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Hussein Was Target of Bombing

Walter Pincus March 20, 2003
Worldwide anti-war protests could soon become moot, if Saddam Hussein was indeed taken out on the first strikes on Baghdad. According to the Washington Post, US intelligence officials believe that Saddam Hussein was still inside a compound struck by bombs yesterday. Whether he was injured or killed, no one is certain, but intercepted communications indicated that medical personnel were called to...

Iraq Rift Could Threaten US-EU, Global Economy

March 19, 2003
A new study out from an American university says that the EU-US rift over military action in Iraq could do great damage to the cause of global free trade. "The US and the Europeans have to collaborate and lead the way, or else there's really no other real incentive for other countries to put things on the table" in global trade talks, said the author of the study. He also warned...

War in the Ruins of Diplomacy

March 18, 2003
The morning after US President George W. Bush issued an ultimatum for Saddam Hussein and his family to leave Iraq or face war, this editorial in The New York Times argues that the Bush administration has brought the US to the brink of war with Iraq by its own failings. It says that the US "now stands at a decisive turning point, not just in regard to the Iraq crisis, but in how it means to...

Networks Plan to Offer Front-Row View of War

Charlie McCollum March 18, 2003
The first Gulf War was dubbed 'CNN's war' by some because of the US news network's minute-by-minute televised coverage of developments in Iraq. But in America's second major military engagement with Saddam Hussein's regime – expected to come any day now – CNN will face competition in the US from domestic networks that couldn't rival CNN's war coverage in...

Asia Braces for Iraq War Fallout

March 18, 2003
From Afghanistan to Australia, countries across Asia are preparing for the effects of a US war on Iraq that is expected to begin any day now. Anti-war protests in Australia are on a scale not seen since that country sent troops to help the US in Vietnam. In other countries, worries run the gamut from stock market disasters to rage and terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists. – YaleGlobal

Asian Airports Screen Passengers for Flu-like Symptoms

March 17, 2003
The World Health Organization has issued a worldwide health threat after an outbreak of flu-like symptoms among travelers in Asia killed 9 people and infected hundreds. According to the WHO health alert, airline passengers could be spreading a “mysterious illness,” which has resulted in governments in several Asian countries to strictly monitor air travel and contain further spread of the...

Vigils Are Held Around the World to Oppose Military Action

Thomas J. Lueck March 17, 2003
Anti-war protestors utilized the internet to organize vigils around the world on Sunday night. In almost 140 countries, people came together to protest an impending US-led military action against Iraq, all at 7:00pm in their local time. In major cities and small towns of the US, the mostly silent vigils provided thousands of protestors with the opportunity to protest the Bush Administration...