Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Britain's Blair Heads for First Postwar Iraq Visit: "British Prime Minister Tony Blair setoff on Wednesday on a whistle-stop diplomatic tour that isexpected to take him briefly into Iraq and make him the firstWestern leader to visit the country since the war. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Morale reportedly flagging in Iraq: "Ask any soldier in Iraq with a 3rd Infantry Division patch on the shoulder how it's going, and the reply will be some version of the following four words: "Ready to go home.""
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Israelis puzzled by 'new' Sharon: "For decades Ariel Sharon was the hero of Israeli nationalists, pushing the construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza and blocking efforts to give the Palestinians land."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S. hopes for peaceful solution on Iran: "In some ways, Iran seems more of a menace in both terrorism and weapons than Iraq did. Still, administration officials are talking as though a military strike is the last thing on their minds."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq