And he says Iraq has come up short again: Blix said in Athens that Iraq had suggested new methods of investigation, including drilling into the ground, to better prove it does not have weapons of mass destruction. “They themselves suggested new physical signs, new methods of investigating whether material they declared unilaterally destroyed, whether it …
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French- Can’t live With ‘Em, Can’t Let the Germans Shoot ‘Em
Instapundit posts a reader’s story: I heard the
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Axis of Weasel Update
Khidhir Hamza says if you want to know why the French and the Germans are delaying and obstructing for Saddam, you simply have to follow the money: What has become obvious is that the U.N. inspection process was designed to delay any possible U.S. military action to disarm Iraq. Germany, France, and Russia, states we …
Lie Down With Fleas
If you can tell something about a person by the company they keep, so far Saddam Hussein has the support of Hamas, Osama bin Laden, and the French.
Osama Returns
Osama is back, just in time for the Oscars, releasing a new collection of his greatest hits: An audio tape purported to carry the voice of Osama bin Laden called on Iraqis to carry out suicide attacks against Americans and defend themselves against a U.S. attack. The tape was broadcast on the Al-Jazeera Arab satellite …
Who Needs Em?
The line that is now going around Washington is that of a former undersecretary of defence, who observed, “Going to war without the French is like going deerhunting without an accordion.” This, and more, from the latest David Warren (via RealPolitik).
The Illiterate Literati
Joe Conason proves he does not understand the UN Resolution. This statement says it all: Colin Powell showed that Saddam Hussein is resisting disarming. But he didn’t prove that he’s an immediate threat. Talk amongst yourselves.