret talks may lead to breaking treaties Julian Borger in WashingtonThe Guardian (UK)- Wednesday February 19, 2003:T ... more Bush's Increasing Religious Illusions Bush Increasing Religious AllusionsBy JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON - 18 Feb: President Bush (news - web sites), often portrayed a ... more Risking Korean War II US Pushes More on N Korea Washington prepares to tighten the economic noose around North KoreaBy Peter Symonds18 February 2003Even as it is preparing to launch war against Iraq ... more American U.N. Hypocrisy at All-Time High "In the past 30 years, America has vetoed 34 resolutions that criticiseIsrael" - The Observer One US rule for Israel, another for Saddam For 30 years, ... more Jihad for Muslims is somewhat like 'Just War' for Christians Pentagon Sets Rules To Manipulate and Monitor the Media Journalists Are Assigned to Accompany U.S. TroopsBy RALPH BLUMENTHAL and JIM RUTENBERG[NYTimes, 18 Feb]:For the first time since World War II and on a ... more EMERGENCY March 1 March on the White House MARCH 1 EMERGENCY CONVERGENCE ON THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, DC http://www.InternationalAnswer.org/campaigns/emerg/m1converg.htmlAs the Bush Admini ... more This Imperial Capitalist War TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THINGUnderlying the US drive to war is a thirst to open up new opportunities for surplus capital George MonbiotThe ... more Sharon's Lies and Cunning Deception Sharon can live with most of Mitzna's conditions. He will push everyone onto George Bush's "road map," because no Israeli leader that wants to stay in ... more Faced with Disaster the Arabs Are Like Mice Robert Fisk: A million march in London but, faced with disaster, the Arabs are like mice[The Independent, UK - 18 February 2003]:Could anything be mor ... more Iran, Syria, Libya Next in Crusade Sharon Insists Sharon says U.S. should also disarm Iran, Libya and SyriaBy Aluf Benn[Ha'aretz - 18 Feb]:Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that Iran, Libya a ... more Israelis Present US Aid Increase As Decrease This in Ha'aretz on 18 Feb 2003:------------------------Aid to Israel from U.S. to shrink by $17 million By Nathan GuttmanWASHINGTON - Israel's milit ... more Hamas Will Strike Israelis Even Harder -- Just as the Israelis Want One can now expect a cycle of escalating revenge. And it's just what the Israelis want to provoke, especially now, as they prepare for totally defeat ... more Squabbling Distraught 'Human Shields' Finally Make it to Baghdad With reports like this, it's not likely there will be too many more who want to make such a journey, whatever the depth of their convictions:--------- ... more Former President Carter Joins the International Peace Movement EX-PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER BACKS OUR FIGHTFrom Alexandra Williams In Plains, Georgia [The Daily Mirror, UK - Feb 18 2003]:FORMER US President Jimmy Car ... more Palestinians and the Apartheid Wall New wall sharpens Arab-Israel divisionsJames Bennet/NYT The New York TimesTuesday, February 18, 2003Some Palestinians are left cut off by Bethlehem ba ... more Saudis Warn US Once Again...Don't...Unless Bin-Laden Tape on 2-11-2003 Some Think 9/11 Aftermath Brings Opportunities to Pakistan Finding Opportunities in Post-9/11 PakistanGrowing Economy Sparks Return of Capital, ExpertiseBy John LancasterWashington Post Foreign ServiceMonday, ... more Berlin's Half Million Strong Demo Berlin demonstrated too - and how!By Victor Grossman, BerlinPosted on PortsideIt's a bit late, but there may still be interest in theanti-war demonstr ... more First Jewish Fundamentalist Major of Jerusalem Takes Over Under Sharon Analysis / Who will replace Lupoliansky as Jerusalem mayor? By Shahar IlanHaaretz - 17 Feb:The Associated Press news agency reported Sunday that for t ... more Major anti-Palestinian conspiracy underway - PA involved again As has happened before, the Israelia and the Americans are using senior sell-out Palestinians, bribing them with considerable power and money, to furt ... more US Tells Israel Iran, Syria, and N Korea will be 'dealt with' after Iraq U.S. official to Israel: We'll deal with Syria, Iran after Iraq warBy Aluf Benn and Sharon SadehHaaretz - 17 Feb 2003:U.S. Undersecretary of State Joh ... more Top Israeli Official Admits Iraq No Real Threat Anymore Maj.-Gen. Amos Gilad, designated to be the national "soother" and spokesman in the event of a war with Iraq, told reporters this morning that a U.S. o ... more Play the MIDDLE EAST WAR GAME Veterans for Peace on 15 Feb Statement for Feb 15 Peace Is Patriotic Rallyby Dr. Robert M. Bowman, Lt. Col., USAF, ret.President, Institute for Space and Security StudiesNational ... more The True 'State of the Union' THE TRUE STATE OF THE UNIONJanuary 2003by Dr. Robert M. BowmanI wrote my first State of the Union Address in 1992 as an alternative to the one given b ... more Trembling Before the Jews - Bush, Sharon, American Jews, and the rump 'Palestinian State' Bush's political advisers, however, may thwart such an initiative, the official said. They have indicated that they consider presidential involvement ... more US to push Saudis Down While Taking Over Iraq Report: Iraq to replace Saudis as U.S. headquarters in regionSPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COMMonday, February 17, 2003ABU DHABI � The United States plans ... more Israeli 'Liberals' Cast Their Vote for War This editorial is from Israel's leading 'liberal' newspaper, Ha'aretz, on 17 Feb 2003: An additional waiting periodThe principal conclusion drawn ... more US Decided Years Ago To 'Change Face' of Middle East. There is fire even without a smoking gun By Akiva Eldar[Ha'aretz - 17 Feb]The sigh of relief that arose from the throats of opponents of war with Ira ... more US 'Liberals' Target Powerful Talk Radio February 17, 2003Liberal Radio Is Planned by Rich Group of DemocratsBy JIM RUTENBERGNYTimes, 17 Feb:A group of wealthy Democratic donors is planning t ... more Plan to Shut Down UK With Protests Emerging New protests planned in bid to bring Britain to a standstillDirect action urged if conflict beginsJohn Vidal, Jamie Wilson and Tania BraniganMonday Fe ... more Turkey Demands $4 to $15 billion U.S. Money Turkey Signals Delay in U.S. Troop DeploymentsBy Ralph BoultonANKARA (Reuters - 17 Feb) - Turkey signaled on Monday it was delaying a decision urgentl ... more Israel Ethusiastically Awaits Iraq War to Gain Regional Control Background / Enthusiastic IDF awaits war in IraqBy Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondent[Ha'aretz - 17 Feb 2003]:The Prime Minister's Office ascribes littl ... more N Korea Claims Victory in Nuke War North Korea says sure of winning any nuclear war with U.S.[Reuters - 17 Feb]: SEOUL - North Korea said on Monday that victory would be certain for th ... more Pentagon Wing of the Israeli-Jewish Lobby Now in Charge The Nation magazine exposed last September the hardline views of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) and the Centre for Securit ... more Israel Keeps Pressing US to also take on IRAN Israel fears war may benefit IranBy Aluf Benn [Ha'aretz - 14 Feb}Israeli officials are warning the United States not to allow Iran to be the main bene ... more The Arab Street Awakens The Arab street awakens[Ha'aretz - 16 Feb}When Samuel Huntington wrote his paper "Clash of Civilizations" in 1993, he could not have expected ... more Israelis Pushing More 'Jews' To Israel Even as Palestinians Starve Government approves Yishai's plan to bring 20,000 Falashmura to Israel By Mazal Mualem[Ha'aretz - 17 Feb}The cabinet yesterday approved Interior Minis ... more In both US and UK Govt Manipulating Intelligence Reports - Even Even officials of the intelligence agencies in the US and UK are protesting about how their reports are being twisted to try to make a case for WAR:- ... more A War For World Domination One Man Against the World By Uri Avnery - Israel - 15.2.03 --- A great, civilized nation democratically elected a fanatic demagogue, who pr ... more Lots of Little Osamas Chirac Warns Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003"France Is Not a Pacifist Country"The target of U.S. scorn, France's Jacques Chirac tells TIME's James Graff and Bruce Crumley of ... more Bush and Ashcroft Contemplate Together - (spoof warning) Attorney General John Ashcroft recently met withPresident Bush to share details of his latestanti-terrorism measures, designed to prevent attackson Am ... more Irish Bishop Urges All To Join Anti-War Movement Bishop John Kirby of Clonfert has called on all Catholics to join the anti-war demonstration in Dublin. As head of the Tr�caire aid agency, he has fir ... more The case against war: A conflict driven by the self-interest Robert Fisk: The case against war: A conflict driven by the self-interestof AmericaThe Independent - February 15, 2003In the end, I think we are just ... more How the USA Created the Gulf Crisis How the USA Created the Gulf CrisisSubject: How the USA created the Gulf crisis (was Re: HMS Invincible)Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997)By Kirsten CaleIn Febru ... more Israeli Military and US Zionists War Bush - Just in case Gen.Amidror to Bush: Don't Pressure Israel!AT ZOA EVENT ON CAPITOL HILL, ISRAELI MILITARY EXPERT URGES: NO