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March 2003 Archives Back to MER World Syria Publicly Supports Iraq Against US/Britain Syria Says It Supports ‘Iraqi People’ Against InvadersIslam OnlineMarch 31, 2003----------------------------------------------photo:http://www.islam-o ... more Israelis Killing More Palestinians Indiscriminately all the time Fatal drive for a West Bank familyGreg Myre NYTimes - Thursday, March 27, 2003BETHLEHEM, West Bank Israeli troops are a common sight onPalestinian str ... more Arnett Fired from NBC and National Geographic NBC: Arnett out after Iraqi TV interviewBAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN - 31 March) --NBC announced Monday that both NBC and National Geographic severed their rela ... more America Must Expect BACKLASH for Bush's Baghdad Blunder Bush’s Baghdad BlunderBy Mushahid Hussain*Islamabad - 30 March:When the American attack on Iraq began on March 20, Richard Perle, a leading hawk who i ... more NBC Fires Arnett Reporter Arnett: U.S. War Plan Has FailedBy DAVID BAUDERThe Associated PressSunday, March 30, 2003; 9:11 PMJournalist Peter Arnett, covering the war f ... more PBS Frontline - The Long Road to War Belgian premier denounces US as "very dangerous" Belgian premier denounces US as "very dangerous"Brussels, March 30, IRNA -- Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt Sunday toughened his position ag ... more US Marines turn fire on civilians at the bridge of deat The American people just don't quite get it. It's not that they don't know; they just can't put it all in historical, or moral, or political context. ... more Peter Arnett - First US War Plan has Failed Reporter Arnett: U.S. War Plan Has FailedBy DAVID BAUDERThe Associated PressSunday, March 30, 2003; 9:11 PMJournalist Peter Arnett, covering the war f ... more Can Arabs Wash Their Hands of This Blood? Can Arabs Wash Their Hands of This Blood?Dr. Buthaina Shaaban, Special to Arab NewsIn the early morning of the first day of the aggression against Ira ... more Iraqis Feeding Hungry American GIs! raqi civilians feed hungry US marinesCENTRAL IRAQ (AFP - 29 March) - Iraqi civilians fleeing heavy fighting have stunned and delighted hungry US marin ... more Pope Warns That War Could Bring 'Religious Catastrophe' Pope Warns That War Could Bring 'Religious Catastrophe'Reuters - Sunday, March 30, 2003; Page A30VATICAN CITY, March 29 -- Pope John Paul II said toda ... more Israelis Journalists Sneak Around in Iraq...Caught by US Forces 2 Israeli journalists held by U.S. troopsBy Haaretz Service and UPI - 30 MarchU.S. troops in Iraq detained two Israeli journalists and a Portuguese co ... more More US and Indian Pressure on Pakistan US presses Pakistan over Kashmir militantsBy Hamish McDonaldHerald Correspondent in IslamabadSydney Morning Herald - March 29 2003The United States ha ... more I would cut Bush to pieces with my teeth I would cut Bush to pieces with my teethSydney Morning Herald - Australia - March 30 2003:Rasoul Hammed Najeed stood outside his home sobbing uncontro ... more Chomsky on Imperial Pariah America The big gun takes a pop-shot at peaceBy Noam ChomskyMarch 29 2003If anything is obvious from the history of warfare, it's that very little can be pred ... more Illegal Israeli 'Land Grab' Says U.N. UN accuses Israel of illegal land grabSydney Morning Herals - March 29 2003Against a background of fresh violence in the West Bank and a call for the ... more Al-Jazeera English Struggles To Take Hold Al Jazeera Web site struggles to cover war The English-language site's managing editor - her dad is from Texas - seeks to provide 'a less Western-cent ... more Bush Has Already Lost the Proposed Peace Bush Has Already Lost the Proposed PeaceAdrian Hamilton, The IndependentThe propaganda war has now spread from the war to the diplomacy of postwar. To ... more Former British Foreign Secretary Says 'Pull Out Now' The Independent (UK)March 30, 2003Cook: 'Pull out of bloody, unjust war''There will be a legacy of hatred for the West if theIraqis continue to suffer ... more The Now Very Dangerous 'CakeWalk' Independent ArgumentThere will be a severe political price to pay if the human and financial costs of this conflict mount up[The Independent - 29 Marc ... more SARS and SADDAM - Coincidence...or...? Scott Ritter - U.S. Will Lose " 'US, Britain, heading to disaster' - British Mideast expert" " 'US, Britain, heading to disaster' - British Mideast expert"CAIRO (AFP - 29 March) - Washington and London "have lost the war politically" andtheir ... more Rumsfeld's 'Stalemated' War Report: Rumseld Ignored Pentagon Advice on IraqWASHINGTON (Reuters - 29 March) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld repeatedly rejected advice from Pen ... more Suicide Bombing Just the Beginning Vow Iraqis 'MORE SUICIDE ATTACKS'The suicide bombing which killed four American troops is "just the beginning" Iraq's vice president has said.The attack, describ ... more Lonely Superpower America The loneliness of America Vir SanghviIndia - March 29:As the war in Iraq enters its tenth day, there have been two big surprises — one to do with th ... more Worldwide Protests Continuing Protests renewed worldwide as public fears long Iraq conflictABC News Online - 30 March:Campaigners are taking to the streets across the world once ag ... more 'Hacktivists' wage Iraq war online 'Hacktivists' wage Iraq war onlineRory Mulholland (AFP)- Nicosia, March 28As battles rage in the Iraqi desert, pro- and anti-war "hacktivists" are usi ... more Expect More Suicide Attackers Experts Predict Iraq suicide hit on US troops sign of things to come Agence France-Presse - Dubai, March 29:The suicide bombing that killed five US troops is a sign ... more Heated talk of neo-cons and Israel fuels debate Heated talk of neo-cons and Israel fuels debateBy GARY MULLINAX03/29/2003From news of key Pentagon adviser Richard Perle's resignation to the comments ... more 15 Stories They've Already Bungled 15 Stories They've Already Bungled Mitchell on the War Coverage So Far By Greg Mitchell Editor & Publisher - March 27, 2003NEW YORK -- Opinion The war ... more Reverse 'Shock and Awe' Wounded U.S. Soldiers Shocked at Iraqi Resistance By Jeff Mason Reuters - Thursday 27 March 2003:For them, the war is over. A few U.S. soldiers were h ... more Top British General - 'We Will Cut force if...' WE WILL CUT FORCEBy Paul GilfeatherDaily Mirror - March 29, 2003THE number of troops in the Gulf could be dramatically reduced if wardrags on, Britain ... more Pentagon CyberWarfare Takes Down new Al-Jazeera English Say Editors Pentagon downed Web site, Al-Jazeera editor saysBy GRAEME SMITHGlobe and MailSaturday, March 29, 2003For journalists inside the Al-Jazeera newsroom in ... more Bush Lights Cigar with Grenade MADONNA VIDEO ENDS WITH IMAGE OF PRESIDENT BUSH WITH GRENADE IN HIS LAP28 March: A final shock scene in the video of AOLTIMEWARNER recording ar ... more BASRA 'NOWHERE NEAR UNDER OUR CONTROL' BASRA 'NOWHERE NEAR UNDER OUR CONTROL' Daily Mirror - March 28, 2003 The southern Iraqi city of Basra is "clearly nowhere near" under Alliedforces' ... more NYC Die-In at Israeli Bank Ties Up 5th Avenue PRESS RELEASE For immediate releaseDate: March 26, 2003Contact: (917) 517-3627NY PROTESTERS "DIE IN" UNDER BULLDOZER AT BANK LEUMI, SHUT DOWN 5TH AVEN ... more Chris Rock Warned - Speak only nicely of Bush DREAMWORKS EXECS TO ROCK: NO BUSH BASHING**Exclusive**Comedian Chris Rock has been strongly advised not to engage in any Bush-bashing during the promo ... more Fisk - The Raw Devastating Truth about Basra Robert Fisk: Raw, devastating realities that expose the truth about Basra[The Independent - 28 March 2003]:Two British soldiers lie dead on a Basra ro ... more The Article that Slew the 'Prince of Darkness' Title: The Article Which Put a Nail in Perle's CoffinNOTE:Please note that Laurent Murawiecz, the author of theinfamous presentation on American plans ... more Unprecedented Calls from Top Syrian Religious Leader to Attack the Invaders Unprecedented call from Syria's top Muslim religious authority Syria's mufti calls for suicide attacks on coalition troops 'Resistance to the belliger ... more U.N. -- Accessory After the Fact? U.N. -- Accessory After the Fact?DENIS HALLIDAYFormer head of the U.N. oil-for-food program, Hallidaysaid today: "The people of Iraq are being crushed ... more Top Rumsfeld adviser resigns over ethics Top Rumsfeld adviser resigns over ethicsBy Pamela HessUPI Pentagon CorrespondentFrom the International DeskPublished 3/27/2003 7:35 PMWASHINGTON, Marc ... more 120,000 MORE US Troops Being Rushed to Iraq and Middle East More U.S. troops, armor head to IraqDozen Marines missing after fight near Nasiriya(CNN) � As President Bush declared the war in Iraq would las ... more Richard Perle - Having Your Souffle And Eating It Too Having Your Souffle And Eating It TooBy Arianna HuffingtonFiled March 26, 2003For years now, political reformers have been railing against the unseeml ... more Richard Perle Resigns as Chairman but... Former Pentagon official Richard Perle resigns as key Rumsfeld adviserBy Robert Burns, Associated Press, 3/27/2003 18:59WASHINGTON (AP) Former Pentago ... more Protestors Block 5th Avenue in NYC - 140 arrested Protesters Crowd N.Y.C.'s Fifth Ave.By ELIZABETH LeSUREThe Associated PressThursday, March 27, 2003; 10:21 AMHundreds of chanting anti-war demonstrato ... more IT WAS AN OUTRAGE, AN OBSCENITY IT WAS AN OUTRAGE, AN OBSCENITY By Robert Fisk [The Independent - Baghdad - 27 March 2003]:It was an outrage, an obscenity. The severed hand on the me ... more Worldwide, Civil Disobedience Worldwide, Civil Disobedience Protesters Speak and Act Out Against War By Evelyn NievesWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, March 21, 2003; Page A26 SA ... more Bush holds back needed funding for 9/11 Commission Congress ordered 9-11 Commission Funding WoesQuestions arise concerning the administration's funding of the congressional investigation into the September 11th attacks ... more FIVE FBI AGENTS DEAD IN PAKISTAN FIVE FBI AGENTS DEAD IN PAKISTANFrontier Post - MUHARAM 23, 1423 ---THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2003 DERA ISMAEL KHAN (NNI): Five Americans are feared dead wh ... more Al-Jazeera Calls on US for 'Freedom of the Press' Al-Jazeera Calls on U.S. to Ensure Free PressBy Merissa Marr, European Media CorrespondentLONDON (Reuters - 26 March) - Banned on Wall Street and wipe ... more Israel and India Target 'Terrorist Pakistan'...a future domino for the US crusade In India, Moslem terrorists perpetrated their second attack in three days, killing one person and wounding six with a bomb placed inside a fuel tanker ... more Huge Anti-American Demo in Damascus...as well as other Arab capitals DAMASCUS, Syria, 25 March 2003 (Reuters) -- Hundreds of thousands of angry Syrians marched through the streets of Damascus on Tuesday demanding an imm ... more APOCALYPSE Again! 