Monday, May 12, 2003
The "Axis of Evil" - Iran
There are fears that the US could be considering a 'regime change' in Iran. Colin Powell has already warned Iran to stop supporting terrorists or 'face the consequences'. The Iranian government hated Saddam Hussein, but the hardline cleric Hashemi Rafsanjani has said that occupation by 'The Great...
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Sunday, May 11, 2003
Iraq - Broken Promises
This is not conjecture, or opinion, or conspiracy theory. This is cold, hard fact, backed up by actual quotes. Taken from the front page of The Independent, UK, Saturday. Oil Tony Blair: "We don't touch it, and the US don't touch it." MTV interview, March 7th Reality: the draft UN resolution gives...
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Friday, May 9, 2003
Security Council Debate Begins
The Security Council are now debating a resolution text put forward by the US and Britain.Let's take a first look... the resolution gives makes US and UK the power of an occupying force, and that power is automatically renewed every 12 months the Food for Oil programme would be scrapped all oil...
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Thursday, May 8, 2003
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
This blog has made frequent mention of the Project for a New American Century. Somewhat less has been said about the meta-think-tank within which PNAC is housed - the American Enterprise Institute. There are some scary "thinkers" within these organisations. Here's a wee selection of their wisdom......
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Wednesday, May 7, 2003
The World's Most Powerful Man? We're in Trouble!
An entire nation appears to trust a man to lead them who pulls stupid publicity stunts like this one. What am I missing? Still, at least some people in power see fit to challenge the lunacy, specifically Sen. Robert Byrd. "I do not begrudge his salute to America's warriors aboard the carrier...
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Tuesday, May 6, 2003
Forgeries, Lies, Deceit
In his state of the union address in January, The Shrub said "The British government has learnt that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." The International Atomic Energy Authority duly looked into these allegations which were backed up by a handful of...
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Thursday, May 1, 2003
Business & War - An Unholy Alliance
The War Against Terror (TWAT) is being guided in the US by a hugely influential committee called the US Defence Policy Board. It's one-time chairman, Richard Perle, had to resign recently due to conflicting business interests, which seems a little unfair, considering most, if not all, members of...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2003
More Bloodshed in Iraq
Foureen civilians killed by US forces in Iraq yesterday, and seventy more were injured. Two more killed today, and at least eight more were injured. The US give out vague soundbites about Iraqis "throwing rocks" and "firing weapons" and their "right to self-defence". They also uttered the...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Finally, Some Good News!
As the meetings continue around between all the major factions, trying to come up with a workable and successful formula for running a post-invasion Iraq, a couple of things have become clear in the last week or so. First, it seems that fears of a Yugoslavia-style break-up of the country along...
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Saturday, April 26, 2003
Guantanamo Update - Rumsfeld Redefines 'Children'
It's a bit sneaky. It's not exactly cricket. But hats off to the man for having the cheek to say... "This constant refrain of 'the juveniles', as though there's a hundred children in there - these are not children," Mr Rumsfeld said. So that's all right then. He went on to say there were "plenty of...
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