NEGOTIATIONSUNTIL PA FIGHTS TERRORNEW YORK ... more Suez Crisis with Egypt and Today's Crisis with Iraq To encourage this growing opposition, I warned in 1956 that "any military action against Egypt would lead to varying degrees of unrest in neighbouring ... more Arafat's 'No Borders' 'Palestiniian State' Arafat insists Israel release all terrorists before Palestinian statecreated. "The President said that it is indispensable to completely stop all Is ... more Orwellian War Propaganda Drives US Media The members of the Washington press corps act as courtiers to the president, offering sententious pieties, meekly endorsing childish oxymorons like "c ... more British Theatrical Elite Protest Loudly Isolating Blair and US Theatreland elite voices chorus of dissent as war draws closerBy Paul Peachey15 February 2003The threatened invasion of Iraq has brought together a ca ... more How McDonald's Deals With Raging Anti-Americanism Human Catastrophe Looms in Iraq The document, labelled "confidential" and dated January 7 2003, was obtained by an American non-governmental organisation and is posted on the website ... more Global Anti-War Protests Huge and Unprecedented Anti-War Protesters Hold Global RalliesOver 2 Million Gather in Cities Around the World to Protest Iraq WarBy Paul MajendieLONDON (Reuters - 15 Feb, 1 ... more Major Setback for US at UN Security Council Debate on Iraq Setback for U.S.Powell failed to snatch a war go-ahead from U.N. Security CouncilUNITED NATIONS, February 15 (IslamOnl ... more Blix Hits Back At Powell's Misrepresentations Blix hits back at Powell's UN presentationBy Peter Spiegel in Washington[Financial Times - London - 14 Feb]If US secretary of state Colin Powell's pre ... more 10+ million on the March For Peace This Weekend MILLIONS PREPARE TO MARCH FOR PEACEBy John Vidal The Guardian February 13 2003Up to 10 million people on five continents are expected todemonstrate ag ... more Hans Blix, 'Quiet Swede', and the US March To War http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=378431 Trench Warfare at the U.N. as Powell Slips War Now Would be INSANE Says Chomsky Getting Ready for Iran, as well as N Korea, as well as Iraq Bin Laden son, al Qaeda terrorists spotted in IranBill GertzTHE WASHINGTON TIMES - 15 February 2003 U.S. intelligence agencies say Osama bin Laden ... more The CIA's Secret Army The CIA's Secret Army Because of past scandals, the agency had largely dropped its paramilitary operations. But the war on terrorism has brought ... more Pakistani Theater Troupe Protests War Pakistani Theater Troupe Protests WarBy PAUL HAVENRAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP - 14 Feb) - Their stage is a grimy, traffic-choked street corner, their cos ... more US Expells Iraqi UN Journalist U.S. expelling Iraqi journalist for being "harmful to U.S. interests"By DAFNA LINZER, Associated Press WriterUNITED NATIONS - 15 Feb: The U.S. govern ... more The Pentagon's Chemicals Of course it is this same Pentagon that has in decades past instigated the nuclear, biological, and chemical arms race. Weapons of Mass Destruction ... more Now Jerry Springer Joins the Anti-War Movement Springer opens door on politics300 at Miami U. hear TV hostBy Gregory KorteThe Cincinnati EnquirerOXFORD - 15 Feb: Jerry Springer, the king of tabloi ... more Media Plans Their Escape From Washington if Attacked More Washington Buzz:The Washington Post newsroom had been blas� about the prospect of a terrorist attack, according to staffers working on contingenc ... more Washington Heads to CODE RED Attack Imminent NEARING RED IN D.C.Friday, February 14, 2003:Indications from government sources are that the already heightened Code Orange security ale ... more Pope: 'God Bless Iraq' Pope Tells Iraqi Official He Opposes WarBy NICOLE WINFIELDThe Associated PressFriday, February 14, 2003; 9:40 AMPope John Paul II told Iraq's deputy p ... more London Demo Expected to Break All Records Protest march may break recordsBy David Taylor, Evening StandardThis is LONDON14/02/03 - News and city sectionFrom Aberdare, York and 249 other depart ... more Oh My God - Not Carter Again! US seeks 'someone like Jimmy Carter' to oversee administration after overthrow of SaddamBy Andrew Buncombe in Washington[The Independent - 13 February ... more History's Largest Anti-War Protest Set to Rock London - Mass Civil Disobedience Threatened Organisers warn of civil disobedience if Blair ignores protestBy Paul Peachey14 February 2003Britain faces the threat of strikes and mass civil disobe ... more CIA Subverts Iraq UN 'Inspectors' Senator Charge CIA 'sabotaged inspections and hid weapons details'By Andrew Buncombe in Washington14 