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US intelligence on Iraq significantly deficient Posted: Monday, September 29, 2003 The Myth of Western Intelligence Agencies Some, indeed much, of this nonsense comes from the myth-making intelligence service of Israel, which really does have weapons of mass destruction, although Engel's imaginative intervention probably had its roots in the claim of a US intelligence officer in Baghdad last April. He went on insisting Iraq had transferred its non-existent WMD to Syria by rail--before being shown a map that proved the only railway line from Iraq to Syria passed through Turkey. Once Strip-Mined, Twice Shy It used to be that if there was one thing you could count on in matters of international trade, it was the desperation of the poor. No matter how bad the deal, it was always better than nothing. But all of a sudden, poor countries are busting up trade rounds, standing up to the International Monetary Fund, and turning down foreign investment. But Foreign Aid Is Bribery! And Blackmail, Extortion, and Theft Too! Bush to enter eye of British storm UNITED States President George W. Bush will face a series of embarrassing snubs and potentially violent protests when he makes his first full State visit to Britain, prompting fresh humiliation for British Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq. Don't Mention The Oil. Or Ask About The Victims Flashback Iraq postwar insecurity began in Washington "What do we mean by 'regime change,' anyway?" military commander Tommy Franks asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld -- in the midst of the war, according to the issue of Newsweek that goes on sale Monday. Ethnic and Religious Fissures Deepen in Iraqi Society Civilian death toll prompts tension in Fallujah What’s Love of Democracy Got to Do With It? Is it possible that the We’re here to establish democracy" rationale being used to justify the continued occupation of Iraq is just as false and deceptive as the rationale that Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction" posed an imminent threat to the United States? Road To Darkness CIA condemned for flawed intelligence on Iraqi weapons US intelligence on Iraq significantly deficient Thousands join renewed antiwar protests around the world   Printer friendly version  Send page by E-Mail |