Monthly Archives: March 2003

Pope John Paul II is asking the faithful to reserve this Ash Wednesday as a day of fasting and prayer for peace. The text of his general audience can be found here, courtesy of the Vatican.

75% of all Britons support the impending war in Iraq if given the green light by the UN says The Sun: “Opposition falls to two in five if the inspectors do find evidence that Iraq is hiding weapons of mass … Continue reading →

Gen. Meyer’s is selling any impending action in Iraq as such a “shock on the system that the Iraqi regime would have to assume early on the end was inevitable.” In other words, “much, much, much different” from the 43-day … Continue reading →

In another example of what Glenn Reynolds would consider anti-semitism, the Vatican and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel issued a joint statement condemning terrorism. The joint statement was issued following unprecedented talks last week between Vatican officials and a delegation … Continue reading →

You have got to be kidding me.

Add it to the list. The Abu Sayyef – a known al-Qaeda organization – are claiming links to Iraq. “It’s so we would have something to spend on chemicals for bomb-making and for the movement of our people,” Sali told … Continue reading →

Time for another round of EXPOSE THAT POLL! This Washington Post/ABC News poll was nothing more than a complete dissection of the pro-war movement, a poll that puts support for the president at 59%, and of those supporters 58% had … Continue reading →

More on the justification of enforcing the no-fly zones, this time from a 26 June 2000 report prepared for the British House of Commons. Our colleagues on the Foreign Affairs Committee recently examined the ‘doctrine’ of humanitarian necessity in their … Continue reading →

Well isn’t this just a lovely piece of misinformation, courtesy of the BBC: The no-fly zones – which have never been sanctioned by the United Nations – were imposed by the US, Britain and France, in what was described as … Continue reading →

Gotta respect Matt Drudge for slamming the “top secret” NSA forgery. The Washington Times picked up on the story and are giving the Observer what for. Unfortuntately the European press (and most left-of-center newsprints in America) are not giving it … Continue reading →