Published on Thursday, February 27, 2003 by CommonDreams.orgAs I write this, it looks like war.This, in spite of the obvious lack of enthusiasm in the country for war. The polls that register "approve" or "disapprove" can only count numbers, they cannot test the depth of feeling. And there are many signs that the support for war is shallow and shaky and ambivalent.. … [Read more...] about War by Howard Zinn
War and Empire/戦争＆支配権力
-Turkey’s Refusal Stuns US
by Matthew LeeWASHINGTON -- US officials appeared stunned by the Turkish parliament's refusal Saturday to allow the deployment of 62 000 US troops for a possible war with Iraq.The officials, who had been prepared to hail the parliament's approval of the deployment based on initial reports that the vote had succeeded, expressed consternation when told that it had in fact … [Read more...] about -Turkey’s Refusal Stuns US
Bush and Blair to Ditch UN if France Blocks Intervention
by James CusickAS hopes fade of winning a second UN resolution, Britain and the United States are now preparing the ground to argue that both governments already have the implied authority of the UN for conflict.Sources close to Foreign Secretary Jack Straw yesterday admitted that if 'there was no prospect of winning a second resolution' -- due to the use of a UN … [Read more...] about Bush and Blair to Ditch UN if France Blocks Intervention
US Prepares to Use Toxic Gases in Iraq
by Geoffrey Lean and Severin CarrellThe US is preparing to use the toxic riot-control agents CS gas and pepper spray in Iraq in contravention of the Chemical Weapons Convention, provoking the first split in the Anglo-US alliance. "Calmative" gases, similar to the one that killed 120 hostages in the Moscow theatre siege last year, could also be employed.The convention … [Read more...] about US Prepares to Use Toxic Gases in Iraq
Revealed: US Dirty Tricks to Win Vote on Iraq War
Secret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security Council membersby Martin Bright, Ed Vulliamy in New York and Peter BeaumontPublished on Sunday, March 2, 2003 by the Observer/UK Revealed: US Dirty Tricks to Win Vote on Iraq War Secret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security Council membersby Martin … [Read more...] about Revealed: US Dirty Tricks to Win Vote on Iraq War