Okay, I’ll admit to skimming this, however this might explain why EU resistance to this action in Iraq was so fierce.. and is yet another perspective on the overly-simplistic “War is about oil” mantra. -Ian. —-
http://www.plastic.com/article.html?sid/03/30/16022146 Did anyone notice that eighteen detainees were sent home from Guantanamo? The NY Times and the Los Angeles Times decided it wasn’t newsworthy. Maybe it had something to do with the lack of sensationalism:...
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0304.marshall.html Practice to Deceive Chaos in the Middle East is not the Bush hawks’ nightmare scenario–it’s their plan. By Joshua Micah Marshall Imagine it’s six months from now. The Iraq war is...
With Henry Kissinger being announced as the new head of the September 11 Investigation this article, forwarded to FOIB last summer, gains new relevance. Given Kissinger’s personal stake and his ties to the REpublican party, is there any hope of an unbiased,...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36157-2002Nov10.html Hunting a Deadly Soviet Legacy Concerns About ‘Dirty Bomb’ Drive Efforts to Find Radioactive Cesium By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, November 11, 2002; Page A01...
