Stupid About Iraq
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Sometimes ignorance is bliss, but in times like this, it can be just plain stupid. So says Chuck Sigar, who points out that only 17 percent of the respondents in a recent Knight-Ridder poll knew that there were no Iraqis among the 9/11 hijackers. When asked how many of the 9/11 hijackers were from Iraq, twenty-three percent of respondents said "some," twenty-one percent said "most," while thirty-three percent didn't know. Being dumb is funny on late night TV, but not in matters of war.
Posted on January 24, 2003 @ 6:18PM.
The Unseen Gulf War
With George Bush determined to go to war within the next few weeks, photojournalist Peter Turnley offers powerful evidence of the horrors of the last Gulf War. Continue »
Posted on January 24, 2003 @ 10:37AM.
Posters For Peace
Too lazy to paint your own sign at the next rally? Need to cover that nasty crack in the window? Just want to piss off your Bush-voting neighbors? Download your ready-to-print posters for peace in a handy PDF format.
Posted on January 23, 2003 @ 4:43PM.
The Lighter Side of War
Ever received that email from a fine gentleman in Africa who is desperately in need of a kindly soul to help him move some money out of the country? Guess who's looking for "Urgent Assistance -- From U.S.A.?"
Posted on January 23, 2003 @ 4:20PM.
Bush Wants Kim Jong's Head, Later
In an astonishing New Yorker article, Seymour Hersh reveals that the Bush administration knew about North Korea's nuclear program four months before Pyongyang went public. But the Bushies were too busy gunning after Saddam to care. But not to worry, Kim Jong II is next on the list. Continue »
Posted on January 23, 2003 @ 12:56PM.
Russia Says U.S. Has Date Set for War
The Russian military newswire AVN reported today that they have received information that the U.S. is planning to attack Iraq in February. Although the date has not yet been announced publicy, high-ranking Russian officials believe war will begin in the "second half of February," once 150,000 troops are in place.
Assuming that the Bush administration hasn't yet made up their minds about the political expedience of waging an unwanted war, that gives us about three weeks to somehow make more clear the message of no war. And if half a million protesters isn't enough, it's hard to imagine what is.
Posted on January 22, 2003 @ 4:58PM.
Colin Powell, Born Again Hawk
It's official. Colin Powell has gone over to the dark side. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, the so-called voice of reason uttered these terrible words: "The inspections will not work." Faced with flagrant dissent among allies like France, Powell turned to his inner Rumsfeld, accusing Iraq of dragging out the inspections while hiding vast stockpiles of weapons. Continue »
Posted on January 22, 2003 @ 10:56AM.
War Won't Save the Economy
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has a message for the poll-consulting Bush advisers: this war ain't paying your way of a recession. In an article carried in the Taipei Times, Stiglitz derides the much-touted idea that a war on Iraq will provide a temporary boost to the lagging U.S. economy. Continue »
Posted on January 21, 2003 @ 3:47PM.
France Says Non To War
In an unexpected public rebuff, foreign minister Dominique de Villepin told reporters that France is not willing to support any Security Council resolution authorizing military action in the near future. To make matters worse, he did not rule out the possibility that the French may use their veto power if such a resolution was introduced by the U.S. Continue »
Posted on January 21, 2003 @ 10:43AM.
350,000: Video Proof
Lisa Rein attended yesterday's peace rally in San Francisco and wants to make sure the world sees just how many people were there (350,000 by her count). So she posted video proof: a pan from the stage showng the packed streets. Very impressive. Also on the site is some video and mp3 files of Bonnie Raitt's speech to the crowd.
Posted on January 19, 2003 @ 2:33PM. |
