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Week in Review
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Below you will find a summary of the news and viewpoints featured this past week on Antiwar.com. For those readers who have not done so already, please go to our new "Join Us" form so that we can add you to our database. This database will allow us to keep you better updated on activism in your community and Antiwar.com news. Go here for the form. And don't forget, we can't let the War Party win...help keep Antiwar.com alive and Donate! Monday Where are the WMD? The adminstration was feeling the heat for the misleading rhetoric that lead up to the war on Iraq. The mendacity of the neocons was suspected by Colin Powell, who ordered an independent review of the "intelligence" that he received. Matt Barganier was disgusted by attitude towards politicians, especially the recent admission by Paul Wolfowitz that the WMD talk was a "bureacratic" necessity. Matt writes: "A nation must be nearing the end of its decadent twilight when its politicians no longer bother to cover up their lies." And don't forget Iran, the War Party's next stop on the road to Empire. Tuesday The warnings continued about possible al Qaeda attacks on the homeland. Let's hope they're wrong, again. The UK government started to feel the pressure on WMD, fomenting an new inquiry into possible lies. Some Britons, like Max Hastings, regretted that they "fell for" the Bush administration's rhetoric. But as Justin Raimondo said, "We Were Right." No matter how prescient we were, Gary Younge reminded us that "Now Dissent is 'Immoral.'" Real patriots don't question the government or read Antiwar.com.... Wednesday The hawks have again set their sights on North Korea, now in preparation take the country in one hour. In another dose of liberation, the US fired 500,000 Iraqis from their government posts. Granted the Iraqi government doesn't exist anymore, but Paul Bremer could have found a better time to inform the workers of their unemployment, perhaps when the weren't protesting against occupation. The War Party, whom Justin Raimondo points out still has some "hell to pay," intends to ignore the plight of the folly in Iraq. Finally, Pat Buchanan chimed in by reminding us that the faults the War Party made in Iraq may hinder any chance of security in the near future. Thursday In response to the hawks shallow justification for the war on Iraq, The Whiskey Bar mockingly asks "Would you have left Saddam in power?" Iraq in a state of choas, while demanding a semblance of soveriegnty, the answer may just be 'yes.' Nebojsa Malic reminded us that past American military interventions are still struggling along, such as the former Yugoslavia and Kosovo. The day ended with an announcement that US troops in South Korea were moving south of the DMZ. Is this preparation for conflict, or a signal of a disengagement? We will have to wait for the neocons to tell us what is next. Friday The week ended with a bit of bad news...John Ashcroft believes the powers the Patriot Act gave the Justice Department were not enough. Apparently, wire taps, jail time without charges and military tribunals are not enough to "protect the homeland." Charley Reese asked "What is patriotism?" and concluded that it puts America first: We had better concentrate on rebuilding the United States rather than Iraq or Afghanistan, and we had better worry more about the health of our people than sending our money to Africa or Asia. Some things to think about over the weekend: politicians lie (duh!), regime change has only begun, peace in the Middle East (?) and Antiwar.com can't survive without your help! ::DONATE:: We can't let the War Party win...Help keep Antiwar.com alive and donate!
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