February 2003Senior democrats have accused the CIA of sabotaging ... more Chinese Choose Albert Speer Jr. To Prepare For Olympics - Ghosts from the past Now Japan Warns of Pre-Emptive if... Mass Arrests of Foreigners in Egypt Egypt: Mass Arrests of ForeignersAfrican Refugees Targeted in Cairo(New York, February 10, 2003) -- Hundreds offoreigners, includingrefugees and asylu ... more 48 Hours to Kill Saddam America's 48 hours to kill SaddamFrom Roland Watson in WashingtonTimes, London - February 12, 2003:AMERICAN war planners believe that they have little ... more Bin-Laden Calls for Suicide Attacks Against Americans Bin Laden Urges Iraqi Suicide AttacksThe Associated PressTuesday, February 11, 2003; 3:25 PMTerror mastermind Osama bin Laden on Tuesday urged Iraqis ... more Hamas Leader Calls For Attacking Americans Everywhere Hamas leader to Muslims: Attack Americans the moment war startsTuesday, February 11, 2003GAZA CITY � Hamas leader Ahmed Yassin called on Muslims to at ... more Carnegie Endowment Thinking Is There a Better Way to Go?By Jessica Tuchman MathewsSunday, February 9, 2003; Page B01Even after Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's speech to the ... more Hertzberg's 'The Promised Land' A pragmatist explores the promised landA Jew in America: My Life and a People's Struggle for Identity, Arthur Hertzberg, Harper San Francisco: 468 pp. ... more Arab Establishment Spending Hard on Media Even as the USA now has its own radio station and upcoming TV network to propagandize the Arab and Muslim worlds; the Arab establishment is about to p ... more Tikrit - Home of both Saddam and Saladin Home of Saddam and Saladin defiantBy Janine di Giovanni in TikritTimes of London, UK, 11 Feb:NEARING Tikrit, 90 minutes north of Baghdad on the Tigris ... more American 'Human Shields' Head to Iraq Iraq Grants Anti-War 'Human Shields' Entry VisasReutersTuesday, February 11, 2003ANKARA (Reuters) - A group of around 50 Western anti-war activists re ... more Top Saudi Cleric Warns Muslims of Attacks Against Them Muslim Cleric Warns on Enemies at HajjBy ALAA SHAHINEMOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP - 10 Feb) - At the sacred Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia's top cleric ... more Palestinian Aid Crisis Looms Kurt Vonnegut on America and the War Kurt Vonnegut Vs. the !! Joel Bleifuss, In These Times February 4, 2003 In November, Kurt Vonnegut turned 80. He published his first novel,Player ... more Poet Protest Coming Sunday...and not at the White House* Poets to protest White House actionBoston Globe February 10, 2003By Associated PressMANCHESTER, Vt. - A group of poets will participate in a public re ... more American Media Cheerleads for Govt and Downplays Lies, Distortions ARE TV NETWORKS STAMPEDING AMERICA TO WAR?JUDGE FOR YOURSELF...-------------------------- * REPORTED: POWELL'S CLAIMS AGAINST IRAQ! * NOT RE ... more Such UK and US Power Arrogance - Gordon Thomas from Ireland INTELLIGENCE FALLOUTby Gordon ThomasThere is more than foolish, even dangerous, arrogance in Downing Street�s decision last week to blatantly plagiari ... more Paglia Too Hits Anti-War Beat The Salon Interview: Camille Paglia Feb. 7, 2003 Madonna's Own Anti-War 'Violent Music Video' Madonna Aiming for Anti-War StatementBy NEKESA MUMBI MOODYThe Associated PressMonday, February 10, 2003; 4:14 PMMadonna is courting controversy again ... more Richard Gere slams Bush in anti-war attack Richard Gere slams Bush in anti-war attackRichard Gere has slammed George W Bush and spoken out against possible war with Iraq at the 53rd Berlin Film ... more Origin of "Suicide bombing" Origin of "Suicide bombing" By Hilmi SalemFebruary 10, 2003With reference to the message below, these are some points aboutthe subject, from which one ... more Articles of Bush Impeachment - By former Attorney General Clark Articles of Impeachment of President George W. Bush, Vice President RichardB. Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Attorney GeneralJoh ... more Most Germans Believe US a Nation of Warmongers Germans Believe U.S. a Nation of WarmongersMonday, February 10, 2003BERLIN (Reuters) - A majority of Germans believe the United States is anation of w ... more Pressuring France Some More - Friedman on behalf of the 'liberal' American Jewish lobby The only possible way to coerce Saddam into compliance �without a war� is for the whole world to line up shoulder-to-shoulder against his misbehavior, ... more Egyptian 'Democracy' - Another Laugh at the Arabs Gorbachev on the Nile? By Jackson DiehlWashington Post - Monday, February 10, 2003; Page A21 Although most of the capital was too preoccupied with Ira ... more Deep in