Author Archives: Team VCS

In the wake of Colin Powell’s bellicose presentation to the UN on Wednesday, the US media’s story line has significantly hardened in insisting war is inevitable. Now it is presented as a matter of days, not even weeks. From the … Continue reading →

Leaked Secret Report in UK Rejects Iraqi al-Qaeda Link Bin Laden ‘does not agree with Saddam’s regime’ There are no current links between the Iraqi regime and the al-Qaeda network, according to an official British intelligence report seen by BBC … Continue reading →

UK War Dossier a Sham, Say Experts Downing Street [the residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom] was last night plunged into acute international embarrassment after it emerged that large parts of the British government’s latest dossier on … Continue reading →

Washington, February 7, 2003 — The Bush administration planned to increase its terrorist threat level to “orange” — or high risk — on Friday, reflecting concerns among U.S. security officials that terrorists are planning a “major attack” as early as … Continue reading →

According to a recent CBS news report, the Pentagon plans to strike Bagdhad with 300 cruise missiles in early March, to be followed twenty-four-hours later by 300 more. American land forces will ring Bagdhad, holding it under siege while tank … Continue reading →

As an organization representing mainstream Americans, veterans of the 1991 Gulf war, and grassroots activists concerned about the humanitarian and economic consequences of an attack on Iraq, EPIC has several critical concerns that the President must still address before war. … Continue reading →

Mr. Powell’s most convincing evidence was of efforts by Iraq to shield chemical or biological weapons programs from United Nations inspectors. The intercepted conversations of Republican Guard officers that he played, in which they urgently seek to hide equipment or … Continue reading →

Australian Senate passes Iraq no confidence motion Canberra, Australia (ABC) – The Federal Senate has just passed a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister’s handling of the growing Iraq crisis. The vote was carried 34 to 31 with … Continue reading →

In his State of the Union address President Bush did his best to foster this subliminal linkage, asking us to “imagine those 19 hijackers with other weapons and other plans—this time armed by Saddam Hussein.” This followed a sentence about … Continue reading →

Le Touquet, France (AP) – British Prime Minister Tony Blair failed Tuesday to persuade France to join a U.S.-led coalition ready to take quick military action against Iraq and its leader Saddam Hussein. Despite intense pressure by Blair, French President … Continue reading →