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13 Feb 2003 @ 12:08, by Sandi Hunter
"CLG News" Subject
02-13 Russian threat to block Bush Date
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:37:36 -0500
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February 13, 2003 [link]
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*Note: The CLG website is updated throughout the day, so check back often for latest news Russian threat to block Bush --Russia has threatened to use its veto to block Washington's plans for a United Nations-endorsed Iraq war, as China swung behind the European proposal to beef up weapons inspections and avoid military action. The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, told French journalists yesterday that Moscow was prepared to vote against a Security Council resolution that contained the threat of "an = unreasonable use of force".
Russia threatens to veto US war plan --For the first time, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council has warned that it might use its veto to deny the United States UN backing for a war on Iraq China may be trying to get off the fence --Is China about to join the Axis of Weasels? A telephone conversation on Tuesday night between French President Jacques Chirac and Chinese President Jiang Zemin has set off a flurry of speculation that Beijing is siding with a European = push to delay the looming American-led attack on Iraq.
Congress lashes out at 'old Europe' --US lawmakers are threatening to take retaliatory action against France, Belgium and Germany for their opposition to US policy towards Iraq. Anger with the French and German stand has led some US congressmen to call for a trade boycott of French products and the withdrawal of some US troops from Germany.
Bush Told Jordan's King he Wanted Iraq War in July --One account given at authoritative levels here is that King Abdullah decided to prepare for an American attack on Iraq last July, after a meeting at the White House with Dictator Bush. A Jordanian official familiar with that meeting said the king had asked Mr. Bush if there was any point in trying to persuade the American leader to abandon plans to topple Mr. Hussein. Mr. Bush, this official said, told King Abdullah that his mind was made up, prompting the king to shift his priorities to making preparations to cushion Jordan against the impact of a war.
US already knew of Bin Laden tape --The US knew about the latest Osama bin Laden tape five days before it was broadcast by the Qatar-based TV station al-Jazeera, according to a US intelligence source.
Group to file suit challenging Bush's authority to declare war = --Dictator Bush does not have the authority to launch a military invasion of Iraq without a congressional declaration of war, according to a lawsuit expected to be filed in federal court in Boston on Thursday.
U.S. eyes 'usable' nuclear bombs --Congressional support building for renewed testing --After narrowly failing last year, Republicans in Congress are poised to attempt the repeal of a law that prohibits the development of smaller, more "usable" nuclear bombs [?!?] --a decade-old cornerstone of America's cautious post- Cold War weapons policy.
Iraq missile systems struck --Warplanes from a US-British coalition have again attacked Iraqi surface-to-surface missile systems capable of striking US troops in Kuwait, the US military said..
Special Operations Units Already in Iraq --U.S. Special Operations troops are already operating in various parts of Iraq, U.S. defense officials and experts familiar with Pentagon planning said.
Israeli army chief predicts US strike on Iraq within two weeks --A = US-led offensive in Iraq is likely to be launched within the next two = weeks, Israel's chief of staff Moshe Yaalon said.
U.S. Dismisses Calls for Iraq Inspections --Senior Bush regime officials spoke dismissively Wednesday of European calls for more and better weapons inspections to disarm Iraq at the same time the Pentagon took = new steps toward war.
Tony Blair is a coward --by John Pilger "In my experience 'on his hands' applies especially to those modern political leaders who have had no personal experience of war, like George W Bush, who managed not to serve in Vietnam, and the effete Tony Blair. There is about them the essential cowardice of the man who causes death and suffering not by his own hand but through a chain of command that affirms his 'authority'.
Confronting Empire --by Arundhati Roy "Before September 11, 2001 America had a secret history. Secret especially from its own people. But now America's secrets are history, and its history is public knowledge. It's street talk... When George Bush says, 'you're either with us, or you are with the terrorists,' we can say 'No thank you.' We can let him know that the people of the world do not need to choose between a Malevolent Mickey Mouse and the Mad Mullahs. Our strategy should be not only to = confront empire, but to lay siege to it." [a must read]
Osama Rallies Muslims, Condemns Hussein --by William Rivers Pitt "Osama bin Laden rose from the dead yet again on Tuesday to prophesy doom and death for America. This is nothing new; he has been clawing his way out of various burial holes for seventeen months now, and always manages to strike fear into the American heart by way of the American media and the Bush administration at exactly the moment when incredibly important shifts in history are in the offing.”
10 million join world protest rallies --From Africa to Antarctica, people prepare to march for peace --Up to 10 million people on five continents are expected to demonstrate against the probable war in Iraq on Saturday, in some of the largest peace marches ever known.
War protests echo at town hall meeting --Northern Virginia residents last night turned a town hall meeting in Alexandria with U.S. military representatives into a forum to vent opposition to a possible war in Iraq. The crowd was overwhelmingly against a war with Iraq and heckled Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke and Maj. Gen. Kevin Kuklok as they attempted to explain the imminent threat Iraq poses to the United States
Council to Consider Proclamation Opposing War With Iraq --Following Chicago, Detroit and dozens of other cities across the country, a coalition of six Los Angeles City Council members introduced a measure = Friday urging their colleagues to officially oppose a war against Iraq.
