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theaustralian.news.com.au
counterpunch.org
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BACKGROUND:
un.org
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truthout.org
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nonviolence.org
Also see Foreign Affairs Discussion Group:
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and C-Span:
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WAR POLLS:
September 9, 2002 Pew Research Center Poll:
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January 3-6, 2003 Knight-Ridder Poll:
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January 19-22 2003 New York Times/CBS Poll:
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January 21-27, 2003 EOS Gallop Poll:
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January 28, 2003 (America's CNN/USA; Britain's The Sunday Times YouGov Poll; Germany's Forsa Institute Poll' Demark's Politiken Poll; Canada's Ipsos-Reid Poll for The Globe and Mail; and Australia's Herald Poll):
smh.com.au
Gallop 2003 International Polls:
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February 2, 2003, Toronto Star Poll:
thestar.com
Forcast 2003, Time Poll Forecast
time.com
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GET UP TO SPEED:
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newsday.com
bulletin.ninemsn.com.au.
globalpolicy.org
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history.searchbeat.com
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michaelparenti.org
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globalpolicy.org
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INTRODUCTION:
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As of this writing, January 2, 2003, I'm not aware of any direct proof Iraq is in possession of weapons of mass destruction. But the Bush Administration seems poised to conduct war on Iraq, with or without proof.
If no weapons of mass destruction are found by the United Nations inspection team, led by Hans Blix and Mohamed Elbaredi, what will or should America do?
Will Bush decide on war anyway?
If the Bush Administration plays the war card, is there any way to stop America's generals from marching innocent Americans into the Winds of War? And how would history view such a war?
My theory is a war in Iraq could be prevented if Hans Blix and Mohamed Elbaredi, because the inspection team cannot find any weapons of mass destruction, decide themselves to become human shields by remaining in Iraq in defiance of Bush. Were this to happen, Bush would have to think long and hard how future historians would pen history. Introspectively, he'd have to think long and hard about his own war.
More to consider.
Just consider what it'll be like for a US-led invasion to capture Baghdad. If Saddam's military forces retreat into Baghdad in order to defend it, an intensive urban combat condition likely would make the Battle of Morgadishu (see film Blackhawk Down) seem like paintball in comparison.
However, in order to prevent this from happening, a scenario that likely would cause untold numbers of American combat deaths, the US could invoke its "Shock and Awe" strategy by raining death and hellfire upon Baghdad's citizenry of 5.5 million. A citizenry of whom, ironically, themselves are Saddam's victims.
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la.indymedia.org
usinfo.state.gov
wais.stanford.edu
thenation.com
CHRONOLOGY OF KEY WAR DEVELOPMENTS:
June 3, 1997:
newamericancentury.org
March 2, 1999:
washingtonpost.com
June 2000 (Arms Control Association):
armscontrol.org
December 21, 2001:
wsfi.net
July 30, 2002:
news.bbc.co.uk
August 28, 2002:
globalpolicy.org
August 29, 2002:
csmonitor.com
zmag.org
September 9, 2002:
cnn.com
October 28, 2002:
globalpolicy.org
November 2002:
scn.org
November 14, 2002:
guardian.co.uk
November 15, 2002:
ksg.harvard.edu
January-February 2003 (Foreign Affairs Issue):
nytimes.com
January 5, 2003:
ccmep.org
January 6, 2003:
cnn.com
cdi.org
truthout.org
washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2003:
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ellsberg.net
workingforchange.com
guardian.co.uk
January 8, 2003:
msnbc.com
January 9, 2003:
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edinburghnews.com
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January 10, 2003:
msnbc.com
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January 12, 2003:
siliconinvestor.com
observer.co.uk
January 13, 2003:
cnn.com
washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2003:
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msnbc.com
washingtonpost.com
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usatoday.com
news.independent.co.uk
January 15, 2003:
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washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2003:
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January 17, 2003:
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January 18, 2003:
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January 19, 2003:
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January 20, 2003:
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January 21, 2003:
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January 22, 2003:
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January 23, 2003:
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January 24, 2003:
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January 26, 2003:
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January 27, 2003 (UN Inspectors Report):
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January 28, 2003:
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January 29, 2003:
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January 30, 2003:
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January 31, 2003:
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January 30 to February 5, 2003:
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January 31 to February 6, 2003:
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February 2003:
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February 1, 2003:
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February 2, 2003:
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February 3, 2003 Issue (printed on January 27th)
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February 4, 2002:
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February 5, 2003 (Powell Presentation):
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February 6, 2003:
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February 7, 2003:
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February 9, 2003:
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February 10, 2003:
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February 11, 2003:
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