'Just like Apocalypse Now'By Hugh Dougherty in QatarEvening StandardMarch 26, 2003An eyewitness tells today of the heaviest battle of the war so far w ... more NYC 'Disruptions' Loom - 'Peace Movement' Blooms in city of 9/11 Peace Activists Planning to Disrupt Manhattanby Sarah FergusonVillage Voice - March 25th, 2003:Taking their cue from protesters in San Francisco, who ... more Senator's Wife: We have No Right Legally or Morally... We are Way out of Line... A Raucous Discussion In the Baucus House? By Lloyd GroveWashington Post -March 26, 2003; Page C03 In his reelection campaign last year in conservative ... more POPE - very disappointed, sad, anquished' No less than the 'Fate of Humanity' is now at stake the Pope said a few days ago...:--------------Pope speaks of anguish over warAFP - Vatican City, M ... more Fortress Baghdad Planned - $36 million worth US plans $36 mn embassy in BaghdadFTP News - Washington, March 26:The United States has earmarked nearly 36 million dollars to construct a new, well-f ... more The new American Domino Policy - Iraq First America's dream for a new Middle EastBu Toby HarndenDaily Telegraph, UK - 18 March 2003Iraq may simply be the first domino in a radical policy to demo ... more Sending 'Axis of Evil' member IRAN a warning Make no doubt about it, Bush and Sharon, representing the US and Israel working more closely together now than ever, have Iran and North Korea already ... more Bush's Laughable 'Coalition of the Willing' White House Notebook: Many Willing, But Few Are AbleBy Dana MilbankTuesday, March 25, 2003; Page A07There must have been shock in Baghdad and awe in P ... more American Hypocrisy on Display - Quantanamo and Iraq Saddam as Uncle Joe Robert Fisk: Saddam starts to sound more like his hero, Uncle Joe[The Independent - 25 March 2003]Let us now praise famous men. Saddam Hussein was kee ... more The other Rush to Baghdad Young men return to join fight against AlliesBy Justin Huggler in Amman[The Independent - 25 March 2003]:The young men waiting aboard the grubby bus t ... more Pope Endorses Antiwar Movement Pope Endorses Antiwar MovementVATICAN CITY - AP - 25 March -- The vast antiwar movement in the world shows that a "large part of humanity" has rejecte ... more US Plans Sole and Direct Control of Iraq March 25, 2003U.S. Is Assembling a Civilian Team to Run IraqBy ELIZABETH BECKERWASHINGTON, March 24 — The United States is preparing to establish imme ... more Impotent UN, Shameless Arabs - Security Council Fiasco UN Security Council Sets Emergency Debate on IraqBy Irwin ArieffUNITED NATIONS (Reuters - 25 March) - The U.N. Security Council agreed on Tuesday to h ... more US Lets Turkish Troops head into Iraq U.S. Struggles to Keep Turkish Troops from IraqBy Zerin ElciANKARA (Reuters - 25 March) - The United States, eager for stability in northern Iraq to m ... more Saddam's Bunkers Saddam's Bunkers Said 'Impossible' to DestroyBy Nedim DervisbegovicSARAJEVO (Reuters - 25 March) - Underground bunkers built for Iraqi President Sadda ... more Bush's Jumpy Get Saddam Video Sneaks out of country And oh yes, let's not forget the 'FUCK SADDAM, We're taking him out' comment that also broke loose a few days ago thanks to some rare good reporting f ... more Al-Jazeera Goes English as it is banned from NY Stock Exchange It should be considered a great success by Al-Jazeera...getting banned form the NY Stock Exchange that is: The Wall Street Journal Online25 March 20 ... more ITN Ends Coverage After Terry Lloyd Killed by American Tank Fire Al-Jazeera Banned from NY Stock Exchange Now we know how nervous the Americans really are!------------NY stock exchange bans Arab TV networkClaire CozensTuesday March 25, 2003al-JazeeraAl-Jaz ... more CIA Pulls Out All Stops to Get Saddam - But Not Yet This is the same CIA of the 'Phoenix Program' (assassination of Vietnamese), Salvadore Allende, the Shah of Iran, the Hashemites of Jordan (and once I ... more Overseas, Internet Is Rallying Point for Antiwar Activists Overseas, Internet Is Rallying Point for Antiwar ActivistsBy Cynthia L. Webbwashingtonpost.com Staff WriterWednesday, March 12, 2003; 10:20 AMThe Inte ... more US and Israel Adopt Same Rhetoric US and Israel's 'common cause'By Barbara PlettBBC Middle East correspondent - 15 March:These are days of war talk, and the same sort of talk is coming ... more Populist War on the Web Muslim Scholars Endorse Jihad Against US Scholars Urge Jihad In Event of Iraq WarCairo Center Declares All Muslims ThreatenedBy Anthony ShadidWashington Post Foreign ServiceTuesday, March 11, ... more Israel Announces US Aid...US says 'Maybe' Doubts over US aid to IsraelIsrael says the US has offered the country $10bn (£6.4bn) to bail it out of the worst economic crisis in its history.Israe ... more In Egypt, Anger at U.S. Displaces Admiration In Egypt, Anger at U.S. Displaces AdmirationYouth Love the Culture, but Hate the PoliciesBy Emily WaxWashington Post Foreign ServiceMonday, March 24, ... more Americans Target Passenger Bus - Kill 5 Syrians US missile 'kills five Syrians'BBC News - 24 March:The official Syrian news agency says five Syrian civilians have been killed by an American missile ... more Turkey Presses Its Forces Into Northern Iraq Turkey border tension mountsBBC - 24 March:The prospect of thousands of Turkish troops entering Iraq moved closer on Monday, despite the starkest warn ... more American Jewish Committee Spearheads Campaign to Cancel This from the American Jewish Committee:AFTER YOU ACT UPON IT, SEND THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS!Pat Buchanan is a known anti-Semite and conspiracy-mo ... more Pro-Israeli 'JINSA' General to Rule Iraq Pro-Israel (JINSA) General Will Oversee Reconstruction of Postwar IraqBy ALANA NEWHOUSEThe FORWARD - 21 March:With the United States poised to invade ... more This War Is Brought to You By... Former Egyptian Minister of War Compares President Bush and His Policies to Former Egyptian Minister of War Compares President Bush and His Policies toHitler and NazismIn an article titled "Nazism Threatens the World Anew" pub ... more Michael Moore at the Oscars "(Documentary filmmakers) like nonfiction," said Moore, who invited his fellow nominees to take the stage with him. "And we live in fictitious times, ... more Tutu on Bush and his War Confronting Iraq: Might doesn't make rightBy Desmond Tutu and Ian Urbina (IHT) - Friday, March 14, 2003People of faith belong on the side of peace. Bu ... more Kashmir - 24 More Killed Gunmen Slay 24 in Hindu Town in KashmirBy MUJTABA ALI AHMADSRINAGAR, India (AP - 24 March) - Gunmen killed 24 people in a Hindu village in India-contr ... more The World Pushes Back The World Pushes Back Even if the US scores a quick victory in Iraq, the rest ofthe world won't fall in line behind America's new globalagenda. Welcom ... more Baghdad Bombings Fuel Fourth Day of Global Protests; Baghdad Bombings Fuel Fourth Day of Global Protests; US Vets Say No to WarMarch 23, 2003, Agence France Presse US veterans were planning to march on A ... more Baghdad Burns While George W Does Lunch Baghdad Burns While Dubya Does LunchWho Dares Critique the Smirking Commander?By LINDA HEARD - 22 MarchAmerica's great commander George W Bush has sur ... more Fisk Compares US to Nazi Germany [T]he conflict of "shock-and-awe" -- the Pentagon's phrase is itself a classic slogan from the pages of the old Nazi magazine "Signal" -- doesn't seem ... more Nader calls Bush `dictator' Nader calls Bush `dictator'DEFEATED IN 2000, HE DENIES CANDIDACY ALLOWED GOP TO TRIUMPHBy Kaye RossMercury NewsSunday, March 23, 2003 Ralph Nader sai ... more Today, I Weep for my Country... Today, I Weep for my Country... By US Senator Robert Byrd Speech delivered on the floor of the US Senate I believe in this beautiful country. I ... more McArabia - US Troops, US Culture Take on Arabia Just as US troops are taking control of the region, with the CIA more omni-present than ever behind-the-scenes, now McArabia is the ever-so-fitting na ... more Muslim US Soldiers Grenades His Own EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT Tragedy at Camp PennsylvaniaTime Magazine - Sunday, Mar. 23, 2003TIME's Jim Lacey has been traveling with the 1st Br ... more Jordan, Egypt and Saudis secretly helped US for attack to get Saddam TIME MAGAZINE - Sunday, Mar. 23, 2003 AWESTRUCKA surprise attack aimed at Saddam, plus the kickoff of the air and ground assault, shake the ... more The Iraqi Quagmire Robert Fisk in Baghdad: 'Iraq will become a quagmire for the Americans. Our troops will not surrender' [The