Headlines Feb 23
Posted: Sunday, February 23, 2003

Syria Snubs U.S. Call for New Iraq Resolution

France Opposes Second Iraq Resolution

Blair has not made the moral case for war
War is no longer justified as a response to an aggressor. They justify it as an act of pre-emptive self-defence. It is not just the churchmen who are left uneasy by this argument. Last Saturday's million-strong demonstration in London showed that many of the citizens of this country refute Blair's moral case for war. They are still not convinced that possession of lethal weapons by a hostile power justifies a pre-emptive strike.

17 British firms armed Saddam
SEVENTEEN British companies who supplied Iraq with nuclear, biological, chemical, rocket and conventional weapons technology are to be investigated and could face prosecution following a Sunday Herald investigation.

Powell speaks with forked tongue
Powell's speech brings up one of the most outrageous but least examined aspects of this whole war on Iraq business. I am speaking about the appalling collateral damage already being inflicted on the English language. Perhaps the worst impact is on our vocabulary. 'Cowardice', according to Colin Powell, is the refusal to injure thousands of innocent civilians living in Baghdad in order to promote US oil interests in the Middle East. The corollary is that 'bravery' must be the ability to order the deaths of 100,000 Iraqis without wincing or bringing up your Caesar salad.

Reporters visit suspect Iraqi sites

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