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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (23985)	3/29/2003 9:28:55 AM
From: Ed Huang	Respond to of 25898

Many More Wars Await Bushies. Will the U.S. allies and partners (or former allies and partners) support U.S. to disarm N. Korea (or Iran or Syria, etc.) next? You be the judge. N. Korea update. ------------------------------------------ N Korea defiant over inspections By Caroline Gluck BBC correspondent, Seoul North Korea has vowed to strengthen its military defences, saying it would fend off what it called the "miserable fate" that had befallen Iraq. A commentary in the state-run newspaper of the ruling Korean Workers' Party, Rodong Sinmun, said that what was happening in Iraq was a result of concession and compromise. The DPRK would have already met the same miserable fate as Iraq had it ...accepted the demand raised by the imperialists and its followers for "nuclear inspection" and disarmament Rodong Sinmun It pledged to resist international demands to dismantle its nuclear programme to end the current stand-off over its nuclear ambitions. North Korea - named by Washington along with Iraq and Iran as part of an axis of evil - has been closely watching developments in the war with Iraq. It has alleged that its own country could be the next military target of the United States - pointing to the ongoing annual joint military exercises between South Korean and US troops as proof that preparations are under way for a pre-emptive attack. Military spending Those allegations have been firmly rejected by officials in Seoul - but that has done little to convince the North. Rodong Sinmun's commentary vowed to strengthen the country's military defences and its army-first policy. Earlier this week, North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament approved an increase in the budget for military spending. Despite its belligerent rhetoric, Pyongyang has continued to call for direct talks with Washington to resolve the five-month crisis over its nuclear programme. The US has insisted any talks must be multilateral. news.bbc.co.uk

To: Ed Huang who wrote (23985)	3/31/2003 4:22:54 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 25898

Who will check the Judeofascist Moloch? Growing resentment at British 'liberators' in Basra By Andrew Buncombe in Basra 31 March 2003 Signs of resentment against British forces surrounding Basra are bubbling to the surface as Iraq's second city seethes under bombing and shell-fire. "People see this as an occupation. If the government gives us weapons we will fight the Americans and the British," one local man at a British checkpoint said yesterday. Contrary to American and British expectations, many of the 1.5 million population are directing their resentment at the invading forces, rather than the regime of Saddam Hussein. "They came here and they bombed innocent families," one man said. "The Americans and British fired their weapons at our electricity pylons. They cut off fresh water supplies from near the airport," another man said. "Why?" "The government brought back the electricity two days ago. It is turned off a few hours a day but the service is back." One young man repeated reports of an uprising against Saddam Hussein in the city several days ago. He said that up to 15 people had been killed, though this could not be confirmed. "The forces of the Iraqi regime seem to be losing day by day but they are still in the city," he added. "Nobody can say Saddam is bad." His comments showed that fear of the regime remains strong. news.independent.co.uk