Chris' Occasional Rants ...or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the net
Home Blogging for peace www.cbrody.com Stand Down Peaceblogs Peaceblog.net Join the Blue Ribbon Online Free Speech Campaign		08 October 2002   Bush's leaps of illogic don't answer people's questions about war Bush's argument reduces to this: No one can prove that Saddam Hussein is not planning to attack us. And if he had a nuclear weapon, no one can prove he wouldn't use it. And if he used it, it is possible he could destroy us. So, to stop this unknown, unproven, unquantifiable, logic-defying "threat gathering against us," we must go to war or risk seeing a mushroom cloud rise over the United States. Source: www.commondreams.org 11:58:34 PM  comment []  Jumping the gun on Iraq A good article arguing the case against pre-emptive first strikes, with links to other sources including www.peace.moveon.org (the new site of 9-11peace.org). 11:51:08 PM  comment []  Public says Bush needs to pay heed to weak economy A majority of Americans say that the nation's economy is in its worst shape in nearly a decade and that President Bush and Congressional leaders are spending too much time talking about Iraq while neglecting problems at home. Americans said they feared a long and costly war that could spread across the Middle East and encourage more terrorist attacks in the United States. Source: New York Times [subscription required] via Daypop 2:57:08 AM  comment []  Kucinich heads anti-war coalition in Congress Telephone calls from his constituents, comprising "a lot of veterans, working people, very patriotic people", have run 10-to-1 against a war with Iraq. Source: moreover 2:31:15 AM  comment []  © Copyright 2003 Chris Brody. Last update: 06/04/2003; 04:48:28. October 2002 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31     Jul   Nov << Older  |  Newer >>