Independent - 24 March 2003]:Iraq stunned ... more Charred Bodies Already Litter the Desert Battles Rage in Iraqi Cities, Bodies Litter DesertBy Luke Baker and Rosalind RussellSOUTHERN IRAQ (Reuters - 23 March) - Charred Iraqi corpses smolder ... more Past Mideast Invasions Faced Unexpected Perils Past Mideast Invasions Faced Unexpected PerilsMarch 19, 2003Wall Street JournalMarch 20, 2002Invaders Have Been Repelled While Arab Casualties MountBy ... more The Bush Doctrine: War without anyone's permission. Unauthorized EntryThe Bush Doctrine: War without anyone's permission.By Michael KinsleySlate Magazine - 20 March 2003:Until this week, the p ... more British ITN Reporter Terry Lloyd Killed by 'Coalition Forces' Terry Lloyd killed in Iraq20.02PM GMT, 23 Mar 2003There is now sufficient evidence to believe that ITV News Correspondent Terry Lloyd was killed in an ... more Abu Mazen Dances To American Tunes Number 2 to Arafat all these years, Abu Mazen now has the somewhat laughable title under the circumstances of 'Palestinian Prime Minister'. He's in t ... more Blair Scandal - So Far Still in Power "But it is now becoming shockingly clear that the slavish adherence of Tony Blair and Jack Straw to the Bush line on Iraq may have less to do with pri ... more Call to UN General Assembly...Maybe UN Considering Convening GA Session On IraqBy Vladimir KikiloOana/Itar-Tass via SouthnewsSaturday, March 22, 2003 UNITED NATIONS, March 21 (Oana/Itar ... more Dire Warnings to US from Moscow - 'Gravest Consequences' Warns Putin Himself Russia's parliamentary speaker, Gennady Seleznyov, said an attack would cause the world to consider that "the US is a terrorist state that can only be ... more Israel Complicates Jews' View of Iraq War Israel Complicates Jews' View of Iraq WarFor Many U.S. Jews, View of War in Iraq Complicated by Concern for IsraelAssociated Press, March 22 — For mon ... more US + Israel Much More Closely Linked Than Before Report: U.S., Israel more closely linked than in 1991TEL AVIV — 4 March - Middle East Newsline: Israel and the United States are in much closer coord ... more Turkish Troops Pouring into Northern Iraq U.S. dismayed as Turkish troops pour into northern IraqSunday, March 23, 2003The United States has formally abandoned the prospect of a northern front ... more Cyprus Betrayal Cyprus Betrayal Column By Conn Hallinan* "Collate ... more Bush I interviewed about Bush II and Gulf II 'FUCK Saddam - We're Taking Him Out' - George Bush PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH DISCUSSED REMOVING SADDAM HUSSEIN FROM POWER AS FAR BACK AS MARCH 2002, TIME REPORTSNew York – TIME offers the inside story o ... more We Are Now A Nation Ruled by Madmen We are in a Nation Ruled by Madmen Who Will Bury the U.N.A BUZZFLASH EDITORIALBefore announcing a state of war Bush pumps his fist and boasts, "Feels ... more 'We Love the Americans' Says Saudi Princess - Wife of Ambassador Bandar Alma Powell, the wife of Secretary of State ColinPowell, and Princess Haifa, wife of Saudi AmbassadorPrince Bandar bin Sultan, headlined yesterday's 2 ... more Hersv vs the Pentagon Seymour Hersh vs. the Pentagon The reporter who broke the My Lai story is back, challenging the government's explanation of Gulf War Syndrome. BY LORI ... more Richard Perle: It Pays To Be the Prince of Darkness Richard Perle: It Pays To Be the Prince of DarknessBy Frida Berrigan Deep Concerns - Noam Chomsky With no less than the Pope himself now expresses his own deep concerns for the 'Fate of Humanity'...the following from Chomsky: DEEP CONCERN ... more Richard Perle: It Pays To Be the Prince of Darkness Richard Perle: It Pays To Be the Prince of DarknessBy Frida Berrigan Richard Perle is a busy guy these days, what with hislong-desired war against Ira ... more Chinese Islamic Association Condemns Military Actions against Iraq Chinese Islamic Association Condemns Military Actions against IraqThe Islamic Association of China strongly condemns the military actions against Iraq ... more Past Mideast Invasions Faced Unexpected Perils Past Mideast Invasions Faced Unexpected PerilsMarch 19, 2003Wall Street JournalMarch 20, 2002DRUMBEAT OF WARPast Mideast Invasions Faced Unexpected Pe ... more Police Repression and Brutality in Austin - Bush Town Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST PEACEFUL AUSTIN PROTESTERSjust want someone to know what happened heretoday...seems like there is a me ... more Richard Perle Unleashed Excerpt: The chronic failure of the security council to enforce its own resolutions is unmistakable: it is simply not up to the task. We are left ... more FRANCE'S PLAN TO STOP AMERICA'S HITLER "THE OVERTHROW OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC", Part 29by Sherman H. Skolnick 3/13/03FRANCE'S PLAN TO STOP AMERICA'S HITLER Some in Europe are determined ... more Hollywood Blasts Bush But Parties On as Baghdad Burns As Oscars Near, Hollywood Blasts Iraq WarBy Dean GoodmanLOS ANGELES (Reuters - 22 March) - Hollywood launched a another strike against the Iraqi war o ... more Anti-War Fever Spread Nation and Worldwide Peace Marchers Rally Across United StatesBy TARA BURGHARTNEW YORK (AP - 22 March) - Anti-war activists marched again Saturday in dozens of cities, mar ... more New Protest Wave Sweeps World Clashes at Madrid anti-war protestMADRID, Spain (CNN - 22 March) --Violence broke out in Madrid as protests against war in Iraq took place across t ... more Washington's War to Kill Saddam, Control Iraq, and Scare/Intimidate the World War Already 48 Hours Old When It Began By Bob WoodwardWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, March 23, 2003; Page A01 When President Bush huddled with hi ... more Israeli Lobby Adjusts Bush 'Road Map' Comment from Shifra Stern: Moran must have been hallucating when he inferred that Jews have power in this country. Yes, of course he's an antisemite, ... more Pro-Israel General to Govern Iraq In October 2000, shortly after the outbreak of the intifada, Garner was one of 26 American military leaders to sign a staunchly pro-Israel statement r ... more Backlash Against the Protestors In the latest sign of a growing intolerance to dissent against the war, imagined or real, protesters in Louisiana used a tractor to crush compact disc ... more Guardian: Breathtaking US Hypocrisy The Guardian (UK)US veto : Action against Israelis and apartheid blocked regularly Oliver Burkeman in WashingtonThursday March 20, 2003The Bush admin ... more Protestors and Cops Spar in Washington Antiwar Protesters Spar With PoliceBy Manny Fernandez and Justin BlumWashington Post Staff WritersSaturday, March 22, 2003; 5:21 PMAntiwar demonstrato ... more Fisk on the Missiles hitting Baghdad The Missiles by Robert Fisk The Independent (UK); March 22, 2003:Saddam's main presidential palace, a great rampart of a building 20 sto ... more Washington Ideologues Celebrate at AEI The panel of speakers, part of the Bush administration's ideological vanguard, set out their bold vision of the postwar agenda: radical reform of the ... more War News: Go Beyond the Usual Suspects War News: Go Beyond the Usual Suspectsby Dan GillmorMarch 21, 2003 What follows is this Sunday's column. I've gotten permission to post it early ... more Just 1 of ther 535 members of Congress has son or daughter fighting Iraq South Dakota Senator Has Parental Interest in Iraq WarBy Jim Abrams WASHINGTON (AP - 21 March) - Supporting the troops in Iraq is a matter of course f ... more UN General Assembly Could...and Should...Now Act General Assembly president says meeting on Iraq 'very likely'by Jeremy Brecher March 21, 2003UN General Assembly President Jan Kavan of the CzechRepub ... more Tahrir Intifada - Day II in Cairo - Brutal Egyptian Regime From: "Wael Khalil" Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003Subject: Egyptian Regime Unleashes Brutal HandWhat we have always expected and feared materializedtoday. The ... more Cheney's Cronies - Billions For VP Cheney's Friends and Business Cronies CHENEY'S CRONIES? Rumours are rife about who will make money out of rebuilding IraqIT WAS an inevitable conspiracy theory DU JOUR: if the wa ... more Tahrir Intifada - Report from Cairo - 'This is our Seattle' From: "Wael Khalil" Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 Subject: Tahrir IntifadaThis is what happened on the day the attacked. Tahrirsquare, the heart of Cairo was ... more Bombing, Killing, and Conquering the Middle East is Good for American Business Remember the old motto 'Follow the Money'? It's all in the end about power, money, and control. And the American Empire is certainly on the march:-- ... more France To Continue Efforts to Limit US Takeover of Middle East Chirac to resist control of postwar Iraq by US alliesBy George Parker, Krishna Guha and Judy Dempsey in BrusselsFinancial Times, UK - 21 March:Jacques ... more LIES, LIES, LIES LIES, LIES, LIES Point by Point, Lie by Lie Stephen Zunes, March 18, 2003 (Editor's Note: Below is a transcript of PresidentGeor ... more Anti-War Demonstrations Continue as U.S. Soldiers March Toward Baghdad Anti-War Demonstrations Continue as U.S. Soldiers March Toward BaghdadBy Martha Mendoza SAN FRANCISCO (AP - 21 March) - Undeterred by mass arrests, ra ... more 'Dead Bodies Everywhere' 'Dead bodies are everywhere' ... Saddam's first martyrs lostSydney Morning Herald - March 22 2003:There was little initial resistance as the United St ... more US Embassy Stormed in Yemen, Protestors Shot Dead Deaths as anti-war protests spreadSANA'A Yemen - CNN - 21 March: Four people were shot dead and dozens more were injured Friday as police clashed with ... more US Generals and Ambassadors Prepare to Take Control of Iraq Inside the RingBill Gertz and Rowan ScarboroughTHE WASHINGTON TIMES - March 21, 2003 Iraqi CW shellsU.S. intelligence officials tell us the eviden ... more Alarm as Iran Pushes Ahead For Nuclear Weapons Alarm as Iran takes another step towards nuclear weaponsBy David Rennie in WashingtonDaily Telegraph, UK - 3 March 2003:Iran is much closer to produci ... more Fisk in Baghdad about Baghdad...and Us Bubbles of fire tore into the sky above BaghdadRobert Fisk in Baghdad21 March 2003It was like a door slamming deep beneath the surface of the earth; a ... more MICHAEL LEDEEN: AFTER BAGHDAD, TEHRAN, DAMASCUS, RIYADH AFTER BAGHDAD, TEHRAN, DAMASCUS, RIYADHMichael A. Ledeen New York Sun - March 19, 2003 The battle for Iraq is about to begin, and in all likelihood it ... more Talk Radio Nuts Get Even More Arrogant and Nutier TOUGH TALKERSBy JOHN MAINELLIPHOTO HOWARD STERNNYPost - March 21, 2003:NEW York's highest- rated radio talk-show hosts loaded their Scuds on opponents ... more Dear Governor Bush - From Michael Moore George W. Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC Dear Governor Bush: So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and the ... more Madonna's 'American Life' Anti-War Video Getting Watered Down Ananova - 21 March:War forces Madonna to re-edit pop videoMadonna has been forced to re-edit the video for her new single American Life in the light o ... more What the Hell are the Americans Doing Asks Liz War party: Debating Iraq at Ozzy'sDaily News, NY, 21 March:Elizabeth Taylor and Justin Timberlake were the guests of honor at a benefit Elton John g ... more Canadians BOO U.S. National Anthem Fans boo as U.S. national anthem is playedBy Associated Press, 3/21/2003 00:47MONTREAL (AP) Fans booed during the playing of the U.S. national anthem ... more Baghdad Back Then - 1952 Letter from Baghdadby Joseph WechsbergThe New Yorker - Issue of 1952-09-13This week in the magazine and here online (see Fact), Jon Lee Anderson repor ... more Baghdad Invasions from Yesteryear INVASIONS by JON LEE ANDERSONNervous Iraqis remember earlier conflicts.The New Yorker - Issue of 2003-03-24:A turab, an ill wind that m ... more Corporate War Pigs Feeding at the Trough of Govt War Dollars Corporate America Divvies Up The Post-Saddam SpoilsBy Arianna HuffingtonLadies and Gentlemen, we have a winner in Iraq. Yes, I know thatthe first smar ... more The Americans Pull Down Ssddam - Hussein .S. Marines Rip Down Saddam Portraits49 minutes agoBy ELLEN KNICKMEYERSAFWAN, Iraq - AP - 21 March: U.S. Marines hauled down giant street portraits o ... more http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,918680,00.html Rising anger grips the Middle East Brian Whitaker and agenciesThe GuardianFriday, March 21, 2003Amid growing anger in the Arab world, anti-war protest ... more Al-Jazeera Teams Up With the Americans U.S. Courts Network It Once Described as 'All Osama'By JANE PERLEZ with JIM RUTENBERGDOHA, Qatar, March 19 — Bush administration officials once referr ... more The Mufti of Jerusalem Speaks Out - carefully Mufti reflects on IraqThe Jerusalem Times (independent Palestinian weekly) 20 March 2003 In the shadow of the question, 'What does th ... more An Act of Aggression! From Malasia Media Statement Aggression!An act of aggression! There is no other way of describing Washington'sinvasion of Iraq at 11.15 a.m today, 20 M ... more 'Black Day' in Muslim History A Black Day In Our HistoryMuslim Council of BritainMarch 20, 2003"This is a black day in our country's history. All along, it has beenevident, that th ... more 'Feels Good' Says Fist-Pumping American President War begins in Iraq with strikes aimed at `leadership targets'By Martin Merzer, Ron Hutcheson and Drew BrownKnight Ridder NewspapersThursday, Mar 20, 2 ... more Is Bush Too Christian? ==================================================ZENIT News Agency, The World Seen from Rome ==================================================Is Bu ... more Is Bush Nuts? IS BUSH NUTS? by William ThomasSenior reporter Lifeboat News - Feb. 12, 2003 What drives a man to go against the ... more Israel Seeks to Censor Info on US-Israeli Ties and Cooperation in War Israel warns Web sites on war coverageBy Declan McCullaghStaff Writer, CNET News.comMarch 20, 2003, 12:45 PM PTWASHINGTON--Israel's top government cen ... more The Hollywood Wars Deadline HollywoodBoycott the OscarsGive peace — and a bad show — a passby Nikki FinkeAs they said during the Vietnam era, "What if they gave a war an ... more Palestinian leader predicts coming weeks could be bloodiest in history of Israeli-Palestinian conflict Palestinian leader says coming weeks could be bloodiest in history ofIsraeli-Palestinian conflict18 March 2003As a possible US attack on Iraq drew clo ... more Bush's Web of Lies - Even the Washington Post Says So Bush Clings To Dubious Allegations About IraqBy Walter Pincus and Dana MilbankWashington Post Staff WritersTuesday, March 18, 2003; Page A13As the Bus ... more Sharon Smiles as Americans Rampage and Conquest REMARKS BY PM SHARON ON SITUATION Thursday, March 20, 2003(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)Thursday, March 20, 2003Following are ex ... more Palestinians Fear Israeli and US Plans As the war approaches, Palestinian fears riseIn recent weeks, residents in the West Bank and Gaza have been spinning horror scenarios that could happe ... more Mexican Pres Also Opposes Bush War Mexican President Says He Is Against War in IraqMEXICO CITY - AP - 20 March: After weeks of working for a compromise solution in the U.N. Security Co ... more San Francisco Disrupted Protest creates gridlock on SF streetsNanette Asimov, Kevin Fagan, Jim Herron Zamora, Matthew B. Stannard, Chronicle Staff WritersThursday, March 20, ... more US appointed Sec-Gen Kofi Annan Works Hard to Mute UN Protests UN tries to halt staff protest against attack Chris McGreal in JerusalemThe GuardianThursday, March 20, 2003Kofi Annan's office has barred UN staff fr ... more Indian Govt Opposes Bush War India Says Attack on Iraq Is UnjustifiedThu Mar 20,10:15 AM ETBy NEELESH MISRA, Associated Press WriterNEW DELHI, India - India on Thursday called the ... more Pilger's Call for Mass Civil Disobedience JOHN PILGER on what we can all do to fight this illegal and immoral attack on IraqJohn Pilger Daily Mirror - March 20, 2003 WHEN Bush and Blair begin ... more Irish anti-war movement calls for mass protests Irish anti-war movement calls for mass protestsIreland On-LineMarch 20, 2003The Irish anti-war movement is calling for mass protests tonight againstth ... more Palestinians Make Urgent Plea to World The Palestine Monitor URGENT APPEALPalestinians fear for their safety in upcoming days; demand guarantees frominternational community19 Marc ... more Protests Erupt in Italy and Greece Protests in Greece and ItalyATHENS, Greece (AP - 20 March) -- Tens of thousands of protesters marched onAmerican embassies in world capitals Thursday ... more Antiwar Protests in Egypt turn violent Antiwar protest in Egypt turns violentBy Nadia Abou El-MagdMarch 20, 2003 Israel's Nuclear Weapons Exposed Correspondent: ISRAEL'S SECRET WEAPONTx Date:17th March 2003This script was made from audio tape – any inaccuracies are due to voices being unclear o ... more Gorbachev Condemns US Policies Bush's war big political mistake, Gorbachev saysOTSU, Japan, March 20 (Kyodo) _ Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday criticized U.S. ... more Russia, China, Strongly Condemn US War Russia, China Denounce Strike on IraqBy TED ANTHONYBEIJING (AP - 20 March) - Condemnation and regret rippled across the world Thursday, from the gover ... more China Demands Immediate End to US War China Calls for Immediate Halt to War on Iraq By Brian RhoadsBEIJING (Reuters - 20 March) - China, in a surprisingly strong reaction to the startof th ... more Bush 'Message Machine' in tandem with War Machine Bush Message Machine Is Set To Roll With Its Own War PlanBy Karen DeYoungWashington Post Staff WriterWednesday, March 19, 2003; Page A01When American ... more BUSH goes to WAR - 19 March 2003 Text of Bush's Address to NationThe Associated PressWednesday, March 19, 2003; 11:03 PMA text of President Bush's remarks Wednesday night announcing t ... more Top White House Official Resigns Top White House anti-terror boss resignsBy P. Mitchell ProtheroWASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- The top National Security Council official in the war on ... more Americans Fear Showing the Flag No-flags order causes a flap along the front lineJim Dwyer/NYT The New York TimesThursday, March 20, 2003 CAMP NEW JERSEY, Kuwait As U.S. troops roll ... more 'Today I Weep for my Country" - Senator Robert Byrd Sen. Robert Byrd: 'Today I Weep for My Country'By Thomas FerraroWASHINGTON (Reuters - 19 March) - The oldest voice in the U.S. Congress rose on Wednes ... more Out to Kill or Capture Saddam Fascinating and Gloomy Anti-War Mood in Davos Laurie Garrett has been awarded the Peabody, The Polk (twice), and ThePulitzer. Before Newsday, she was a reporter for NPR. She is the author of "The ... more Nader Says Bush Creating More Terrorism Nader warns war in Iraq will boost terror threatAt USC stop, consumer advocate says Bush's actions will inflame ArabsBy SAMMY FRETWELL19 March 2003:Co ... more Fresh from bugging the UN, now the US probably bugging EU Bugging devices found in EU headquartersBy Gareth HardingUPI Chief European CorrespondentBRUSSELS, Belgium, March 19 (UPI) -- Bugging devices have bee ... more U.S.'s image fast eroding with war plans U.S.'s image fast eroding with war plansBy JOCELYN NOVECKAssociated PressTuesday, March 18, 2003Dan Vlasin, a 23-year-old teacher in Romania, has no d ... more Widespread Diplomatic and International Damage Analysis: Widespread Iraq falloutBy Paul ReynoldsBBC News Online world