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Saturday, March 08, 2003
posted by gbarto at 11:57 PM:
U.S., U.K. Pushing for VotesUnited States, Britain scramble to convince U.N. Security Council members to back resolution giving Iraq until March 17 to destroy weapons of mass destruction
Which deadline seems to probably be in force, regardless of how the UN goes. The question is whether the administration will continue to push the notion that all France and Russia have to do is be prepared to say Iraq is in compliance with 1441 to stop war. And whether the two are so craven that they would try to manage a straight face and hope to preserve any semblance of honor if they do so. They know he's a tyrant. And they know they voted to deal with the tyrant if he didn't shape up when they all supported 1441. Now they want to back away. Trop tard.
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posted by gbarto at 11:52 PM:
Broadway Musicals Go DarkActors and stagehands refuse to cross picket lines in musicians' strike
At issue, some producers want to reduce the minimum size orchestra from 24 members to 15. This is, of course, highly unfair and awful. But it may be necessary. Bottom line, the actors and others just cost struggling theater productions one more night's revenues. They may think they're saving 9 jobs but there's a risk they'll kill all 24, if shows become too expensive to produce and actors and artists - always above such earthy things - don't face the reality.
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posted by gbarto at 2:30 AM:
Nearly burned to death by Iraqi border guards - for the crime of being a Kurd.
Idiots afraid that bad things might happen if there's war.
Of course there are dangers in war. But looking at the top photo, I'd say that it's pretty hard to argue that a few months' dangers while there's a war on could compete with the constant and persistent danger that a bored Iraqi soldier won't like the way you look.
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posted by gbarto at 1:55 AM:
Den Beste warns the Dems - you'll need more for policy than opposing Bush if you want to be a serious party.* * *
posted by gbarto at 1:50 AM:
Another masterful essay on what's going on here from Den Beste. He, too, likes the way that Bush has smoked out the weasels. As we noted (way back on January 29):Iraq isn't the issue. Defending Western civilization is. And that means we need a) a solid coalition and b) to winnow those out who aren't serious about supporting us.and subsequently amplified (on February 1):
in proposing to still try to get France, Germany and the UN on board, it [is] not for our sake, but theirs - giving them one last chance to have utility in the international political sphere. [It was not decided that] we wait so we could enjoy their help, but that we are waiting - even as evidence against Iraq builds - so that we can either shame them into living up to their committments or leave an absolutely clear public record of their moral unseriousness.As things have evolved, a lot of this has also become about saving Tony Blair's bacon and cooking France's for its obstructionism. For the record, I don't see France as anti-American but as anti-not-France. That is to say that France will be a pain in the ass for whoever is dominant as it nurses the idea that France will recapture some mythic glory by force of words alone - since actions are today beyond the capacities of French political society. But Den Beste has damn sharp observations on where we've come in the last few months, where we're headed and why. And goes way beyond my gut sentiment on this stuff in documenting (from international press, published interviews with hot shots, etc.) just how marvelously George W. Bush has once again played this:
When I say that Iraq is big, but the UN is bigger, what I mean is that taking on Iraq is one challenge out of many, but forcing the UN to either stand for civilization or yield its remaining moral authority to the English-speaking, liberty and capitalism driven societies (the Anglosphere) and those who stand with it could have a far more profound impact on the war on terror and the direction of international affairs. If waiting a few more weeks is what it takes to make the case as to why we don't need to listen to France's security council veto, it will well be worth it.
What becomes clear is that there really is a big strategy, and it's a world strategy and not just an Iraq strategy. The maneuverings with the UN were intended to smoke out the weasels and to try to manipulate the balance of power in Europe, while doing everything possible to make sure Tony Blair remains Prime Minister, because he is essential in the next act of the play, the one that comes after Iraq... [namely, Iran]Also, the US out of the UN? The European Soviet Socialist Republics? And a truly priceless quote from a Thai politician. For God's sake, go read it.
If this [US victorious without the UN] happens, there's going to be hell to pay in Weasel-occupied Europe. They've always underestimated Bush, and it's beginning to dawn on them that they've done it again, and this time the mistake will cost them dearly. For one thing, it's only beginning to dawn on them that Bush is a man of his word.
