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For The Week Ending March 7, 2003
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THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMThis week we present Between The Lines' summary of under-reported news stories and:
Critics Warn Iraq War Will Provoke Increased Terrorism,
Interview with Dilip Hiro
While American and British troops continue to pour into the Persian Gulf region, a diplomatic face-off is shaping up within the United Nations Security Council. The U.S., joined by Britain and Spain, has proposed a resolution that would find Iraq in material breach of U.N demands for disarmament, and to authorize war. But, France, Germany and Russia have put forward a competing draft proposal which calls for four more months of tougher weapons inspections and declares that military force is not yet justified. In the end, the U.S. must win nine votes from 15 member nations -- and no vetoes cast by France, Russia or China -- to gain authorization for war. A vote is expected by mid-March.
The Bush administration's timetable for invasion has been further complicated by the delay in Turkey's decision to allow some 40,000 U.S. troops to use their nation as a staging area from which to launch an invasion of northern Iraq. In spite of opposition to war by more than 90 percent of its people, the Turkish government may submit to U.S. pressure in exchange for $15 billion in grants and loans. The Turks have stated that in the event of war their military will use force to prevent the establishment of any independent Kurdish state.
Journalist and commentator Dilip Hiro, has been reporting on Middle East issues for more than three decades. In his latest book titled, "Iraq: In the Eye of the Storm," he warns that a U.S. invasion of Iraq will result in wide-scale human carnage, destabilize the Muslim world and seriously damage the global economy. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Dilip Hiro about his deep concern for the dangerous fallout which he believes will follow a Bush war against Baghdad.
"Iraq: In the Eye of the Storm," is published by Thunder's Mouth Press / Nation Books
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No School, No Work, No Business as Usual
Interview with the Rev. Peter Laarman,
Protests on Feb. 15 brought tens of millions of people in more than 600 cities across the world into the streets to oppose President Bush's plan for a "pre-emptive war" against Iraq. Not withstanding its previous failure to accurately cover Americans opposed to war, the massive demonstrations forced U.S. corporate media, for a brief moment to recognize the growing power of the anti-war movement.
Now, as the Bush administration makes final plans for its invasion of Iraq, U.S. peace groups are also contemplating their strategy to stop or slow down the march to war. One of the next nationally coordinated actions will occur on Wednesday, March 5 when a coalition of dozens of groups will engage in what they're calling the "National Moratorium to Stop the War on Iraq." Under the banner of "No School, No Work, No Business as Usual," religious, labor and student groups across the country will hold a variety of actions, including walk-outs, teach-ins and protests to send a message of resistance to what they believe will be an "unjust war."
Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with the Rev. Peter Laarman, co-chair of the New York City Forum of Concerned Religious Leaders and organizer of the March 5th Moratorium to Stop the War. Laarman describes the types of actions being planned and the tactics being contemplated should the White House launch a war against Baghdad.
For more information on the March 5th National Moratorium to Stop the War on Iraq, call (866) 54-NOWAR or visit their Web site at www.moratoriumtostopwar.org
Will Require Broad Public Support
Interview with Francis Boyle,
Boyle has drafted six articles of impeachment, accusing Bush of violating the Constitution, several U.S. and international laws and treaties, the United Nations charter, and even the U.S. Army Field Manual. The "high crimes and misdemeanors" cited include violations of civil liberties since Sept. 11; unequal protection of citizens under the law; commission of acts of war without congressional consent; and conspiracy to engage in the use of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. With the exception of references to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the articles are similar to those submitted in 1991 by Boyle and Ramsey Clark who called for the impeachment of then President George Bush. That resolution for impeachment was introduced into the House of Representatives by the late Texas congressman, Henry Gonzalez. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Boyle about his effort and about the broad public support that he says will be necessary to make impeachment a reality. Read Boyle's draft resolution calling for impeachment online at www.counterpunch.org.
of under-reported news Compiled by Bob Nixon
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