Friday, May 30, 2003
Sharon to look at Palestinian state: "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Palestinian counterpart he would negotiate the creation of Palestinian state if the Palestinians fight terrorism, setting a guarded but optimistic tone for next week's three-way summit with the U.S. president."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Making the world a more dangerous place: "The US "war on terror" has made the world a more dangerous place. So says the human rights organization Amnesty International in its annual report for 2003. Electronic Iraq's Ali Abunimah looks at the record around the globe, especially in Afghanistan, where the country suffers despite grand western promises that the world would not "walk away." The catastrophic situation there bodes ill for Iraq."
In Electronic Iraq
U.S., Brits Stick To Their Guns: "President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair insist their claims that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction were accurate, amid growing concerns that governments may have misjudged or overstated the threat."
In CBS News: Iraq Crisis
Iran bus accident kills 22, injures 25: "A bus collided with two trucks in eastern Iran on Friday, killing 22 people and injuring 25, state-run Tehran radio said."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Anti-War Polish mayor banned from Bush visit (29 May 03) in Radio Free USA
Blair fails to get BBC to remove Gulf bodies footage (29 May 03) in Radio Free USA
Pentagon eyes massive covert attack on Iran (29 May 03) in Radio Free USA
'Torture' snaps: man held (30 May 03) in Radio Free USA
Senator Rips Lack of Iraqi Weapons Finds: "If Iraq's weapons of mass destruction posed enough of a threat to justify war, they should have been found by now, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Former Attorney General Says Bush Should Be Impeached in IraqWar.ru (English)
N Korea warns US of nuclear retaliation in IraqWar.ru (English)