Archive for February, 2003
Kiesling Resignation Letter
Diplomat John Brady Kiesling's 2/27/03 letter of resignation to Colin Powell (Truthout.org):
I am writing you to submit my resignation from the Foreign Service of the United States and from my position as Political Counselor in U.S. Embassy Athens, effective March 7. I do so with a heavy heart. The baggage of my upbringing [...]
Conservative Newspapers on 2/15 Protests
(As noted on the afternoon of February 16)
Canada's National Post: "Millions say 'No' to war. Cities around the world overrun in biggest protest in history"
Orlando Sentinel: "Millions Protest War" (mainly a summary of wire services)
Cleveland Plain Dealer: No coverage on home page. AP story, "Demonstrators around the World March against War with Iraq," [...]
Antiwar Protest: New York City
Photos of antiwar demonstration, New York City, 2/15/03
Antiwar Protests, February 15
John Nichols rounds up the February 15 protests (The Nation, post date 2/14/03 -- evidently updated since).
Britain’s Iraq Dossier Discredited
"UK War Dossier a Sham, Say Experts" -- Michael White and Brian Whitaker in The Guardian, 2/7/03:
Downing Street was last night plunged into acute international embarrassment after it emerged that large parts of the British government's latest dossier on Iraq - allegedly based on "intelligence material" - were taken from published academic [...]
Powell’s UN Presentation
"Powell Presents Evidence to the U.N. in the Case against Iraq" -- PBS NewsHour, 2/5/03:
Calling U.N. resolution 1441 Iraq's "one last chance" to come into compliance or face "serious consequences," Powell methodically presented U.S. intelligence information on Iraq's biological, chemical and nuclear weapons programs as well as suspected links between Saddam Hussein's [...]
Saddam Hussein Interview
Tony Benn's 2/4/03 interview with Saddam Hussein (Channel 4 News, UK)