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What's Next? War Against France, North Korea?
Thursday, 13 February 2003, 10:11 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
They've pretty much tried it all; blaming Saddam for anthrax, West Nile Virus, 9-11, and ties to terrorists. They showed us cartoons of roving sci-fi labs in Iraq's hyperspace (because, apparently, no one has seen the mobile labs let alone provide proof they ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Misleading the Public
Wednesday, 12 February 2003, 4:04 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
U.S. media touted the official line before even hearing the tape, or awaiting a reliable translation. "Undeniably links Iraq with Al-Qaida," says one CNN anchor. And then something happened that neither the U.S. administration nor the media anticipated: ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Stifling the Voice of Reason
Monday, 10 February 2003, 9:51 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
The campaign to stifle dissent and censor any questioning of current U.S. policies vis-a-vis the Middle East in general, and Iraq in particular, has reached new levels. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: The Telling of a Tall Tale
Monday, 10 February 2003, 10:24 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
"A third-rate intelligence team could have done it," said Iraqi General Amer Al-Saadi, Chief Science advisor to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in his refute of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's 'evidence' before the U.N. Security Council. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Scorched Earth?
Friday, 31 January 2003, 10:41 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
The day after U.S. President George Bush announced his near-declaration of a war against Iraq during the State of the Union Address, the Dow Jones and NASDAQ looked flimsy at best. Bush's economic recovery plan has failed to impress and the opening ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Countdown to February 22nd
Wednesday, 29 January 2003, 5:14 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
Middle East intelligence sources have revealed that a massive aerial assault on Iraq will begin in the early hours of February 22nd, give or take a day. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Who Leaked The WMD Declaration?
Monday, 27 January 2003, 11:02 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
In recent weeks, much has been made of the Iraqi weapons declaration, which Iraqi officials have claimed is final and comprehensive. More >>
Who Gave the Orders to Inspect a Mosque?
Thursday, 23 January 2003, 10:28 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
A row has broken out between Iraqi officials and UNMOVIC over a controversial inspection of one of Baghdad's largest and most populated mosques, the Al-Nidaa mosque. More >>
US Will Not Release Vital Evidence Against Iraq
Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 10:34 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
On December 19, UNMOVIC head Hans Blix declared that Iraq's final, all-inclusive weapons report had "obvious and serious omissions". A mere few minutes later, the Bush administration declared that Iraq was in "material breach due ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: The Jihad of Peace
Thursday, 16 January 2003, 10:11 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
Not because it means holy war; not because it means crusade or anti-western hostility. More >>
Not Happy, Nor New Year
Wednesday, 1 January 2003, 5:40 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
By the time you, the reader, read this, the first few days of a devastating year will have begun. By the first month of 2003, five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will have taken position in the Persian Gulf, supporting nearly 170,000 U.S. and ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: When the Rats Come Out
Monday, 23 December 2002, 11:35 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
Sixty-five thousand U.S. military men and women are poised around Iraq for an impending invasion; 50,000 more are likely to be called up after Christmas. Arab politicians are screaming till they are blue in the face that a war on Iraq would plunge the ... More >>
F. Al-Atraqchi: Mourning the Loss of Objectivity
Friday, 20 December 2002, 3:17 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
As the world becomes an increasingly more dangerous place with divisions being drawn along cultural, ethnic and religious lines, the role of journalism becomes crucial. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Jerry Falwell, Agent of Israel
Wednesday, 11 December 2002, 3:26 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
A live broadcast of the Donahue show (MSNBC - Monday, December 9) examining the current push towards an invasion of Iraq revealed a few things about its guest speakers. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Reading The Entrails
Tuesday, 3 December 2002, 10:11 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
In the formative years of paxa Romana it was common practice for wealthy families to seek out soothsayers who would read the entrails of geese, sheep, and fish to prophesy into the future. More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: When The Master Whips The Slave
Friday, 15 November 2002, 3:59 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
Plantation owner whips slave (non-white, non-blue-eyed, non-European) for coming up short on the cotton. Slave cries out for mercy saying there was no more cotton to be picked. Whitey beats slave savagely for daring to protest and for the speculation ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Welcome to the War Parade
Monday, 11 November 2002, 9:33 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the War Parade. In October, U.S. Senators and Congressmen allowed themselves to be blitzkrieged by an aggressive war resolution and finally capitulated to the Bush doctrine to wage war against Iraq, an impoverished, debilitated ... More >>
Firas Al-Atraqchi: Lessons In Iraqi Resistance
Thursday, 24 October 2002, 10:20 am | Firas Al-Atraqchi
While Republicans strongly endorse an invasion of Iraq and hawks in the Bush Administration continue to divulge their battle plans and mapping out of a workable (non) Iraq strategy, the history of Iraq, is hardly mentioned, alluded to, or referenced. This is lamentable, ... More >>
A U.S. Military Governor for Iraq?
Sunday, 13 October 2002, 12:09 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
News leaks from Washington, and published in the New York Times (October 11, 2002) indicated that the U.S. military is preparing for a lengthy occupation of Iraq, with a U.S. military commander running the country. More >>
Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2002 - Jimmy Carter
Friday, 11 October 2002, 11:31 pm | Firas Al-Atraqchi
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee announced at 5:01 am EST that this year's recipient is Jimmy Carter, former U.S. President from 1978-1981. More >>