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posted by gbarto at 1:10 AM:
Very nice Jonah Goldberg column. My movie ends with Iraq free.* * *
posted by gbarto at 1:03 AM:
Here come your French headlines:Le Monde: Life in prison confirmed for Kamal Ben Salah, who was accused of murdering for Dutch tourists a few years ago.
Le Figaro: France proposes a UN summit. France wants the heads of state of the various nations to gather to vote on the US's Iraq resolution. Looks to me like an attempt to stall the proceedings while arrangements are made. Remember, France's long term goal is to kill this thing. The short term goal is to delay in the hopes that summer heat arrives before UN action, increasing the odds for the long term goal to work out.
Libé: 10 days to avoid war. That's how long it is until the US's March 17 deadline.
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posted by gbarto at 12:25 AM:
U.S., U.K. Push for UltimatumCountries propose U.N. resolution that would give Saddam Hussein until March 17 to rid Iraq of weapons of mass destruction — or face war
I'm glad to see the US and UK on the same page - and with an endgame in mind.
By the way, here's the resolution's text. Here's the meat of it:
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,The TurkeyBlog is satisfied. Here's what he had called for:
1. Reaffirms the need for full implementation of resolution 1441 (2002);
2. Calls on Iraq immediately to take the decisions necessary in the interests of its people and the region;
3. Decides that Iraq will have failed to take the final opportunity afforded by resolution 1441 (2002) unless, on or before 17 March 2003, the Council concludes that Iraq has demonstrated full, unconditional, immediate and active cooperation in accordance with its disarmament obligations under resolution 1441 (2002) and previous relevant resolutions, and is yielding possession to UNMOVIC and the IAEA of all weapons, weapon delivery and support systems and structures, prohibited by resolution 687 (1991) and all subsequent resolutions, and all information regarding prior destruction of such items;
4. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
Iraq has failed to fully comply with UN Resolution 1441. It has one week to rectify this. One week from today, Iraq's compliance will be determined by a vote of the members of the United Nations Security Council. If the Council concludes Iraq is not in full compliance, UN action will begin. If Iraq is determined to be in compliance, inspectors will be granted no less than five years during which time they may inspect any site at any time in any manner they see fit in order to assure that compliance is maintained. If any member of the United Nations Security Council at any time feels Iraq has ceased to comply, that member may demand an immediate vote of the UNSC. If at any time greater than one week from now, Iraq is determined to be out of compliance, it will be subject to immediate UN action.In other words, Iraq is out of compliance. We demand it comply. Whether it is in compliance will be determined by whether the Security Council votes it is. The issue will not be war, but compliance. And we're not letting go of this question. I hope we put this sucker out there as is. If the French and Russians want to stymie or veto a resolution on the bottom line on Iraq, that will pretty much demonstrate exactly where their corruption lies: they don't want facts, just a say in the process so they can screw it up. If we can back them into a corner where they either have to vote that Iraq is fully complying - when plainly it isn't - or dump their trading partner to maintain a semblance of legitimacy, that's even better.
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Friday, March 07, 2003
posted by gbarto at 1:43 AM:
French news headlines:Le Monde: Bush wants a new UN vote.
Le Figaro: Bush backs UN up against wall.
Libération: School violence: why profs crack. On the way the little monsters have gotten out of hand in schools. Really out of hand.
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posted by gbarto at 1:34 AM:
California Issues Amber Alert for Michigan GirlGuy is Terry Drake. Girl is Lindsey Ryan:
He is a convicted murderer of another young woman in 1977.
Keep your prayers up, fingers crossed, and eyes wide open for Dodge Dakotas with Indiana plates in California.
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posted by gbarto at 1:14 AM:
'We're Calling for the Vote'President Bush says he will insist the U.N. Security Council vote on a final Iraq resolution
Good. If the French and Russians are going to screw up this effort, they deserve to have their feet held to the fire for doing so. It's curious that these nations are on the one hand so convinced the whole world is with them and on the other so skittish about having to officially oppose the US on these matters. Perhaps the US isn't the pariah that a France dreaming of ascendancy would like it to be. Either that or the French know there's stuff in Iraq that will show them to be damned hypocrites if it comes out. Either way, the maneuvering by France, Germany and Russia make clear we're still a force to be reckoned with both militarily and morally. Mr. Bush should make them face a day of reckoning in which they are required to clearly take a stand by which history can judge them.
