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    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 Trócaire 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 blasé 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
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    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
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    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
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