May 2003 Archives

Almost totally unreported in the U.S. media, the wars in Central Africa are getting even more bloody. Reports of the most brutal massacres are coming out of the Congo's Ituri province. Make sure to read Sarah Left's factsheet explaining the war. From the UK Guardian, once again one of the few sources of good information on international affairs. There's also a good intro in June 18th's Counterpunch What's Behind the Killing in Central Africa?.

It's time to state the obvious: there weren't any "weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq. The stated rationale for this war was "simply wrong" (see below). either U.S. Intelligence agencies made the biggest mistake of the new century or there's been systematic, premeditated lying at the highest levels of the U.S. governement. Mid-level intelligence and military commanders are starting to duck and weave to avoid the fallout: U.S. Insiders Say Iraq Intel Deliberately Skewed and Did Iraq really have weapons of mass destruction? and Was the Intelligence Cooked?
    President Bush and his insiders will surely continue to deny the obvious and bully on with more lies and misformation. Will the American public stop believing? Or have we entered a phase in American history in which the Big Lie can justify outright imperialism and perpetual war?

The War Resisters League's excellent editorial about continuing as an anti-war activist throughout this Permanent War. From their magazine, the Nonviolent Activist.