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posted by gbarto at 1:08 AM:
AOL reports - no outside link yet - that there's an IG investigation into 54 rapes at the Air Force Academy. No word on the time period over which they occured, etc., but given that with the next class coming in, female enrollment will be around 700, that's fairly significant statistically. There are certain idiots who will take this as proof that it's two much trouble letting women in to the armed forces. There may be other arguments against females in the military, but this is not one.The IG investigation will have to determine the extent of the problem and the military justice system will have to punish those individuals deemed guilty. But let us say that of those who are guilty, they must be promptly punished and ejected from service. Our armed forces do not just defend us; they make the difference between America as conquering hero and America as villain. The problems we've had in Japan, for example, have made our soldiers pariahs among those they would protect and threatened our ability to act in an area where we have vital interests. Soldiers of all strikes who can't even negotiate these matters with fellow cadets should not be put in a position where we have to trust their judgment overseas. And female cadets should not have to be as worried about their fellows in arms as the enemy. Down below, I've noted General Patton's remark, "I'd rather have a German division in front of me than a French division behind me." We'd better act to clean this up and send home loud and clear the message that this is foul, repugnant, and grounds for brig and banishment, lest our female cadets find themselves feeling the same way about those who are supposed to be the finest young men in the Air Force.
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posted by gbarto at 12:51 AM:
From the e-mail bag, ces mots bien amusants:"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes."
---Mark Twain
"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French division behind
--- General George S. Patton
"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion."
---Norman Schwartzkopf
"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it."
--- Marge Simpson
"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure"
---Jacques Chirac, President of France
"As far as France is concerned, you're right."
---Rush Limbaugh
"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee."
--- Regis Philbin
"The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore. True, you can sit outside in Paris and drink little cups of coffee, but why this is more stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whisky I don't know."
--- P.J O'Rourke (1989)
"You know, the French remind me a little bit of an aging actress of the1940s who was still trying to dine out on her looks but doesn't have the face for it."
---John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona
"You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people."
---Conan O'Brien
"I don't know why people are surprised that France won't help us get Saddam out of Iraq. After all, France wouldn't help us get the Germans out of France!"
---Jay Leno
"The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag."
---David Letterman
How many Frenchmen does it take to change a light bulb? One. He holds the bulb and all of Europe revolves around him.
Next time there's a war in Europe, the loser has to keep France.
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Thursday, March 06, 2003
posted by gbarto at 11:57 AM:
Down with the UCITA. John Dvorak has the scoop on how the sharks are still trying to get licenses to hack into your computer and play games if they feel you haven't used their software as they see fit. (via Instantman)* * *
posted by gbarto at 11:49 AM:
Blix: Iraq Shows Signs of ComplianceAs the leader of the inspections, with the authority granted the leader of the inspections, Mr. Blix should not be reading tea leaves. That's for bloggers, newspaper columnists and the like. If Mr. Blix has to look for signs, as opposed to seeing direct and incontrovertible evidence, then Iraq is not complying. And the UN becomes a bigger and bigger joke with each passing day that it allows this to go on.
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posted by gbarto at 11:38 AM:
Brits Draft Compromise ResolutionNew deal would authorize use of force against Iraq, but gives Saddam Hussein up to one week to comply with demands
I think this is okay and we should be looking for ways to work with it. But since the language hasn't been nailed down yet, the TurkeyBlog will offer its own short and simple resolution:
Iraq has failed to fully comply with UN Resolution 1441. It has one week to rectify this. One week from today, Iraq's compliance will be determined by a vote of the members of the United Nations Security Council. If the Council concludes Iraq is not in full compliance, UN action will begin. If Iraq is determined to be in compliance, inspectors will be granted no less than five years during which time they may inspect any site at any time in any manner they see fit in order to assure that compliance is maintained. If any member of the United Nations Security Council at any time feels Iraq has ceased to comply, that member may demand an immediate vote of the UNSC. If at any time greater than one week from now, Iraq is determined to be out of compliance, it will be subject to immediate UN action.My resolution is not perfect, I know. For one thing, if UNSC members decided to simply say Iraq was in compliance with 1441, we'd seem to be stymied. But I think at that point, the leaders of the US, UK and others would be able to offer up their evidence and proceed with action, the UNSC having been shown to be a fraud.
