Tuesday, February 4, 2003

Voices from Iraq in favor of war Give Us a Chance to Build a Democratic Iraq. The international community should help liberate Iraq and build a postwar democracy that is peaceful, stable and based on the rule of law. By Barham A. Salih. [New York Times: Opinion] Best line: "Under our autonomous regional government, we have used our share of oil revenues to invest not in chemical and biological weapons, but in education and health." 10:10:13 PM    comment []  trackback []

The Times notices the Picasso problem. Powell Without Picasso. The administration's argument for war has shifted in a dizzying Cubist cascade over the last months. Dissident voices are either ignored or veiled. By Maureen Dowd. [New York Times: Opinion] Best line in the piece: "It was Mr. [CIA Director] Tenet who warned Congress in a letter last fall that there was only one circumstance in which the U.S. need worry about Iraq sharing weapons with terrorists: if Washington attacked Saddam." 10:07:57 PM    comment []  trackback []

Joint Iraq-al Qaeda terror-assassination offensive [Debka]: Mega-Terror Menaces on Three Continents Joint Iraq-al Qaeda terror-assassination offensive using WMD is planned on three continents to coincide with US assault on Iraq. First wave of chemical warfare in W. Europe was stalled by recent roundup of al Qaeda cells in Italy, UK, France, Germany and Spain. Israel is next target, followed by Persian Gulf and United States. European terror captives revealed intelligence for offensive comes from Iraq, financing and manpower from Saudi Arabia, logistical support from Albanian mafia With the approach of American military action against Iraq, the United States and its war allies, including Israel, have gone on top alert to steel themselves against a multi-pronged mega-terror offensive assault. The Òsmoking gunÕÓ link between Iraq and al Qaeda is readily available to Secretary of State Colin Powell for use in his presentation before the UN Security Council on Wednesday, February 5. However, Washington is not yet prepared to expose Saudi complicity in the terror conspiracy, and for that reason is likely to withhold the key role played by Baghdad as well. One opinion among many, and Debka is far from unbiased. On the other hand, their track record on these things has tended to be frighteningly accurate. Full article at http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=255 10:01:53 PM    comment []  trackback []