Gaza, a Lopsided Battle Deep in Gaza, a Lopsided Battle Raid Illustrates Disparities in Firepower, Casualties By Molly MooreWashington Post Foreign ServiceMonday, February 10 ... more Twin vision of empire The split between Europe and the US is strategic, not moral...European leaders and commentators are right to criticise the US for its brutality and im ... more Journalistic Stenography for Power in Washington - Woodward and the Washington Post The change can be summed up in Woodward's own career. As the Watergate investigator, he not merely protected his sources, he glamorised them. Now, sti ... more US fury at European peace plan Colin Powell...called on Paris and Berlin last night to study the UN resolution which they had backed. "What France has to do and what I think Germany ... more Israel, American Jews, and the War on Iraq January 25, 2003Too Many Smoking Guns to Ignore:Israel, American Jews, and the War on Iraqby BILL and KATHLEEN CHRISTISONformer CIA political analysts ... more US and Israel plan to 'exile Arafat' and make true 'Palestinian State' impossible...except in today's Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Even as they utter the term 'Palestinian State', the real plans of the US and Israel are to exile Arafat, further divide and provoke the Palestinian p ... more Arab World 'On Its Knees' THE ARAB WORLD [Regime] ON IT'S KNEESby international syndicated columnist & broadcaster Eric MargolisJan. 30, 2003NEW YORK - Never has the old maxim ... more Thank You France Justice is On Your SideAn Open Letter to FranceBy WILLIAM HUGHESOn January 25, 2003, Jonah Goldberg, a syndicated columnist, insulted you, saying, "Th ... more Blair's 'Proof' both plagarized and wrong TONY BLAIR'S "UP TO DATE" INTEL ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ WAS PLAGIARISED FROM STUDENT'S ESSAYby Gordon Thomas------------------------7 Feb:Prime Minister To ... more POKER At Camp David - A One-Act Play Starring.... A One Act PlayPoker at Camp Davidby LAWRENCE McGUIRESaturday Night (01/18/03)Dramatis Personae:Peacelovin' Jimmy: Former President of the U.S.A.Willy ... more War Need; US Presses Harder on France and Germany February 9, 2003U.S. Demands Iraq Show Cooperation by the WeekendBy STEVEN R. WEISMANWASHINGTON, Feb. 9 � Secretary of State Colin L. Powell warned to ... more Rumsfeld Family Tie is First Victim of War Rumsfeld Family Tie is First Victim of War The American defense chief Donald Rumsfeld has been disowned by his anti-war relatives in north GermanyBy T ... more Iraq military a shadow of its gulf war self Iraq military a shadow of its gulf war selfBY JUAN O. TAMAYOKnight Ridder Foreign ServiceKUWAIT CITY � Iraq's military is much weaker than it was when ... more Intelligence Professionals For Sanity - CIA Types Take on Bush MEMORANDUM FOR: The PresidentFROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for SanitySecretary Powell's presentation at the UN today requires context. We g ... more 200 LA High School Students 'Walk Out' to Protest War Students Protest Possible Iraq WarMore than 200 youths from West L.A. magnet school march through streets. Principal says they may be suspended for wa ... more Adlai Stevenson Dares Alude to Israeli Terrorism and American Hypocrisy Different Man, Different MomentFebruary 7, 2003By ADLAI E. STEVENSON III CHICAGO - Pundits and officials in Washington have dubbedSecretary of State ... more The True 'State of the Union' THE TRUE STATE OF THE UNIONJanuary 2003by Dr. Robert M. Bowman* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ... more More Justice Dept Repression Planned Special ReportJustice Dept. Drafts Sweeping Expansion of Anti-Terrorism ActBy Charles Lewis and Adam Mayle(WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2003) -- The Bush Admin ... more 'Madness of George Dubya' - Big London Hit! 'Madness of George Dubya' a UK hitLONDON, England (Reuters - 9 Feb) --British theatre-goers are flocking to a new farce which mocks U.S. President Geo ... more Iran Pushes Ahead With Its Nuclear Program Khatami Says Iran Mines Uranium for Nuclear PlantReuters - 9 Feb� By Parisa HafeziTEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mohammad Khatami said on Sunday Iran ha ... more Prince Charles Joins the Anti-War Movement Hold your peaceBy CLIVE GOODMAN, ROYAL EDITORA SERIOUS rift has opened up between Prince Charles and the government because he is seen to be AGAINST a ... more Madonna's Anti-War VIDEO Dressed in commando fatigues, Madonna throws grenades as the techno terror beat pounds, claims a source. Limb-less men and women are reportedly shown, ... more Dustin Hoffman Blasts US War Plans Hoffman blasts Bush's war plansDustin