A well-balanced article on the Blair dilemma by Ian Williams. It is easy to dismiss British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Washington’s favorite poodle. But it is also quite simply wrong. Blair’s motivation and methods are entirely different from those of George W Bush. His position is based not on political expediency, but on moral… Read More »
Terry Jones writes in the Observer: Mr. Bush is right, Saddam Hussein is a nasty man and nobody I know has the least objection to Mr. Bush killing him. It’s just the way he proposes doing it that worries me. Dropping 3000 bombs in 48 hours on Baghdad is going to kill a lot of… Read More »
By tearing up the global rulebook, the US is in fact undermining its own imperial rule, writes George Monbiot in the Guardian: The US… seems to be ripping up the global rulebook. As it does so, those of us who have campaigned against the grotesque injustices of the existing world order will quickly discover that… Read More »
The Institute for Policy Studies has released a new study that examines the methods that the U.S. uses to bully, cajole and bribe other nations to support its policies in the UN Security Council. Full report: http://www.ips-dc.org/COERCED.pdf Source: Dad
Fax your MP and tell him or her how to use their vote in the Iraq debate tomorrow in the House of Commons.
A good collection of photos from the global peace protests Source: making light
According to reports, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich plans to launch a presidential campaign next week. He will be the eighth Democrat to enter the race for the party’s nomination. Kucinich, leader of the Congressional progressive caucus, has said voters need to hear alternative points of view on Iraq, trade and the nation’s economic policies, all issues… Read More »
In the world’s largest ever demonstration of public will, more than six million people are estimated to have taken part in a series of rallies calling for a peaceful end to the current US/UK-Iraqi conflict. In London, where as many as 2,000,000 people took to the streets, the overwhelming mood was sombre but hopeful. Whistles… Read More »
A European plan for beefing up U.N. arms inspections in Iraq is reportedly being drawn up by France and Germany. The plan would involve thousands of UN troops being deployed to back up the inspectors, together with increased sanctions to be applied to Iraqis. Germany plans to present the plan to UN Security Council members later this… Read More »
The Russian president is providing a rallying point for European diplomatic efforts to counter the US-UK threat to peace. Vladimir Putin has pledged to work closely with France and Germany with the aim of achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict over Iraq. “We are convinced that a one-sided use of force would lead to… Read More »