See no evil: Progressives have lots of arguments against the war on Iraq -- some of them compelling. But why aren't they burning to free Saddam's oppressed masses?

The Emperor Has Spoken. Let The World Take Heed: Mark the date: March 16, 2003. It will go down in history as the day our new Caesar crossed his personal Rubicon. Bush's twin ultimata, to Iraq and to the United Nations, constituted the final and ultimate declaration of the new New World Order...

Check out Michael Moore's page - a good letter to the president and some great videos

Here's a goofy follow-the nose game...

80 Arrested in SF Financial District Protest: About 80 people were arrested Friday in San Francisco's Financial District during a peaceful protest against the looming war with Iraq (news - web sites)...

George W. Queeg: Aboard the U.S.S. Caine, it was the business with the strawberries that finally convinced the doubters that something was amiss with the captain. Is foreign policy George W. Bush's quart of strawberries?

Report Doubts Bush's Iraq Domino Theory: A classified report by the State Department concluded that overthrowing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) is unlikely to generate democratic reform in the Arab world, the Los Angeles Times said on Friday.

From Adbusters:

Because I am one of the millions of people against the war;
And because America has made it clear that it won't listen to world opinion;
And because the symbols of America are its corporation and their brands;
I hereby pledge to boycott Brand America, from the moment the war begins and to the best of my ability until the empire learns to listen. [Sign here]

Hippie Crap Saves The World - Can better orgasms and upping your personal vibe really thwart BushCo idiocy? Wanna know what conservatives really hate? What makes everyone from harmless GOP dittoheads to ultra-right-wing nutjobs full of rage and hiss and homophobia and blind jingoism roll their eyes and throw up their hands and scamper for their Bibles for reassurance that life is still repressed and we're still going to war and Dubya is still smackin' 'round the envurment along with them wimmin and homosekshuls and furriners?

Here are some pretty radical anti-war beliefs that are definitely worth contemplating.

The Poker Player in Chief: George W. Bush abandoned his studied air of mild sedation only once during his prime-time press conference last week. His eyes lighted up when he was asked if he would call for another U.N. vote on Iraq. A poker metaphor escaped from his Inner Cowboy. "It's time for people to show their cards," he said, as if he actually enjoyed the prospect of a confrontation with France, Russia and the others. The tactic was unexpected; the belligerence, revealing. The President is ticked off, but he is confident, and he is calling France's bluff. Win or lose in the Security Council, he will prove America's power or the U.N.'s irrelevance...

Grapes of Wrath: Another pro-war perspective that is quite interesting.

Dan Rather interviewed Saddam.. it's quite interesting.

More and more artists are speaking up against the war.

Most recently, The Beastie Boys released "In A World Gone Mad"

Ani Difranco has also been speaking up against our government's activities since 9/11 with "Self Evident", "Serpentine" and a recently released untitled song.

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said at a news conference that applying legislative sanctions to France was not necessary. "I don't think we have to retaliate against France. They've isolated themselves pretty well," he said.

Of course, we now have freedom fries...

SF Chronicle Article

All of us, the members of the human race, are responsible for our fate in the future. We do what we can do. . . . Everything you think and do affects our world. If you are in peace, you are already part of the peaceful world. Big kiss and hug to each one of you. y.o. 2003

US firms set for postwar contracts: The American government is on the verge of awarding construction contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild Iraq once Saddam Hussein is deposed... Halliburton, one of the companies in the running for the deals, was headed by the US vice-president Dick Cheney between 1995 and 2000. Halliburton has already been awarded a lucrative contract, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, to resurrect the Iraqi oilfields if there is a war...

Jimmy Carter has contributed his opinion to the potential war on Iraq. His voice is a clear reminder of his efforts towards peace.

The Long Bomb: Op-Ed by Thomas Friedman: Watching this Iraq story unfold, all I can say is this: If this were not about my own country, my own kids and my own planet, I'd pop some popcorn, pull up a chair and pay good money just to see how this drama unfolds. Because what you are about to see is the greatest shake of the dice any president has voluntarily engaged in since Harry Truman dropped the bomb on Japan. Vietnam was a huge risk, but it evolved incrementally. And threatening a nuclear war with the Soviets over the Cuban missile crisis was a huge shake of the dice by President John Kennedy, but it was a gamble that was imposed on him, not one he initiated....

We are sending out info about Walkout on the day the US declares war. We will decide if we will participate by Wednesday... Right now the tentative plan is to each get 10 friends to pledge to not show up on the date that war is declared, and gather later that morning to participate in the local demostrations.

http://actagainstwar.org/

If a War Starts... Emergency Mass Non-Violent Direct Action & Protest

Morning of the next Business Day 7:00 a.m.

Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco

[our potential pledge form]

all,
so while unfortunately, this is not one of the
episodes available online, there is a lot of info
about the episode at the web site.. and if there is
enough interest from ppl, i can see if this tape can
be bought or rented from a library..
ranjit

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saudi/

Frontline has some great specials on the issues in Iraq. Unfortunately, they are not available online, but details about them are.

Saddam's diamond-buying spree suggests he may flee: Report: Saddam Hussein's personal jeweller has been in Thailand on a secret mission to buy millions of dollars' worth of diamonds, according to a report in The Sunday Times. The trip has prompted speculation that the Iraqi leader may be planning to flee or to send his family into hiding....

U.S., Britain Propose March 17 Deadline: The United States and Britain proposed an ultimatum Friday for Saddam Hussein to comply with U.N. inspections by March 17 or face a military attack.

Give Freedom a Chance by William Saffire (a pro-war perspective)

Thirteen Myths About the Case for War in Iraq (articulated and explained)