Hoffman has become the latest US star to voice his opposition to war with Iraq.Hoffman accused the Bush administ ... more In Public N Korean Warns of 'Pre-Emptive' Strike! N Korea warns US of pre-emptive actionSouth Korean Catholic nun chants anti-USslogansTensions over North Korea are worrying the SouthBBC - 6 Feb:North ... more Don't mention the war in Afghanistan. Robert Fisk: Don't mention the war in Afghanistan. The near collapse of peace in this savage land is a narrative erased from the mind of Americans[T ... more US Poet Laureate Steps Up To Anti-War Stance Posted on Wed, Feb. 05, 2003U.S. poet laureate opposes war with IraqHILLEL ITALIEAssociated Press - 5 Feb:NEW YORK - The threatened war with Iraq has ... more Mexico Opposes US and Sides with 'Old Europe' Mexico Sides With 'Old Europe' on IraqBy Michael ForbesGuadalaja RareporterWednesday 05 February 2003Mexican President Vicente Fox surprised many this ... more The Tangled Web of War The Tangled Web of WarBy John CoryTO correspondent in Saudi ArabiaWednesday 05 February 2003Bush and company have solidified their 1950's "Father Know ... more UN Blix Dismisses US Powell's 'Evidence' US claim dismissed by BlixDan Plesch in New YorkWednesday February 5, 2003The GuardianThe chief UN weapons inspector yesterday dismissed what has been ... more UK Blair, probably with US wink, provides Israel latest Weapons of Mass Destruction While Blair damns Iraq for the chemical weapons that a swarm of inspectors cannot find, he has quietly approved the sale of chemical weapons to Israel ... more Full Text of Saddam Hussein Interview, 4 Feb February 4, 2003Former British Labour Parliamentarian Tony Benn went to Baghdad and interviewed Saddam Hussein, his first for 12 years. Despite this b ... more Mandela Blasts USA Once Again Mandela says Powell is undermining United States By JAPAN MATHEBULA, Associated Press Writer JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - 5 Feb: Former South African ... more Powell's Speech to U.N. Security Council - 5 February 2003 Following is the full text of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's speechto the United Nations on Iraq. 2/5/2003 Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. Presi ... more US/NKorea Crisis Could Explode At Any Moment Washington issues grim warning on N KoreaBy Guy Dinmore in Washington and David Stern in MoscowFinancial Times, London-February 4 2003 The Bush admini ... more Dying for War The Bush Warmongers Miss the Bloody TruthDying for Warby Alisa Solomon[Village Voice -February 5 - 11, 2003]: God forbid anybody should think about w ... more The Saddam Hussein Interview The Saddam Hussein InterviewPublished: 4 February 2003Reporter: Channel 4 NewsTonight a world exclusive - Saddam Hussein in his own words.At the weeke ... more Wartime deceptions: Saddam is Hitler and it's not about oil Robert Fisk: The wartime deceptions: Saddam is Hitler and it's not about oil 27 January 2003 - Haaretz: The Israeli writer Uri Avnery once delive ... more The Wrong Stuff - NASA's military role...along with Israel The Wrong StuffBy Yoichi Clark Shimatsu, Pacific News ServiceFebruary 3, 2003:NASA is not simply a civilian space agency devoted to the high-minded ca ... more France 'No Longer Ally' Says Richard Perle, Key Rumsfeld Adviser Pentagon adviser: France 'no longer ally' By Martin WalkerUPI Chief International CorrespondentWASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- France is no longer an ally ... more U.S. woos war allies with cash, weapons U.S. woos war allies with cash, weaponsIraq's neighbors swap staging sites for billions in aidBy Stephen J. Hedges in Washington and Catherine Collins ... more Onslaught Over Iraq Expected to be most massive in history US bombers to start war with onslaught on Saddam palace Peter Beaumont and Paul Beaver[The Sunday Observer, February 2, 2003]:British and American for ... more Powell's proposal 'epitome of idiocy' says Egyptian Foreign Minister Egypt's Foreign Minister onU.S.