Tuesday, March 18, 2003

categories: War Navy Abandons Turkey Option, Moves Ships to Red Sea Signaling impatience with the Turkish government, the Pentagon is moving about 10 Navy ships out of the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, where they could launch missiles on a path to Iraq that would not go over Turkey, officials said. US destroyers, submarines head for Gulf News24 US beefs up firepower BBC   6:13:04 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: War Saddam ' calm ' awaiting the storm Saddam Hussein appears calm and determined as he awaits the military firestorm set to rain down on his regime, according to officials and journalists who have spoken to him. In Baghdad, fears of factional strife Boston Globe A Tyrant 40 Years in the Making New York Times   6:11:05 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: War Turkey Bans One Kurdish Party and Moves on Second Turkey's senior prosecutor filed a petition with the Constitutional Court today to close the country's leading pro-Kurdish political party, the latest example of the government's tense relationship with the Kurdish ... Turkish court bans Kurd's party Boston Globe   6:04:44 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: War Howard would defy polls to join Iraq war ABC Online - The Prime Minister says Australia would go to war against Iraq even if military conflict did not have broad community support. Australia on the verge of war decision The Age   6:02:29 PM  Google It!  comment

categories: World Philippines Judge Orders Arrest of Muslim Rebels A Philippine judge issued arrest warrants on Friday for scores of Muslim rebels wanted by police in connection with a bombing that killed 21 people last week in the southern city of Davao. MILF: No peace talks if arrests continue ABS CBN News Philippine troops, Muslim rebels each claim upper hand in renewed fighting San Jose Mercury News   5:59:48 PM  Google It!  comment