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posted by gbarto at 1:04 AM:
Everyone else has cited this Asparagirl post about the weird way feminist anti-war rhetoric has become, well, anti-feminist rhetoric. Gee, I did too. If you've just kept reading instead of following the links on Instapundit, Den Beste and others, now's the time to click.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:29 AM:
French news headlines:Le Monde: Violent Israeli Operation in Gaza. That it's retaliation for a bus bombing is promptly mentioned.
Also, Le Monde and others are trying to construct a "European" history in which Europe exists as a force, rather than a convenient label for grouping about 15 or 20 different histories. It's discussed in this editorial. Says Le Monde, this "European" history is so far less than promising, though there does appear to be a Franco-German axis: Those two agree far more often than any other two countries. Still, the French admire Hugo, the Spanish Cervantes, the Italians Dante and the Germans Goethe. Three bigwigs who seemed to cross national lines (three in two thousand years of history but they want a "historical Europe" as an entity and not just a category?): Da Vinci, Columbus and Luther. Very nice except that the Americas also lay claim to Columbus and the whole world to Da Vinci.
Le Figaro: Peace Camp Ready to Veto. Paris, Russia and Germany all plan to stop US res at UN, the first two with a veto if necessary - it would seem.
Libé: We'll give you Libé's lead in the original: Non, niet et nein à une résolution proguerre. That translates, of course, as "Non, nyet and nein to pro-war resolution."
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posted by gbarto at 12:13 AM:
This looks interesting:Sources: Captures Will Lead to Freezing of Funds
Recent arrests of Sept. 11 backers have turned up specific financing data on Al Qaeda -- and even the whereabouts of Usama bin Laden, Fox News has learned
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Wednesday, March 05, 2003
posted by gbarto at 9:10 PM:
IsraPundit has an interview with a former NSA guy who says he has personal knowledge of Yassir Arafat ordering the murder of American diplomats. Go read the story. (via Natalie Solent)* * *
posted by gbarto at 9:00 PM:
Joanne Jacobs has stuff on the noble culture the French are trying to save from destruction. They beat a one-year old till he had brain damage in order to intimidate his family, who had opposed Saddam.And idiots in the US are muttering mumbo-jumbo about oppression. As if.
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posted by gbarto at 8:30 PM:
French Say Global Order Is in PerilUm... this is coming from the country whose British ambassador's most creative formulation for bringing Middle East peace was to stop worrying about the concerns of "a shitty little country like Israel." You'll forgive me if I don't take such countries seriously. Though I'll be generous enough to at least not offer a characterization of such countries.
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posted by gbarto at 8:21 PM:
Don't go wobbly on us, Tony.AOL is running wire service reports that Britain is putting together a proposal that would give Iraq more time to disarm.
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posted by gbarto at 8:20 PM:
Homicide Blast Kills 16 in IsraelMan blows himself up aboard bus
I wonder if Saddam's check writing facilities are still in operation, to pay the guy's family its blood money.
I also wonder how come Saddam had 25K for the families of suicide bombers at a time when Iraq ostensibly couldn't afford to feed its children. That's ten times the GDP per capita for 2001.
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posted by gbarto at 8:11 PM:
Big day today. Here are the most important stories in the view of the TurkeyBlog:France, Russia, Germany Vow to Block Resolution
Which means the US will lead a multilateral coalition. France, in particular, has shown itself to be more concerned with establishing what I'll call a hégémonie des has been (and yes, the latter term is proper French, attested to in the Petit Robert) than the actual issues in the Middle East. I think Mr. Blair has his "unreasonable veto" assured and thus will be able to proceed with us.
U.S., Britain Up Air Patrols to Mask Timing of War's Start
It hasn't already? If we're flying over and occasionally using weapons, I think we're at war. But there is one distinction to be made: The US and UK have heretofore (to the best of my knowledge) only fired on positions that threatened their planes. That would mean that Iraq has launched a war against the US, the UK and the UN, for American and British planes are currently active in the territory in order to enforce UN resolutions. The war has started. The only question is when the Freedom Coalition will respond to Saddam's implicit declaration of war with an explicit one of its own.
Hussein Blasts Order to Destroy Missiles
No word, though, on whether that means Iraq will stop destroying them.