-Middle East Peace Initiative:"Powell's Proposal is the Epitome of Idiocy"In a speech delivered on December 12, 2002, U ... more U.N. Complains Out Loud A Bit about being Continually Short-Changed Peace Activists Chain Themselves to Tanks in UK Peace Activists Chained to Tanks As British Army Set for Iraq Invasion----------------------------------------------http://www.islam-online.net/englis ... more Secret Mission of now dead Israeli Astronaut ISRAEL�S SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT WAS ON A SECRET MISSION ON COLUMBIAby Gordon ThomasGLOBE-INTEL - 4 February 2003:Astronaut Ilon Ramon was conducting secret ... more U.S. PROPAGANDA OF ARABS MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR U.S. PROPAGANDA OF ARABS MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR"BUSH TO BLITZ ARAB TV: President Bush is asking Congress for $30 million to start a pro-American TV stat ... more Muslim Cleric Hamza Gloats over Columbia Disaster Hamza gloats over shuttleBy NICK PARKER[The Sun, London, 4 Feb]:HOOK-handed cleric Abu Hamza last night GLOATED over the shuttle disaster and rejoiced ... more Jewish Roots Sprouting All Over Official Washington These Days Now that Lieberman has made it rather Kosher, Jewish connections are popping up all over official Washington:From The Reliable Source - Washington Pos ... more Chris Hitchens Signs On With Bush Big Time Hitchens's Right-Wing Stuff� We remember when our friend Christopher Hitchens was a card-carrying (or at least Scotch-hoisting) member of the left. Bu ... more Quick Fight but Long Difficult Occupation of Iraq Already Predicted Israelis Pushing Drug Use On the Arabs? Call To Conscience Call to Conscience From Veterans to Active Duty Troops and ReservistsCall to ConscienceFeb 1, 2003We are veterans of the United States armed forces. W ... more Israel's Supporter Pursue Intimidation and Assault Tactics Israeli supporters tried to disrupt an anti-war meeting in Berlin on Thursday evening to stop Yvonne Ridley from making a speech, which included suppo ... more Pentagon's Latest: Computerized Nukes Making Nuclear Bombs 'Usable'* Pentagon wants to see whether deep bunkers can be blasted without the damage spreading By Richard T. CooperLAimes - 3 ... more Blair Blurts out N Korea is next after Iraq Blair has blurted out in public that after Iraq comes N. Korea. Sharon has done the same regarding Iran. The world may well be marching toward the i ... more Who Has the Hot Rods? - Maureen Dowd Who Has the Hot Rods?By Maureen DowdNew York Times A Warrior Against The War COL Hackworth: A Warrior Against Gulf War II By Ellis HenicanNewsday - 24 January 2003When war gets as close as this one is, I don't go looking for a ... more 'Divine Intervention' - Look At Palestinian Life Under Occupation A 'Divine' Film Tackles Surreal Life By Desson HoweWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, January 31, 2003; Page WE39 IT ISN'T every day you get to see a ... more Pentagon Budget Up $20 Billion Yearly - Greater than During Cold War Pentagon Plan Seeks Annual Budget Boost Of $20 Billion Goal Is $500 Billion By End of the Decade By Vernon LoebWashington Post - Jan 31, 2003; Page A0 ... more Jimmy Carter Speaks Up...and a needed retort A Statement By Former President Carter: An Alternative To WarBy Jimmy Carter 31 Jan 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Deanna Congileo404-42 ... more The biggest threat to peace The biggest threat to peaceMichael JansenFrontier Post - FEBRUARY 3, 2003 And We caused the earth to gush forth with springs, so the waters met(and r ... more Sharon Shoots the Elephant Sharon shoots the elephant by Roy Isacowitz Tuesday Jan 28 2003 Tel Aviv January 26, 2003 In his short story "Shooting An Elephant," published in ... more Mandela Assaults Bush, US Mandela Rebukes Bush Over Crisis With IraqBy RACHEL L. SWARNSNYTimes - 1 Feb:CAPE TOWN, Jan. 31 � Former President Nelson Mandela sharply assailed Pre ... more Confronting the Empire - Chomsky's Latest Confronting the Empire by Noam Chomsky; February 01, 2003 We are meeting at a moment of world history that is in many wa ... more UNITE TO FIGHT THE WARMAKERS - From the Peace March Organizers UNITE TO FIGHT THE WARMAKERSUnable to contend with the historic and constitutional right of the people to control their own government and the directi ... more The Blind March To Disaster We can still stop this blind march to disasterThe Independent - February 2, 2003President Bush is impatiently clamouring for war. At his press confere ... more Saddam Finally Speaks to World Again Looks like the timing has to do with the upcoming Security Council meeting and the American/Israeli plan to focus on whatever remaining weapons Iraq m ... more More US Military Forces To Surround N Korea US military will reinforce KoreaFrom Roland Watson in Washington[Times of London, 3 Feb]:THE Pentagon is poised to increase its forces in the Far East ... more Sharon Prepares with Bush to Shatter Growing Anti-War Movement Saddam's bodyguard warns of secret arsenalHerald Sun Sunday, Australia - 02feb03:SADDAM Hussein's senior bodyguard has fled with details of Iraq's sec ... more Shock and Awe; Invade and Conquer The US War Plan -- known informally as SHOCK AND AWE -- is to so massively bomb Iraq with more bombs in 48-hours than have been dropped in total in th ... more Most