Sean Penn: Iraq Stance Cost Me Role --Actor Sean Penn says his opposition to a war in Iraq cost him a lucrative movie role. The feud over "Why Men Shouldn't Marry" erupted yesterday amid dueling lawsuits in Los Angeles. Penn accuses Steve Bing of "borrowing a page from the dark era of Hollywood blacklisting" by denying him a promised role in the movie, which Bing wrote and was supposed to direct.
Danny Glover bashes Bush in Brazil --Add actor Danny Glover to the growing list of celeb Bush bashers. The "Lethal Weapon" star was in Brazil recently, where he called George W. a "racist" and blasted many = of the dictator's policies.
An Average American's Point of View --by George J. Zellers "...we are going to War. No evidence of WMD, no link to 9/11, no real threat to the US. Just lots of OIL and Daddy's unfinished WAR. Well Georgie Boy, you can't still blame Clinton." [link]
Greenspan Says Threat of War Hurts Economy, Questions Need for Stimulus Plan --Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday that uncertainties over a possible war with Iraq posed "formidable barriers" to business spending and made it tough to gauge the U.S. economy's health.
State Department Does it Again (cartoon) --by Erik P Sorensen Nuclear stand-off may go to UN --With United States support, the United Nations' top atomic energy monitoring group appears set to try to increase pressure on North Korea's nuclear program by sending the issue = to the Security Council.
CIA warns of new nuclear arms race --The world is being confronted by a new nuclear arms race that threatens to dismantle more than three decades of non-proliferation efforts, CIA director George Tenet has warned
Afghans say 17 civilians killed in US-led raids --Provincial Afghan authorities said on Wednesday at least 17 civilians had been killed in bombing raids by U.S.-led forces aimed at rooting out remnants of the Taliban
Film exposing Pentagon war crimes premieres in US --A powerful film exposing the US role in the massacre of thousands of unarmed prisoners of war in Afghanistan was shown for the first time in the United States February 6... Irish documentary filmmaker Jamie Doran said that the = evidence he has gathered, and which he will use in his upcoming sequel to Afghan Massacre, indicates that the responsibility for the war crimes in Afghanistan goes "as high as [US Defense Secretary Donald] Rumsfeld's office."
Looming Cuts in Aid to EA As Bush Embraces Sudan --Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have all been scheduled for sharp cuts in US development aid while southern Sudanese rebels stand to receive a huge increase in such = assistance.
Troops shun anthrax jab (UK) More than half the armed forces personnel deploying to the Gulf have refused to be vaccinated against anthrax, the Ministry of Defence has disclosed.
Anthrax jabs mutiny widens amid fears of cancer, sterility (AU) The anthrax rebellion in the armed forces has widened, with another eight sailors en route to or already in the Persian Gulf refusing inoculations - bringing the total to 11. The protests have been prompted by fears of serious health problems despite assurances from the Federal Government.
Australian Sailors Refuse Anthrax Jab, Leave Gulf --Eleven Australian sailors serving on a warship in the Gulf have been sent home after refusing to have an anthrax vaccination ahead of possible military action against Iraq, officials said Wednesday.
Industries warned to protect against possible terror attack --Critical industries and key infrastructure should take steps to guard against potential terrorist attacks, including checking for possible infiltrators among employees [LOL! Forcing the TIPS program again, I see], according to a new government warning.
America gripped by fear of 'dirty bomb' attack --From the anti-aircraft missiles around Washington to government recommendations that families prepare bunkers in their homes against biological, chemical, radiological weapons, America is suffering its most acute bout of terror jitters since the attacks of 11 September.
Daschle says Americans need more than duct tape --U.S. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle said on Wednesday the Bush regime must do more to protect Americans against a suspected increased risk of terrorist attacks than urge them to seal a designated room with duct tape and plastic sheets.
DoD Press Release Warns of Computer Hacking Disguised as Political Activism --"Increased tensions between America and her allies and Iraq could lead to an increase in 'global hacking activities,' the government body
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Category: Information
1 comment
14 Feb 2003 @ 13:30 by sharie : Boycots and refusing to protect
When I said we're on the verge of World War III, people laughed that I could jump to such conclusions. They saw no evidence. The facts lau in a trial five decades behind us, with this same U.S. administration (Kissinger, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Daddy Bush, etc.) providing "peace-keeping" missions in third world countries, chasing out "communists" that believed United Fruit Company shouldn't own the land, it's seaports, and it's airports, while paying pennies a day to its laborers. "Foreign aid packages" worth "millions" were actually weapons costing a few thousand dollars to manufacture. Weapons companies billed the U.S. taxpayers for millions of dollars, so they could equip the dictators of these poor countries.
Now we're being told there's no money to pay the school teachers we need so we'll have to put 50 kids to a classroom ... 16-year olds will be offered *civil service assignments* in lieu of their classroom courses? Offered the opportunity of adventure and a $1200 a month paycheck to join the *service*?
An endless war needs an endless supply of soldiers to sacrifice.
Meanwhile, Europe and Asia and Russia and the arabian peninsula are all in an uproar, so the "U.S." will boycott them, and to withdraw military troops. Let the people slaughter themselves, they say, there won't be petrol or food to keep them alive. Troops have already invaded the north and south of Iraq. World War Three is at our door, is there a way to avert it?
Thank you Sandi, for posting this article.
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