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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha .< 12:50:00 PM  >Gulf nations won't tell Saddam to flee 
A plan to call on Saddam Hussein to get out of Iraq so a war can be avoided isn't getting much more support from the Gulf states than it got from the Arab League. [CBC News] .< 12:48:23 PM >The number three. Net notes: Today is a very special day for the second smallest prime number. [Guardian Unlimited] 03/03/03 . . . 03! .< 2:11:50 AM >U.S. Says Hussein Must Cede Power to Head Off War 'Later, asked whether Mr. Bush's standard for war goes beyond that of the United Nations, Mr. Fleischer said, "It's disarmament and regime change." The Canadian prime minister, Jean Chrétien, in Mexico City where he is consulting on the Iraq issue, said today with visible agitation: "If you start changing regimes, where do you stop, this is the problem? Who is next? Give me the list, the priorities."
Hours before Mr. Fleischer spoke, the Russian foreign minister, Igor S. Ivanov, derided the variety of America's stated goals for Iraq. "The talk now is not about disarmament but about a change of regime," Mr. Ivanov said to reporters in Beijing. "In recent days, the military option against Iraq is posed like a step aimed at democratic transformations in the Arab world." Mr. Ivanov added that "Russia has the right to veto" and "will use it if it is necessary in the interests of international stability." ' Another extraordinary rant against Bush, this time by Former U.S. attorney-general Ramsey Clark. Bush is a dangerous man and he's out of control. .< 1:42:13 AM >The Long Bomb 'And don't believe the polls. I've been to nearly 20 states recently, and I've found that 95 percent of the country wants to see Iraq dealt with without a war. But President Bush is a man on a mission. He has been convinced by a tiny group of advisers that throwing "The Long Bomb" ? attempting to transform the most dangerous Arab state ? is a geopolitical game-changer.' .< 1:34:55 AM >Telegraph | News | Inside the deluded world of the 'human shields' 'The eccentric, eclectic group, none of whom fitted the "peacenik" stereotype, may have been drawn from all ages, backgrounds and experience, but they all shared one trait: naivety. Beset by problems on the road, lack of sufficient funds or a clear, universally-shared agenda, most had been tested beyond their limits before they even arrived in Iraq.' .< 1:21:46 AM >The Observer | Special reports | US plan to bug Security Council: the text [Daypop Top 40] .< 1:14:58 AM >Camcorders and PC's Shape Aesthetics of 'Reality' TV. The technology of shooting and editing video has become so affordable that the aesthetic quality is suffering, say some critics. [New York Times: Arts] I don't watch 'not my reality' TV, but I can imagine the problem. The same argument can be made in the music industry where inexpensive gear has meant that any dork can create something and it might accidently become a hit. God knows what kind of sound quality it has. And people get used to lousy sound and think it's acceptable. So this whole issue is a double-edged sword. .< 1:08:15 AM >E-Music Sites Settle on Prices. It's a Start.. After years of confusion, most of the big record labels have coalesced around a set of prices at which they will sell their music online. [New York Times: Arts] .< 1:04:37 AM >The other face of al-Qaida's No 3. World: Terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna assesses the arrest of Bin Laden's playboy planner. [Guardian Unlimited] Wow. This is one bad dude. It's stunning, given the number of operations in which he's been behind, that no one had managed to track him down prior to this . . . indeed, prior to 11 Sept 2001. .< 12:52:24 AM >Allies bomb key Iraqi targets. · 'Undeclared war' enters new phase · Missile systems hit · Rocket launchers destroyed [Guardian Unlimited] .< 12:47:25 AM >davos. Adam Davies:
.< 12:46:29 AM >Federal Tories debate competing visions 
Federal Tory leadership hopefuls traded barbs Sunday during a televised debate featuring contrasting opinions on Iraq and Canada's marijuana laws. [CBC News] .< 12:39:42 AM >Iraq may stop scrapping missiles
As Iraq continued destroying banned weapons Sunday, a government spokesman warned that Baghdad may stop if it appears that a U.S.-led military strike is inevitable. [CBC News] Destroy all of your laughably ancient weapons and then we'll roll into town and blow the b'jesus out of you. |
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