Americans Think Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin-Laden are Same Person! Ordinary Americans think Bin Laden and Saddam are the same man...By Paul Lashmar and Raymond WhitakerThe Independent- February 2, 2003:When did the "w ... more Sharon Can Now Be Tried for War Crimes in Abstentia in Belgium BELGIUM LEAVES NO STONE UNTURNED TO TRY PM SHARON[Artuz-7 - Israel]:The Belgian Senate approved this morning an amendment to its Universal Law, allowi ... more Internationals Shot At In Gaza International Solidarity Movement (ISM) Activists in Gaza Shot Upon While Retrieving Dead BodyAt 2 am last night Israeli soldiers shot and killed a ma ... more Bush�s claims on Iraqi weapons--lies in pursuit of war Bush�s claims on Iraqi weapons--lies in pursuit of warBy Patrick Martin1 February 2003In his State of the Union speech last Tuesday George W. Bush res ... more Even UN Blix Goes Public Saying US Is Lying and Distorting US is misquoting my Iraq report, says BlixBy Judith Miller and Julia Preston in New YorkSydney Morning Herald - February 1 2003Days after delivering a ... more What Really Happened in Halabja Not Oil, but Water?A War Crime or an Act of War?By STEPHEN C. PELLETIERENew York TimesJanuary 31, 2003MECHANICSBURG, Pa. � It was no surprise that Pre ... more How Ironic - Spacecraft With Israeli Aboard Dies Over Palestine Israeli, US astronauts die in shuttle blast over �Palestine�By Barbara FergusonArab News02 February 2003 / 0 Dhul Hijjah 1423WASHINGTON, 2 February 20 ... more The Bush-Hitler Duology World Views: Bush and HitlerBy Wayne MadsenAdolf Hitler would be proud that an American President is emulating him in so many ways. Hitler, it will be ... more War in Korea? Publicly Threatened by both Bush and Blair N Korea Prepares as do US Forces Bush Bishop Condemns War Plans as Immoral and Anti-Christ Bishop in Bush's church in new antiwar adWASHINGTON (AP - 1 Feb) --A bishop of the United Methodist Church, President Bush's denomination, stars in a ... more U.S. To Fire Big Guns in Propaganda War Caught on TapeEXCLUSIVE: Bush administration to release tapes that could incriminate Iraq. �Hold onto your hat,� says one U.S. intelligence official, ... more Sharon to White House just before War Talk about 'Palestinian State' is little but an excuse for bringing Sharon still further into the war council. Expect Sharon to make his 8th visit to ... more Right-Wing American Jews Push 'Temple Mount' Campaign American magnates finance new Temple Mount campaign By Anat Balint and Nadav ShragaiJingles for "Temple Mount - Heart of the Nation" have been broadca ... more Vatican Steps Up Its Own Campaign Against US/UK Middle East War Food Terror Ahead? WHO Issues Alert http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2714951.stm Sharon Could Still Face Justice in Belgium One Day Sharon could stand trial in BelgiumBRUSSELS - 31 Jan: The Belgian Senate ratified two key amendments early Friday aiming to keep alive a ten-year-old ... more Precision Strike Against N Korea Contemplated in Washington US warns Saddam has only weeks to disarmBy Guy Dinmore in Washington, Andrew Ward in Seoul and Stephen Fidler in London[Financial Times, UK, 31 Jan]:P ... more Seeds of WORLD DISASTER warns Senator Kennedy COMMENTARYOur Nuclear Talk Gravely Imperils Us* Notion of a first-strike use in Iraq carries the seed of world disaster. By Edward M. KennedyA dangero ... more White House Cancels After Poets Plan Protest Forum called off after poets plan to protestJoseph CurlTHE WASHINGTON TIMESPublished January 31, 2003The White House has called off a poetry symposium ... more US and UK responsible with Israel for Palestinian Poverty Crisis BRITAIN AND THE US 'SHARE BLAME FOR PALESTINIAN POVERTY CRISIS'By Jane Merrick, Political Correspondent, PA NewsPress Association (UK)29 January 2003B ... more US and Israel Military Working with India More Closely than ever U.S., India to Conduct Joint Air Combat ExercisePakistan Voices Concern Over Training's Potential to Blunt Its Ability to Use Nuclear-Armed FightersBy ... more Brookings Scholar Arrested on Street... Gestapo-like It took the intervention of Brookings President Strobe Talbott, himself a former Assistant Secretary of State, to get this Pakistani Scholar freed fro ... more Bush Threatens to use Nukes - Changes U.S. Policy Bush approves nuclear responseNicholas KralevTHE WASHINGTON TIMESPublished January 31, 2003 A classified document signed by President Bush specifi ... more How Virulent Racism and Hatred Made The 'Shoebomber' Shoe bomber was tormented by childhood race taunts, say lawyers NOEL YOUNG IN BOSTONThe ScotsmanFriday, January 31, 2003 THE shoe-bomber Richard Reid ... more