The sanctions worked
Posted: Monday, February 9, 2004

The Imminence Myth

Ignorance is no excuse
The premise for this war was not security but politics - and it is our politicians who should be in the dock

How spies chose the intelligence that justified war

10 Questions Russert Didn't Ask

The President Speaks
But Is Anybody Listening?
As George W. Bush stumbled, mumbled, and grumbled his way through a special edition of Meet the Press with Tim Russert, an unspoken question kept rising above his droning voice: is this stammering dolt really the President of the United States?

Bush Sets Narrow Limits on Inquiry

Blix says war leaders acted like salesmen

How the Agency Should be Changed
Even George Tenet, protesting too much his own sterling objectivity, stated in his February 5 speech that his analysts had "never said there was an imminent threat." Too bad that in the months before the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 he made no effort to shout that statement out to the world.

The WMD Inspector No One Heeded

The sanctions worked
The more time passes, the more it appears that both arguments were wrong. Not only are the weapons probably not there, but a decade of international import restrictions, UN arms inspections and U.S. military deterrence look far more effective than once thought.



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