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posted by gbarto at 1:00 AM:
Well, let's hear it for the Australian PM. He's quoted at Tim Blair's place.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:40 AM:
Here come your French news headlines:Le Monde: Washington threatens Pyongyang. That's the headline. The last page of the summary finally notes that we're moving planes to "the Far East" (apparently "Guam" wasn't succinct enough) because their fighters stalked a US spy plane and got within kill range. Though in fairness, the caption for the accompanying photo notes that the US is responding to a North Korean "provocation".
Le Figaro: How the Iraqis are preparing for war. Largely by going about their business.
Libération: Chirac and Bouteflika hand in hand, the two leaders hoping for boosts in public opinion by standing together. Must be working. The French press has been almost universally adulatory.
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posted by gbarto at 12:22 AM:
More from the poor Philippines.Airport Bomb Kills 21 in Philippines
American among the dead from blast
And still they turn away US help lest the killers take offense and... do something terrible?
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posted by gbarto at 12:20 AM:
U.N. Heads Draw Up Postwar-Iraq BlueprintTop figures in the United Nations have secretly drawn up a plan to establish a post-Hussein government if U.S. attacks, British paper says
Very interesting. And very unnerving if you're Saddam Hussein.
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Tuesday, March 04, 2003
posted by gbarto at 2:05 AM:
Natalie Solent has been reading about Thailand's drug war. Bodies are piling up.* * *
posted by gbarto at 1:49 AM:
A Dog's Life has another city that has repealed its anti-war resolutions. And a charming post just below on those brave human shields who, to quote Monty Python's writers (was Terry Jones in on this one?):When danger reared its ugly head/
[They] all bravely turned [their] tail and fled...
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posted by gbarto at 1:40 AM:
Here come your French news headlines:Le Monde: Chartered flights for the expelled. Fifty-hour people were put on planes and dumped in Senegal and the war-torn Ivory Coast because the country of Liberty, Fraternity and Equality found their Humanity insufficiently touching as compared to problems with their dossiers. The left is up in arms.
Le Figaro: Big Bang in the management of public enterprises. The French government isn't performing its functions as a stockholder satisfactorily according to a report by the Minister of Finance and others.
Libé: Humanitarians in war for independence. This refers to NGOs that don't like the restraints the Pentagon is putting on them for their work in the field. Quick quiz: What's an NGO? That's a non-governmental agency. What's that mean? A largely government funded association that isn't responsible to the government.
Where can I get a job like that?
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posted by gbarto at 1:27 AM:
U.S. to Protest 'Incident' With North KoreaN. Korean jets 'shadowed' U.S. surveillance plane; interception over Sea of Japan was first such incident since 1969
This doesn't strike me as fundamentally shocking. I imagine we'd shadow their planes if they flew in places we didn't like finding them. However, given the tensions, it certainly isn't "helpful," as the diplomats might say. I trust France will be soon demanding that North Korea scale back its rhetoric, rethink its actions and stop dragging the world to the brink of war.
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posted by gbarto at 1:07 AM:
Sheen: NBC Execs Don't Like Anti-War StanceActor Martin Sheen said NBC executives fear his opposition to a U.S.-led war against Iraq will hurt his popular television show The West Wing.But... but... the protest marches... the polls... the angry European views... Doesn't everyone oppose this war? That's what I keep hearing...
We've got two stories going here:
1) Everyone in the world who isn't a member of the Bush cabinet opposes this war.
or
2) The people who oppose are bravely taking a stand that flies in the face of authority.
Let's flip this around:
1) Those who oppose this war are chickensh-- conformists marching in lockstep with public opinion.
or
2) There is broad popular support for military action and those who oppose are out of touch.
I know, there's the big adrenaline rush. The thrilling of running in the door and telling your husband, "Guess what, honey? I took a stand against George W. Bush!" We are, needless to say, terribly impressed that people could summon the courage to do such a thing. Maybe next week they'll rip off their mattress tags. But in the meantime, a little perspective is in order. Living in the United States, the real risks to Martin Sheen - and to me for holding the opposite view - are almost (not quite) squat. Martin Sheen isn't getting shot. Isn't going to jail. Isn't having his show yanked by the government. He is in, horror of horrors, the marketplace of ideas. But given his demographics, I don't really see any risk there either. If the sanctimonious liberal claptrap hasn't driven you away in the last few seasons, it's highly unlikely that Marty's Iraq stance is going to make you hit the clicker.
Bottom line: Martin Sheen is about as likely to lose his job over his anti-war stance as I am to have a French department call and offer me a job because someone there likes what I write on the TurkeyBlog.