affairs correspondentWhichever way you look, the ties which bind international ... more 'Most Trusted' Man in US Attacks BUSH War Policies 03/19/03 - Posted 12:19:32 AM from the Daily Record newsroomFormer CBS anchor Cronkite voices disappointment in move to warRetired journalist addresse ... more War Protests Planned by Activists Countrywide The WAR after the WAR U.S. Army Documents Warn of Occupation HazardsThe War After the Warby Jason VestVillage Voice - March 19 - 25, 2003:After a victory in Iraq, the trans ... more Dying Saudi King Waffles, Dissembles, Lies to his people Saudi Arabia will not take part in war against Iraq, King Fahd announcesJeddah, Mar. 18, SPA(Saudi Press Agency) -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia willby ... more Wild West 'Cowboy' Bush Arabs Call Bush 'Cowboy' but Some Mull Exile IdeaReutersTuesday, March 18, 2003; 11:19 AMBy Caroline DreesCAIRO (Reuters) - A U.S. ultimatum telling I ... more Former US Attorney General Assaults Current One Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno speaks at BrownBy Associated Press, 3/17/2003 22:41PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) In the war against terrorism, the Bus ... more Once Again Pope Indirectly Condemns Bush War - Vatican Baghdad Embassy to remain open Vatican: US, Backers Responsible Before God on IraqVATICAN CITY (Reuters - 18 March) - The Vatican said on Tuesday countries that decide to wage war o ... more Kill the Arabs and Muslims - Internet 'Games' from the US Military Profile & Conquer By Emily Murphy State PressMarch 10, 2003Shaun Yunt sits on the couch, mumbling codes into a headset and staringat t ... more Rumsfeld and Bush Sr saved Saddam's skin in 1989 Rumsfeld and Bush Sr saved Saddam's skin in 1989By Jason LeopoldIn 1989, the State Department released a report that described in gruesome detail Iraq ... more Saudis Cash-In Quietly, secretly, behind-the-scenes, the Saudi Royals have lined up with the US against their own people -- cowered by the US of course. US troops a ... more Blair/Bush - 'A Moment to Seize' A divided world stands on the brink of a war that could have been avoidedIndependent - UK - 18 March 2003:Less than one month after the terrorist atta ... more General Tommy Franks - College Dropout COLLEGE DROPOUT WHO'LL MASTERMIND WARFrom Richard Wallace US Editor In Washington Daily Mirror - March 18, 2003: THE military mastermind behind the in ... more Martin Sheen Says NO A Celebrity, but First a CitizenBeing famous does not bar an American from speaking out against an unjust war. By Martin Sheen (Martin Sheen ... more A Chorus Against This War - Howard Zinn A Chorus Against War by Howard Zinn AS I WRITE THIS, it looks like war. This, in spiteof the obvious lack of enthusiasm in the country for ... more Brazilians to boycott US/UK ships, goods Top Brazil Port to Boycott US, UK ShipsSAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters - 17 March) - Labor unions at Santos, the largest port inBrazil and Latin America, a ... more 1/2 million to die in war to test new US weapons - Russian Expert Predicts "Shock and Awe" - Russian Expert Predicts 500,000 Iraqi Dead in War Designed To Test WeaponsRossiyskaya Gazeta in Russian, February 23, 2003Global Res ... more Daschle Blasts, Lieberman Joins, Bush Bush previews speech for congressional leadersDASCHLE: 'This president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to war...' WASHINGTON (C ... more BUSH Declaration of War - 17 March 2003 Text: Bush on IraqReuters via Washington PostMonday, March 17, 2003 Following is the full text of tonight's speech by President Bush on theconflict wi ... more X-Day: Protesters Vow to Greet War With Widespread Disobedience Protesters Vow to Greet War With Widespread DisobedienceBy Jeff Donn Associated Press - March 17, 2003:They call it Day X, Trigger Day, The Day Of, or ... more House of Commons Leader Resigns Over Iraq Cook resigns from cabinet over Iraq Matthew Tempest, political correspondentGuardian - Monday, March 17, 2003 Robin Cook, the leader of the Commons an ... more Zionism Unbound...Zionism Takes Charge in Washington Zionism Unboundby Ann PettiferDissident Voice - December 11, 2002:In the spring of 1986, Gore Vidal, novelist and chronicler of UShistory, published a ... more Boutros-Ghali and the U.N. 'The United Nations is just an instrument at the service of American policy'While many commentators say that the UN is in danger of becoming irrelevan ... more In Reality, Sharon Wins Again - Nothing Really Changed Concessions of a dangerous mindWhile Tony Blair may believe he has transformed President Bush's thinking on the Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, Ariel ... more Sharon Says No 'Independent' Palestine No independent Palestine, Sharon insistsBush says road map to peace will not be redrafted but Israel's defiant PM demands concessionsChris McGreal in ... more Civil Disobedience Eyes by More and More Protesters eye civil disobedienceJohn Ritter USA TODAY - 10 MarchSAN FRANCISCO -- At a rundown walkup gallery next to a McDonald's, Olivier Monnier jo ... more US 'War of Conquest' Plan 3000 bombs in 48 hours By Jonathon Carr-Brown and Peter Almond17Mar03: AMERICAN commanders have promised war as it has never been seen befo ... more Israel's First Casualties of Iraq War - Death by Fear Mother and sons die in room sealed against chemical attackAn Israeli mother and her two sons have suffocated in a sealed room they had prepared as a d ... more US Inspires Scorn Why the U.S. Inspires ScornOther nations, and especially the Arab world, fear the start of an American empireby Tyler Marshall and David LambLos Angel ... more The Propaganda War Escalates The war of misinformation has begun By Robert Fisk [The Independent, UK - 16 March]: All across the Middle East, they are deploying by ... more Gore Vidal Lambasts Bush War from Australia Author Gore Vidal speaks out against a war and what he calls the erosion of the American dream.SBS TV Australia. March 12th 2003Mark Davis spoke with ... more Richard Perle and the JINSA Mafia COMMENTARY - Friday, 14 March 2003WHO IS RICHARD PERLE?He is a Terrorist, Traitor, Israeli Spy, Zionist, Mountebank, Swindler, Hypocrite and a Liar.Sm ... more US to International Orgs and Agencies - Screw You Too! Bush Has Audacious Plan to Rebuild Iraq Within YearWall Street Journal, 17 March, WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration's audacious plan to rebuild Ir ... more Condemning Bush's Ways - George Soros Bush's inflated sense of supremacy By George SorosFinancial Times - March 12, 2003:With US and British troops poised to invade Iraq, therest of the wo ... more Chomsky: The case against U.S. adventurism in Ira Chomsky: The case against U.S. adventurism in IraqNoam ChomskyPublished March 13, 2003The most powerful state in history has proclaimed thatit intends ... more Rare Legal Challenge to Bush Warmaking Gross US./UKTrickery and Deception - John Pilger THIS IS THE COST OF BLAIR'S 'MORAL' WAREXCLUSIVE: The trickery used to create a threatBy John Pilger Daily Mirror - UK - March 13, 2003:THE Blair Gove ... more 'War of Conquest' Could Erupt at any moment now Sources: Pentagon to put troops on 'hair-trigger' alertResponse from Iraq could set off warFrom Jamie McIntyre - CNNWASHINGTON (CNN - 15 March) --Sour ... more Bungling George Says Bungler Bill Bill blasts 'political mess' by WBy JOEL SIEGELDAILY NEWS SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENTFormer President Bill Clinton double-dissed President Bush las ... more Blix More Worried About Global Warming than Iraq - Thanks Hans Hans Blix: Caught Between Iraq and a Hard Place - MTV - 14 March 2003Norris: Speaking of multilateralism, do you notice, as many have suggested, that ... more Muslim Scholars denouce new CRUSADES Sunni Scholars Call for Jihad to Defend Muslim LandVOA News - 11 Mar 2003Islamic scholars at Cairo's prestigious Al-Azhar University say a U.S.-led at ... more More Bush Trickery regarding 'Palestinian State' STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH RE: MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS - THE ROSE GARDEN, THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D.C.10:00 A.M. EST, FRIDAY, MARCH ... more Israel and Jews, coupled with neocons and Christian fundamentalists, fuel war with Iraq "We charge that a cabal of polemicists and public officials seek to ensnare our country in a series of wars that are not in America¹s interests. We ch ... more Classified State Dept document undermines BUSH Claims Democracy in Iraq doubtful, State Dept. report saysSocial, economic obstacles work against transformationGreg Miller, Los Angeles TimesFriday, March 1 ... more Only Jews Have Rights in Israel - Certainly not the Palestinians Protection does not applyIsrael can demolish the homes of its Arab citizens and spray their crops with toxins because even the law does not recognise ... more Nuclear War in the Middle East? Can the war turn nuclear?If war breaks out because of the Iraqi problem, a nuclear scenario cannot be excluded, writes Mohamed Sid-AhmedAmerican milit ... more Uncle Ahmed (now surely you remember Uncle Tom) Arab intellectuals and the American 'prince'Hassan Nafaa* picks apart Fouad Ajami's case for a war against IraqAl-Ahram Weekly - 19 March 2003:Two dec ... more Mossad Preparing the way for Expulsions Israeli Mossad on Ethnic Cleansing when War on Iraq beginsIn an interview with the British Ambassador to Germany on InfoRadio Berlin, Sunday 9/3/03, o ... more Dignity and Independent of Arabs At Stake Arabs must think the unthinkableUS vision of direct interference poses serious and imminent threat to thedignity and independence of all Arabs, warns ... more Dixie Chicks Embarrassed by Bush