So much for that idea

"US and British diplomatic hopes of setting quick and tough new rules on Iraqi disarmament and inspections have been dashed. They have been knocked off course by opposition from other members of the United Nations Security Council and by a deft Iraqi decision to promise cooperation on the basis of the old rules."

This article gives a pretty good summary of the maneuvering that's taken place with regard to Iraq the last few days. Basically, the UN inspectors reached a deal with Iraq to allow them to return under the rules set up in previous UN resolutions. This, of course, annoyed the United States to no end, because it removes one of the immediate pretenses for war, and because the Bush administration is worried that if the inspectors give Iraq a clean bill of health we'll have no real excuse for invading. Under the circumstances it's pretty unlikely that the UN Security Council will pass a resolution that even comes close to what the US wants. Not that this is going to stop the US from attacking Iraq anyway.

Read the whole article here.

posted by Michael Curry at 10:56 PM

October 6-7 National Days of Resistance to War and Repression

On October 6th and 7th, there will be rallies and other events across the country to protest current U.S. policies, especially the proposed war against Iraq. Read more about it here.

posted by Michael Curry at 9:02 PM

Just say no to war with Iraq

The fine folks over at TomPaine.com have put together a compendium of opinions opposing the war against Iraq, drawing from the right, center and left of political thought. It's being updated on a regular basis with new material, so be sure to check it out.

posted by Michael Curry at 5:23 PM

Business as usual

"In August, President Bush took time from his month-long vacation to travel to WorldCom territory in Mississippi. Saying that he was 'disillusioned' with corporate scandals, he demanded that the Senate act immediately to join the Republican majority in the House in passing pension reform legislation. What the President did not say is that the House "pension reform" bill would actually deprive millions of workers of literally billions in corporate contributions to 401(k) plans."

In case you were distracted by all this talk of attacking Iraq (which Bush and his fellow Republicans certainly hoped you were), I thought I'd bring up that topic the President would most like you to forget... the economy. Once again the rich are getting set to screw over the workers of America, and, as the author of this piece points out, they're being fairly clever about it too.

Read the full article here.

posted by Michael Curry at 5:19 PM

TomPaine.com's most recent op-ed ad is their take on the famous 1917 recruiting poster, updated for the "war" against Iraq. You can see it here.

posted by Michael Curry at 5:13 PM

All linked to al Queda!

Today's Boondocks comic fits in very well with my last post, and is also pretty amusing. View it here.

posted by Michael Curry at 5:07 PM