Martin Sheen isn't a brave, principled hero standing alone against the forces of darkness. He just plays one on television.
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posted by gbarto at 12:32 AM:
From the turkeysister (who, still at the university, is getting lots of e-mail, etc. from profs and fellow grad students who haven't even contemplated the possibility anyone could hold a different opinion from theirs):I received this link with a request to go vote that the USA poses the biggest threat to peace in the world. That is not my own opinion, but I send you all the link to go vote as you see fit if you like...It's a Time Europe poll and it's running 90% against the US. Drop by and register your opinion.
http://www.time.com/time/europe/gdml/peace2003.html
The TurkeyBlog voted Iraq, incidentally.
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Monday, March 03, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:58 AM:
Will it start next Thursday? Instapundit has a round-up of sources.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:56 AM:
Den Beste is answering what-ifs on Iraq.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:39 AM:
Instapundit has a report that according to some Swedes taking care of recycled goods is more troublesome for the environment than just burning them. Funny, my environmental geography prof told us a lot of the same thing in 1994.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:35 AM:
Drop by The Truth Laid Bear's blogosphere ecosystem for a list of leading bloggers (I fear the TurkeyBlog is not even avian, just an "insignificant microbe"). But while you're there - if you're a blogger - be sure to get the specs on the Weblog Metadata Initiative. Copy his template, change it to your info and you can post with at least partial WMDI tags in about 20 minutes and help him with a bigger, better way of figuring out what's up in the blogosphere.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:21 AM:
French news headlines:Le Monde: Red Carpet for Chirac in Algeria. First visit by French president since Algerian civil war; several hundred thousand turned out to greet him.
Le Figaro: Jacques Chirac Acclaimed in Algeria.
Libé was having technical problems at last check.
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posted by gbarto at 12:09 AM:
The Cost of Not Making WarStudy: Toll taken on U.S. economy by inaction against Iraq adds up
So let's get moving then.
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posted by gbarto at 12:07 AM:
I'm astonished!Iraq Threatens to End Disposal
Official says Baghdad could stop missile destruction if U.S. plans war
I hold no brief for Iraq, but... duh! Within reason, of course. Some of this is probably an excuse for what will turn into delay and obfuscation soon, but certainly if US troops were marching across the border, it would be understandable if Saddam had higher priorities than keeping Mr. Blix happy. After all, he really only cares whether Mr. Blix and co. are happy when putting up with them is the alternative to a war that would be lost from the moment it began. His indifference to Mr. Blix and Mr. Blix's predecessors when US troops weren't on the border, however, defines the nature of what we're up against - if Iraq is to be contained, our choices are two: 1) invasion of Iraq followed by occupation until a new system starts to emerge or 2) indefinite "occupation" of surrounding nations so that the UN can play peacemaker without anyone getting hurt.
More ominous:
N. Korea Warns Against Attack
Accuses CIA of secretly planning to bomb nation's nuclear reactors
What paranoid lunatics. Everyone knows it's the Air Force that has bombers.
Or doing they think we're going to have an agent toss hand grenades in the reactor cores MacGuyver style?
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Sunday, March 02, 2003
posted by gbarto at 1:14 AM:
Not needed at protests: Iraqis for freedom (for Iraqis). Seen at Common Sense and Wonder.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:57 AM:
Here's Natalie Solent using slug imagery.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:46 AM:
Cicero has a lot of stuff on violence and governmental problems throughout South America, including translations from the Hispanophone press, starting with the post linked at his name.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:29 AM:
Steve Den Beste is thinking about after the war. He suggests Giuliani for administrator of Iraq. Lots of other interesting thoughts and a casual history of American occupations.* * *
posted by gbarto at 12:17 AM:
French news on a Saturday:Le Monde leads with Iraq: Four Al-Samoud 2 Missiles Destroyed.
International lead: The US sees military intervention in Iraq as unavoidable. We also have France-Algeria: Jacques Chirac emphasizes a common destiny, of Chirac's 3 day visit to the country, the first by a French president since the Algerian Civil War.
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posted by gbarto at 12:09 AM:
Turkey Deals Setback to U.S.In close vote, parliament rejects a motion to allow U.S. troops to use Turkish bases against Iraq.
Maybe they'd let us set up a base in New Kurdistan.
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