as President Dixie Chicks Explain Anti-Bush Comment(Yahoo News - 3/13/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- The Dixie Chicks are stirring up controversy with a recent negative comment ... more Bush Afraid to Visit Blair - War of Conquest Nears BUSH SCRAPS HIS VISIT TO BLAIRBy Ian SmithDaily Mirror, UK - 14 March:GEORGE BUSH abandoned plans yesterday to fly to London to support his crisis-hit ... more This time the Arabs aren't the bad guys Hizbullah's new video game Jihad in cyberspaceMar 13th 2003 - BEIRUTFrom The Economist print editionThis time, Arabs are not the bad guysYOUR c ... more US Congress asked to finance reburial from France to US Bill Targets U.S. Troops Buried in FranceBy Jim AbramsWASHINGTON -AP - 13 March: In another swipe at the French, a Florida congresswoman has proposed ... more The Palestinians don't even have weather The Palestinians don't even have weatherBy Tanya ReinhartYediot Aharonot, March 9, 2003To the extent that the recent military acts in the territories ... more Unprecedented Massive Attacks Planned by Al-Qaida Says US Envoy U.S. envoy says al-Qaida planning attacks on "unprecedented scale"STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP - 13 March) - A U.S. envoy on Thursday defended the detention ... more BUSH Impeachment Meeting Held in Washington Meeting Assembled By Conyers Mulls Seeking Bush's Impeachment Over IraqThu Mar 13 2003 10:30:03 ETHouse Judiciary ranking member John Conyers (D-Mich. ... more BUSH - Weakest Diplomacy in Ameican History Says Senator Kerry At Boston campaign kickoff, Kerry says war still avoidableBy Steve Leblanc, Associated Press, 3/12/2003 BOSTON (AP) Calling the Bush administration's ... more Sofite Worries - US/French Relations Spin as Congress Eats new 'Freedom Fries' and 'Freedom Toast' French goods face U.S. backlashSofitel hotels, fearful of anti-French sentiment, take precautions; some vendors report ambivalence.March 13, 2003By Pa ... more US Forging 'Evidence'? A CIA Analyst on Forging IntelligenceWhose Deliberate Disinformation?By RAY CLOSERetired CIA analyst, Near East DivisionThere was a small but very imp ... more 'Transfer' of one kind or another Looms - The Approaching Emergency An Approaching EmergencyBlack Flags in Ramallah: Of War and TransferBy URI AVNERYWhen I visited Ramallah last, it wore a shining white frock. Even aft ... more CIA formers now head to Iraq as Human Shields There are still committed principled people everywhere, even in the USA once working for the spooks at Langley.-------------March 10, 2003On the Road ... more Big Daddy Bush Warns Boy Bush When Even Poppy Says Go SlowGeorge, You're in Trouble, Big TroubleBy WAYNE MADSENGeorge W. Bush, the rancher from Crawford, Texas, has finally done it ... more BUSH EATS THE PRESS BUSH EATS THE PRESS by Michael CrowleySam Donaldson is long gone from the White House beat, but as he watched President Georg ... more Bush Urged to War by Right-Wingers and Israeli Supporters US hawks press Bush to go to war, UN or notBy Roland Watson in Washington, Richard Beeston and Philip WebsterTimes of London - UK - 13 March:PRESIDENT ... more Bush In Total Disarray over U.N. situation Bush Willing to Delay U.N. Vote on IraqWASHINGTON — AP - 13 March: In a reversal, the White House said Thursday that President Bush is open to briefl ... more UNIKOM Violated but U.N. Acquiesces in American Dictat March 12, 2003T H E U S A N D K U W A I T U N D E R M I N ET H E U N B Y E N T E R I N G T H ED E M I L I T A R I S E D Z O N E O N T H EK ... more Clinton Aims for UN Sec-Gen Job UN - Secretary-General Clinton?Once again the future of Bill Clinton has become a hot topic that rivals — or perhaps supplements — "Plan Hillary," ... more Pentagon threatens to kill independent reporters in Iraq Pentagon threatens to kill independent reporters in IraqBy Fintan DunneThe Pentagon has threatened to fire on the satellite uplinkpositions of indepen ... more Non-violent DIRECT ACTION in Washington 17-24 March RECLAIM THE CAPITOL- STOP THE WAR NOW! Unless We Act Immediately, Thousands Will Die in a Senseless War on Iraq.Nonviolent Direct Action Campaign at t ... more MARCH 15 - SATURDAY - Worldwide Protests Against US War March 15 World Day For Protesting U.S.-Led WarLONDON, March 12 (IslamOnline.net - Cairo Staff) – Anti-war protesters are expected to demonstrate their ... more 'Veterans For Common Sense' Oppose Bush War Veterans for Common Sense:In letter to Bush, war veterans "stronglyquestion" Iraq invasion, and seek a meeting In a letter delivered yesterday to Pres ... more Second US Diplomat Resigns in War Protest - Charges 'Birth of Anti-American Century' U.S. Diplomat Quits Job Over Iraq PolicyREUTERS - March 12, 2003WASHINGTON, March 11 An American diplomat has resignedfrom government service to prote ... more C ongressman Moran Sparks Needed Debate about Israeli/ewish Rol J'Accuse, Sort OfYou never know where you're going to find anti-Semitic propaganda.By Michael KinsleyPosted Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 10:14 AM PTR ... more 'PInce of Darkness' Sues New Yorker - But in the UK The New York Sun -Mar 12, 2003 - Page:2 PERLE SUING OVER NEW YORKER ARTICLE By ADAM DAIFALLAH Staff Reporter of the SunWASHINGTON — ... more NYC Council Goes Anti-War NYC Council Approves Anti-War ResolutionThe Associated PressWednesday, March 12, 2003; 4:44 PMThe City Council in the place hit hardest by the Sept. 1 ... more The Bubble of American Supremacy - George Soros The bubble of American supremacyBy George Soros*As American and British troops prepare to invade Iraq, public opinion in these countries does not supp ... more Korean Military Built-Up Continues - Now Steath Bombers join B-52s and B-1s Stealth jets sent to South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea - 12 March: In a move certain to further fuel North Korean war fears, the United States is sending ... more $27 million 'reward' for turning in al-Qaida - unknown Egyptian collects Egyptian gets $27 million for Mohammed's arrest tipFrom Kelli ArenaCNN Justice CorrespondentWASHINGTON (CNN - 12 March) --An Egyptian radical will get ... more More about what we are doing to ourselves Madonna Joins War Protests Please Mel...Do Indeed 'Tell The Truth' For years Rabbi Heir has misrepresented the Jewish people and poked accusations at any and all who speak up about Israeli policies and Jewish communit ... more Just War — or a Just War? As usual, Jimmy Carter leaves so much out...including his own complicity in setting the stage for what is happening today: Just War — or a Just Wa ... more What the Arab and Muslim countries Should but won't Do MARCH TO THE EMBASSIES OF MUSLIM COUNTRIES -------------------------------------------------------------------------The Muslim governments have the ri ... more Beastie Boys' Take on BUSH for MTV Generation Beastie Boys Take On Bush With First Song In Five Years-----------------Beastie Boys' Mike DPhoto: MTV News"You just look at the TV and see this guy w ... more MTV Giants Take on BUSH Sometimes the pop culture has more to say about what is really going on then the captive media. That's the case this times with the 'Beastie Boys' - ... more Israelis warn Israelis not to commit further War Crimes Gush Shalom ad published in Ha'aretz on March 11, 2003:Soldier / Civilian / IDF Civil Employee - WARNING:Powerful factors in Israel may int ... more Israel and the Jews are Responsible Much is right in what Congressman Moran dared to say in public. But he's already been forced to recant and repent; and they'll for sure make him pay ... more War Preparations - Korea North Korea prepares new test of missileBill GertzTHE WASHINGTON TIMESMarch 12, 2003 North Korea is preparing another missile test, which would br ... more Neoconservatve Clique Plans to Trap US in Series of Wars Whose War?A neoconservative clique seeks to ensnare our country in a series of wars that are not in America’s interest.by Patrick J. Buc ... more Good Old Boy FM Jack Straw - 'Troublemaker' and 'Communist Sympathizer' Jack Straw 'was chief troublemaker' on student trip to ChileBy Matthew Beard[The Independent - 07 March 2003]Jack Straw was "chief troublemaker" on a ... more US Torturing to Death...Following again in the ways of Israel America admits suspects died in interrogationsBy Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles[The Independent - 07 March 2003]:American military officials acknowledge ... more Bush's Wake-Up Call Was a Snooze Alarm Bush's Wake-Up Call Was a Snooze Alarm By Tom Shales[Washington Post - Friday, March 7, 2003; Page C01]:George W. Bush kept seeming to lose inte ... more Helen Thomas Snubbed by George She's written not only against this war, but that George W is 'the worst President ever' -- and she ought to know. Last night she got her payback fro ... more US Blinks! Troop 'Withdrawal' Being Considered from Korea! .U.S. Considers Withdrawing Troops from South KoreaBy Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters - 6 March) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Thursday t ... more Congresswoman Compares Bin-Laden to USA Founders Threat of war spurs U.S. soul-searchingMix of politics, religion is strong, Kaptur warnsBy DAVID YONKEBLADE RELIGION EDITOR[Toledo Blade - 1 March 200 ... more China joins UN opposition as US Prepares to Attack China opposes second UN resolution Guardian - UK - Thursday, March 6, 2003 China, the one permanent member of the security council that had kept itsco ... more Triple veto threat caught White House by surprise From Capitol Hill BlueThe Bush Leagues:Triple veto threat caught White House by surpriseBy CHB StaffMar 6, 2003, 00:21The loud and vocal "no" from Fra ... more Pope to Bush - You Go Without God From Capitol Hill Blue - 5 March 2003The Bush Leagues:Pope to Bush: Go into Iraq and you go without GodBy CHB Staff and Wire ReportsMar 5, 2003, 07:18 ... more Bushies Swing Both Ways Swing Blades Rumsfeld Filled His Pockets with Pyongyang's Nuclear Loot By CHRIS FLOYD It's a well-known fact--oft detailed in this column--th ... more 'Black' Radio - More CIA Tricks and Deceptions CIA 'BLACK' Radio in Iraq By Will KnightClues gathered by radio enthusiasts suggest that a mysterious new Iraqi radio station is in fa ... more 'Destroy' Everything Palestinians including their 'education system' says Knesset Chief CHAIRMAN SHTEINITZ - DESTROY THEMACCORDING TO OUR SCHEDULE, NOT THEIRS[Arutz 7 - 6 March 2003]:Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Com ... more Saddam Reflects on his origins in new autobiography Saddam looks back on early days in autobiographyBy Khaled Yacoub OweisBAGHDAD (Reuters - 6 March) - Saddam Hussein fondly remembers how his mother use ... more Conquest of Iraq expected now next week Troops 'told of March 17 invasion'Daily Telegraph, UK 06mar03:BRITISH troops had been told an invasion of Iraq would begin on March 17, with a huge ... more Israelis Fire Tanks in Gaza Refugee Camp -- 11 Killed, 100+ injured 11 killed in Israeli incursionGAZA CITY (CNN - 6 March) --Eleven Palestinians have been reported killed and nearly 100 injured during an Israeli op ... more The Unbalanced Hawks at the Washington Post The Unbalanced Hawks at the Washington PostBy Russell Mokhiber and Robert WeissmanWhat is going on at the Washington Post?We would say that the Post e ... more Turkey and Israel - Relations Never Better Analysis: Turkey's Jewish friend-Israel By Sam Vaknin UPI Senior Business Correspondent SKOPJE, Macedonia, March 4 (UPI - 4 March) -- It is ironic tha ... more Russians Evacuating Iraq as US Attack Looms Russia begins airlift as Iraqi 'martyrs' marchBy Nicolas Pelham in Baghdad[Financial Times - 6 March]:Would-be suicide bombers on Wednesday marched th ... more US Throws It Money Around Security Council members with pivotal Iraq votes receive billions in aid from U.S.By DAFNA LINZER, Associated Press WriterUNITED NATIONS - Bulgaria, a ... more Syria Fears It's Next Syria Fears Aftermath of an Iraq WarSyria Fears It May Be Next in Line for Regime Change After a U.S. War on IraqDAMASCUS, AP, Syria March 5:Behind Sy ... more British Students say NO TO WAR British Students Protest Iraq WarBy JANE WARDELL, Associated Press WriterLONDON, Associated Press, 5 March - Teenagers chanting "No war for oil" stage ... more Half million Protest War at Govt-organized rally in Cairo Anti-war rally sponsored by State of Egypt in CairoEgypt's ruling party holds large anti-war rally Cairo, Mar. 05, SPA (SaudiPress Agency) -- Half a ... more Anti-Terror Training Offered in Israel for 'North Americans' American Israelis offer "terror tourism" package in West BankBy LAURIE COPANS, Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM, AP - 5 March: - A former tire salesma ... more Religious Leaders Worldwide Flock to Pope's Call for Fasting for Peace Pope Urges World to Avoid Conflict in IraqBy Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters - 5 March) - Believers of different religions around the world put t ... more Islamic Summit Erupts - Qatar's Al-Jazeera Shuts Cameras "Shut up you minion, you U.S. agent, you monkey. You are addressing Iraq," Ibrahim said. "You are insolent. You are a traitor to the Islamic nation," ... more Anti-Terror Training for American Jews ANTI-TERROR TRAINING FOR AMERICAN JEWS COMPLIMENTS OF ISRAELI ARMY"Come to a Vacation of Terror in the Settlements." That's how Ynet portrays an Anti- ... more South Korea Urged Bush ' Don't Go Too Far As the US positions no less than 24 giant B-52 bombers within striking distance of North Korea, and plans 'war games' with nearly a quarter million tr ... more Israelis Keep Killing In Cold Blood - And world looks the other way Nablus man murdered by Israeli soldiers in “point-blank shooting”4 March 2003 - The Palestine MonitorIsraeli soldiers yesterday murdered a 23-year-ol ... more Secret UN Plan about Iraq with US - More Duplicity from Kofi Annan Secret UN Plan to work with US on Iraq - More Duplicity from Kofi Annan, long known to be a US Man:--------------------UN leaders draw up secret bluep ... more US Abandons Turkey Front - Looks to Israel, Cyprus, Kuwait U.S. abandons Turkey as northern frontKuwait sets conditions foradditional invading forcesSPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COMWednesday, March 5, 2003The Bush ... more Lawyer Arrested for Wearing a 'Peace' T-Shirt sounds incredible at first blush? Is this what America has come to? Or...maybe...hopefully...is someone tryin to pull something over on us. Don't k ... more 'You Face An Embarrassing Defeat Mr. President' - Powell Warns Bush Note: There is a significant difference of opinion encapsulated in this and the following article, but both speak of an administration that is rapidly ... more US May Pull UN Resolution After All U.S. May Consider Resolution Withdrawal By Ron FournierLas Vegas Sun - Tuesday 4 March 2003 With other nations' opposition hardening, the Whi ... more Hard Rock Group Calls For U.S. Defeat - 'Give Us What We Deserve' Pretenders are still the real thing Hynde's band stirs sold-out Warfield with tough, timeless rockBy Neva Chonin, Chronicle Pop Music Criti ... more 'A War Policy in Collapse' - As Bush Prepares to Rush the Attack A war policy in collapse By James CarrollBoston Globe -March 4, 2003WHAT A DIFFERENCE a month makes. On Feb. 5, Secretary of State ColinPowell made th ... more POPE Call for International Fast Day for Peace - Envoy Meets With BUSH Today Pope calls upon Christians to fast today for peaceVATICAN CITY — 5 March: Pope John Paul II stepped up his crusade against a looming war in Iraq yest ... more Israeli General Outlines US War Plans and Capabilities...Admits Iraq has little capability IDF: With Turkey's help, U.S. could launch Iraq war next weekHa'aretz, Wednesday, March 5, 2003:The United States could launch an attack on Iraq as ea ... more The rise and unavoidable downfall of United States The rise and unavoidable downfall of United StatesAslam EffendiA certain gentleman who read my recent article has put this question to me: "You say th ... more 'Civil Disobedience' Against the War - A Nice Little Call for It So Bush Wants Civil Disobedience? By Naomi Klein, AlterNetMarch 3, 2003The U.S. President is urging Iraqis to rise up against Saddam Hussein. I ... more Pipes on 'A Palestinian State' A Palestinian State?By Daniel PipesCNSNews.com CommentaryMarch 04, 2003Consistency and predictability are core strengths of George W. Bush as a politi ... more Backlash against Americans and their products is catching on in many places around the globe Ugly sentiments sting American touristsBy Marco R. della Cava, USA TODAY - 3 MarchAs an A-list celebrity, actor Vince Vaughn employs an array of weapo ... more Russia Threatens UN Veto - 'We Will Not Abstain' Russia May Use Veto Power to Stop WarBy Peter GraffLONDON (Reuters - 4 March) - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said on Tuesday that Moscow would ... more Dov Zakheim, another Jewish Lobby person in charge in the US, refuses war estimate Pondering the imponderable as US readies for warBy James HardingFinancial Time - March 3 2003: When asked about the costs of a possible war in Iraq, D ... more US Troops To Alone Take Baghdad Pentagon wants own spy network Pentagon wants own spy networkBy LOS ANGELES TIMESWASHINGTON - 3 March: The Pentagon is planning to assemble its own network of spies who will be pos ... more World Economic Apocalypse Looms Apocalypse is nigh, Buffett tells Berkshire faithfulBy Simon English in New York [Telegraph, UK, 4 March]:Warren Buffett is poised to issue his most ... more Mission Impossible - Beers, Asst Sec of State to Powell, Quits Not long ago Secretary of State Colin Powell bragged that Charlotte Beers was so good at advertising she had got him to eat Uncle Ben's Rice -- no kid ... more Acting for Peace - War or Sex! BBC News - 3 March 2003Theatres in global anti-war protestStage actors across the globe are holding an international protest against a possible war wi ... more Global Anti-War Theatre Today Theatres in global anti-war protest [BB News - 3-3-2003]: Stage actors across the globe are holding an international protest against a possible war w ... more Hussein's War Plans - FlashBack to July last year Saddam Hussein's war plan By Arnaud de BorchgraveWASHINGTON, July 10 2002(UPI) -- If President Bush doesn't have a war plan on his ... more Hillary Signs Up For Bush War... HILLARY HAWKS UP WAR TALK By DEBORAH ORIN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------New York Post-March 3, 2003 ... more White House Spins Networks all Around The Networks, Newsless if Not Speechless By Howard KurtzWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, March 3, 2003; Page C01 By the time the dust cleared last ... more Urgent Appeal from Occupied Palestine Press ReleaseIsrael Commences Plans and War Crimes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) Prior to Expected War on IraqThe Israeli Occupation F ... more Latest and Destruction from Occupied Palestine Reference:11/2003Date:3/3/2003 Press Release: IOF Carry Out Incursions in Gaza, Ten People Killed and Numerous Homes DemolishedThe Israeli Occupat ... more Thinking about a modern-day 'Crusader State' Pinkerton's Progress: Crusader shadowsBy JAMES P. PINKERTONTulsa Today - March 2, 2003:What if Israel turns out to be another a Crusader State? What i ... more American 'Vassal' Karzai Submits to Congressional Indignities Welcome to Our Grilling, President Karzai By Al Kamen[Washignton Post - March 3, 2003; Page A17]:No foreign head of state had testified bef ... more Choose oh Men: War or Sex! Make Love, Not War--Or Else By Tai Moses[AlterNet - February 26, 2003]:Try this fantasy on for size: Laura Bush comes to her senses, real ... more UK Universities also now more pressed to 'accept' corporate and govt funding Universities face funding cuts unless they attract private sponsorshipBy Andrew Grice, Political Editor03 March 2003Gordon Brown is threatening to cut ... more World In Turmoil, Ready to Explode Elsewhere, around the globe, the conflicts continue... From Colombia to Congo, Afghanistan to Thailand - a world of turmoilBy Raymond Whitaker[The In ... more American billions keep Arab regimes in power and in US pocket American billions keep Arab regimes sweetBy Robert Fisk in BeirutThe Independent on Sunday2 March 2003It was pathetic. The President of the United Ara ... more US Readies Gas for Iraqis US prepares to use toxic gases in IraqBy Geoffrey Lean and Severin Carrell02 March 2003The US is preparing to use the toxic riot-control agents CS gas ... more Bodies Piling up in Gaza As the world focuses on Iraq, the bodies pile up in Gaza By Justin Huggler in Gaza City [The Independent - 22 February 2003]:The question hung over th ... more US 'Humanitanian' Concerns Ring Hollow in view of record Hardly humanitarian Government claims of concern for the welfare of ordinary Iraqis ring hollow when set against the damage done by 12 years o ... more Monumental Cult of Saddam Everywhere The monumental leader who cuts a fine figure everywhere[Sydney Morning Herald - March 4 2003]:The dust is thick, the flames fierce, but visitors to th ... more US Won't Take NO for an answer -- either in Ankara or at the UN The Americans are clamping hard on Turkish leaders insisting they 'vote again'! All the talk about 'no time being left' and having to send the dozens ... more N. Korea Warns of Disaster if Attacked Fearing a US attack at any time, quite possibly while the Americans are invading Iraq, the North Koreans have stepped up even further their warnings t ... more No Real 'Palestinian State' Bush and Sharon both utter the words 'Palestinian State'. But the real reality is they are both working furious to make sure it never happens for rea ... more Israel and US Ready to Choose Palestinian 'Prime Minister' Gaza Strip: the incursion. (AP - 3/3/2003): The violence came after Israel's new Cabinet ministers officially took office Sunday, bringing to ... more Israelis and US Step Up War on Hamas and Conquest of Gaza Israeli Troops Nab Hamas Founder in GazaBy IBRAHIM BARZAKBUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP - 3 March) - Israeli troops raided a Gaza refugee camp an ... more Bush and Sharon Nearly Identical On Mideast Policy Bush and Sharon Nearly Identical On Mideast PolicyBy Robert G. KaiserWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, February 9, 2003; Page A01Running for reelect ... more Israel's Lobby's Vision for the Middle East A Rightwing blueprint for the Middle East By Jim LobeGeorge W. Bush's silence in the face of the destruction of the Palestine Authority (PA) -- an ... more 'To Hell With Empire' Wages of EmpireBy Patrick J. Buchanan, Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of "A Republic,Not an Empire" and editor of the American Conservativ ... more It's Really About US, Israel, UK Imperialism Toronto Sun Bush's AEI Speech - A Shared Vision with Israel Bush shares dream of Middle East democracyBy Jim LobeWASHINGTON - 28 Feb: In a major policy address to the neo-conservative think-tank American Enter ... more Russian parliament speaker blasts U.S. Russian parliament speaker blasts U.S. From the International DeskTUNIS, Tunisia, March 1 (UPI - 3/1/2003) -- Russia's parliamentary speaker Saturday ... more Richard Perle has come a long way RICHARD PERLE IN 1970"In mid-October 1970, Kissinger testified, when a second wiretap wasauthorized for Helmut Sonnenfeldt, who was then Kissin ... more Israel's Role Pushing the US to attack US - The Jews Themselves are Talking Israel's Role: The 'Elephant' They're Talking AboutBy AMI EDENFORWARD - 28 Feb: "It is the proverbial elephant in the room," wrote liberal columnist ... more Chileans Strip Naked to Protest War Chileans Undress in Anti-War ProtestSANTIAGO, Chile (AP - 1 March) - More than hundred 300 men and women undressed in a warm Saturday morning in Santi ... more US/UK/Israel Determined to Attack No Matter What Report: U.K., U.S. prepared to attack Iraq after UN vote[Ha'aretz - 3 March:The United Nations confirmed Saturday evening that Iraq had completed the ... more Arafat: Israel inciting Iraqi war Arafat: Israel inciting Iraqi warBy Saud Abu RamadanFrom the International DeskPublished 3/1/2003 9:59 PMGAZA, March 1 (UPI) -- Palestinian leader Ya ... more American Christian Fundamentalism Bush and God US both Promising and Threatening Saudis to Pull Out Troops After Iraq PENTAGON READY TO PULL TROOPS OUT OF SAUDI ARABIAWASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Defense Department has prepared plans for thewithdrawal of U.S. troops and m ... more Much of Afghanistan remains a bleeding and bitter land Much of Afghanistan remains a bleeding and bitter landBy MALCOLM GARCIAThe Kansas City StarSunday, March 2, 2003 ------------------------------------- ... more MARCH 15th - MARCH ON THE WHITE HOUSE TAKE IT TO THE WHITE HOUSE on March 15Emergency National Anti-War ConvergencePlus: March 5 National Moratorium to Stop the WarTens of thousands of peo ... more Iraq Invasion Soon US Forces now Control the M E Region as never before in history 'Appeasers' Charge Designed to Discredit and Intimidate all opponents Britain's Blair likens opponents of Iraq war to 1930s appeasersPrime minister 'prepared to be judged by history' LONDON - AP - 2 March: Opponents of m ... more Turkish Organizer Celebrates 'NO' vote and looks ahead The following report comes from Ayse Gul Altinay, one of the activists and organizers of the Turkish anti-war movement:--------------Istanbul – March ... more David Hirst on US Hypocrisy and Duplicity Regarding Saddam Regime Opinion - Iraqis want to be rid of SaddamIn March 1988, I was in the first party of journalists to visit the Iraqi border town of Halabja, just conque ... more Top Secret Incriminating Memo - US Efforts Now Undermined at UN US plan to bug Security Council: the textOnline document: The text of the memorandum detailing the US plan to bug the phones and emails of key Securit ... more Guardian - US Dirty Tricks Campaign at the U.N. Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq warSecret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security Council membersRead th ... more US Bugging and Tricking Security Council Members in New York! Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war Secret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of keySecurity Council members Martin ... more Papal Envoy Rushing to See BUSH Pope Sending Envoy to Meet With BushSaturday March 1, 2003 7:30 PMVATICAN CITY (AP) - Intensifying his diplomatic efforts to avert a war against Iraq, ... more Arab States PARALYZED by FEAR Arab states paralysed by fear of their people and the USDavid HirstSaturday March 1, 2003The GuardianAll Arabs, regimes and peoples, agree on one thin ... more Deepak, the Pope, and the Dalai Lama as 'Human Shields' - What a crazy but great idea! It's a crazy, but GOOD, idea. Lead the way this time Deepak!---------------------Guru would join Pope in front of bombs - February 27, 2003Deepak Cho ... more Tired of the Lies from America Robert Fisk: The case against war: A conflict driven by the self-interestof AmericaThe Independent - February 15, 2003:In the end, I think we are just ... more Bush's AEI Sends 'Catholic Scholar' to make moral war on Vatican Catholic Scholar Going to Rome to Make a Case for WarBy Alan CoopermanWashington Post Staff WriterThursday, February 6, 2003; Page A30With Vatican off ... more Praying for Papal Intervention Praying for Papal InterventionBy Mary McGroryThursday, February 27, 2003; Page A27Pope John Paul II is causing heartburn among one of the president's ... more Good God - Richard Butler Joins the Peace Movement! Why Richard Butler went to the Sydney peace rally Interview with Richard Butler, former UN chief weapons inspector, In the National Interest21 Februa ... more When empires become overconfident When empires become overconfidentBy Jalal Al MashtaJapan Today - February 27, 2003:What the U.S. is doing today is merely a repetition of what has hap ... more The Wolfowitz Cabal Wolfowitz and His Successfully Evil CabalRichard H. Curtiss, Special to Arab NewsArab News Opinion 23 February 2003Whatever comes next in the battle a ... more SIGNS of Protest A compendium of funny signs carried by some of the protesters at the recent peace march in DC. ..Drunken frat boy drives country into ditch.Bush/Chene ... more Blistering LETTER OF RESIGNATION from US diplomat NOTE: What follows is a letter of resignation written by John Brady Kiesling, a member of Bush's Foreign Service Corps and Political Counselor to the ... more When Saddam Was America's Ally in Chief When Hussein was our allyIraq: Newly released documents reveal U.S. talk of regime change in the early 1980s - except then it was language condemning ... more FDR relative says Bush is a bully FDR relative says Bush is a bully Dawn - 27 February 2003 PARIS, Feb 26: Curtis Roosevelt, the grandson of America's great wartimepresident Fran ... more How the US Will Censor this new War Robert Fisk: How the news will be censored in this warA new CNN system of 'script approval' suggests the Pentagon will have nothing to worry about[The ... more

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