“Levi’s Europe, meanwhile, has just produced a limited-edition teddy bear complete with a peace symbol attached to its ear.” MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | Wolves in doves’ clothing
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If you think the UN or NATO may be farcical, what about the Nobel Peace Prize. This year, both Bush and Chirac have been nominated, but this hardly compares to 1938 when both Ghandi and Hitler recieved nominations. Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Ignoble peace prize
“As it becomes evident something is approaching, the entire news staff will be placed on standby, even when you’re not working. In your off hours listen to KFBK, KGO, and KCBS, watch CNN, MSNBC. Not only will this help keep you posted on war and possible attacks you will find some terrific story ideas. News immersion. Watch, listen, read!” Internalmemos.com
“Up to 10 million people on five continents are expected to demonstrate against the probable war in Iraq on Saturday, in some of the largest peace marches ever known.” Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 10 million join world protest rallies
“Richard Dawkins, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, University of Oxford, said: ‘I still think it is folly to alienate most of the Arab world, just at the very moment when we need their support in tracking down al-Qaeda.’”
As many people are pointing out, the US has hardly been imperialist considering its power. If you really want to look at the seedy side of European history, take a look at Hong Kong. Its very existence came about because the British went to war against China who wanted to stop British drug trafficking. Opium War: Britain Stole Hong Kong From China
“What began as a triumph of US global policing turned into a diplomatic farce as Washington was forced to set free the North Korean freighter, So San, with its cargo of 15 Scud-type missiles curiously concealed under sacks of cement.” Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Sailing on, the ship with a hold full of Scud missiles
Saddam Hussein is a monster, he did gas the Kurds and although the west did little at the time, it is part of the argument against the current Iraqi regime. Part of the deal struck with Turkey to use military bases there, is reassurance against a successful Kurdish uprising in Turkey. To ensure this the Turks want to follow US forces into ethnically Kurdish Northern Iraq. Any deal, must be to sustain the fragile equilibrium and that includes not buckling to some Turkish demands. If the treatment of Iraqi Kurds is part of a moral argument against Saddam then it would be hypocrisy to betray them. KurdishMedia Reports – latest Reports and opinion regarding Kurdish issues
We don’t want to fight, But by Jingo if we do, We’ve got the ships, We’ve got the men, And got the money too. We’ve fought the Bear before, And while we’re Britons true, The Russians shall not have Constantinople. By Jingo / We don’t want to fight
Tom Tomorrow writes: “I caught a bit of the O’Reilly Factor during dinner last night, during which Bill berated Jeremy Glick, a signatory of the Not in Our Name ad whose father died in the 9/11 attacks… …The last few seconds of that exchange were really something to watch. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a shouting head actually tell his guest to ‘Shut up! Shut up!’ or to tell his producer to ‘cut his mic.’ “. This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow:O’Reilly factor partial transcript