http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0723-02.htm


Informant: David Adams

Editorial: Business of war / How much of the Iraq mission is about profit?

Ever since military suppliers gouged the nascent American government on gunpowder and uniforms during the Revolutionary War, this nation has had an uncomfortable relationship with businessmen who profit excessively from conflict...

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04206/350956.stm


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Getting rid of [Saddam] Hussein has shredded our credibility," said Ritter, who resigned from his inspection position in 1998. "George [W.] Bush is a domestic enemy of the Constitution...

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/07/25/antiwar_veterans_vying_to_be_heard/

http://tinyurl.com/6ws68

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http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/Region2.asp?ArticleID=126921


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by Molly Ivins

AlterNet

07/22/04

The CIA was wrong, but it wasn't wrong enough for the White House, which kept pushing the spies to be much wronger. The CIA's lack of sufficient wrongness was so troubling .... The neo-cons even set up their very own little intelligence shop in the Pentagon to push us into this folly in Iraq. This brings us to the second talking point last week. Iraq never happened. I swear to you, this war and its disastrous aftermath never happened is the new official line. Down the memory hole. Never happened. You dreamed the whole thing. Iraq is now like Ken Lay and Chalabi. They never heard of it. Only met it once. Besides, Iraq contributed to their opponents...

http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/19310/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

The group of countries once known as the "Coalition of the Willing" is shrinking, with two more nations slipping out of the multinational force in July and 11 others facing the end of their deployments during the next eight months...

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/politics/9217931.htm


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