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Phony Front Group Promotes Gulf War II
US Lobbyist Helped Draft Eastern Europeans’ Iraq Statement (Agence France Presse) – A former Pentagon official helped draft a controversial statement by 10 Central and Eastern European nations this month that supports the United States in its stand-off with Iraq, … Continue reading
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Pentagon’s Recipe For Propaganda
It’s time to take a close look at the Defense Department’s plan for managing the press during the impending invasion of Iraq. Called “embedding,” it will position chosen reporters and photographers inside military units – not for a week but … Continue reading
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Gulf War Veteran Fears Health Disaster from New War
Anthony Hardie insists he’s no longer bitter, but his voice suggests otherwise. Although he’s proud to have served with the U.S. Army in the Persian Gulf War – a war, by the way, he believes the United States was justified … Continue reading
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“Tell the Truth”
Sorry, I can’t applaud the French foreign minister, because I don’t believe that France, which sold Saddam his first nuclear reactor, the one Israel blew up, comes to this story with the lofty principles it claims. The French foreign minister, … Continue reading
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VA Asks DoD for Info on Gulf War II Health Risks
In a letter sent last week to Mr Rumsfeld, Anthony Principi, the secretary of veterans’ affairs, demanded that the Pentagon disclose data on US troops’ exposure to chemical, biological or radiological weapons in the event of a war on Iraq. … Continue reading
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White House Discusses Faulty Masks and Gulf War Illnesses
White House Press Briefing with Ari Fleischer Wednesday, February 19, 2003 – 12:15pm by Russell Mokhiber Mokhiber: You said last week that, “Every step will be taken to protect civilian and innocent life in Iraq.” But Pentagon officials have said … Continue reading
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New Twist: Iraqi weapons “at sea” ?
Three giant cargo ships are being tracked by US and British intelligence on suspicion that they might be carrying Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. Each with a deadweight of 35,000 to 40,000 tonnes, the ships have been sailing around the … Continue reading
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Code Black: the U.S has the “E-Bomb”
San Francisco – When the Bush Administration talks about Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), it means nuclear, chemical and biological devices. But the U.S. is preparing to use a WMD of its own that will accomplish at the speed of … Continue reading
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200,000 US Troops Ready by March 2003
Washington (Reuters) – The Defense Department has ordered a further 28,000 troops to the Gulf region as the United States builds a military force of more than 200,000 for a possible war with Iraq, military officials said on Tuesday. The … Continue reading
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Turkey raises price for military bases
U.S. plans to use Turkey as a springboard for a northern front against Iraq ran into an obstacle when Ankara demanded more than double the multibillion- dollar economic aid package the Bush administration originally offered to cushion Turkey from losses … Continue reading
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