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Munich, Germany (Reuters) – Germany and France are working on a new plan to try to avert war in Iraq that would compel Baghdad to admit thousands of U.N. troops to enforce disarmament and tighter sanctions, a magazine said on … Continue reading →

The Call to Peace from Gulf War Heros No one can tell John Peters and John Nicol anything about the brutality of Saddam Hussein’s regime. They suffered grievously for fighting against the Iraqi despot in the war to free Kuwait. … Continue reading →

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 →