Paula Abood writes: 'Remember when you read vague stuff about the US government 'editing' bits from Iraq's declaration? If you read the quality press you'll have wondered just who these corporations were who'd supplied Saddam but whose names were removed. Here they are, courtesy of Berlin daily newspaper Die Tageszeitung, No. 6934, 19 Dec 2002, page 3, "Exclusive: The Secret List of Arms Suppliers - Saddam's Business partners".

Scroll down this page ( "Always willing, we're off to war again" By Margo Kingston January 22 2003.) for the list of accessories to terrorism before, during and after the fact. (WARNING! There are NO surprises.)



From the same page. First garage door against the war, by Andrew Mamo and Helen Ferry

More from Margot Kingston. "George Bush, Australia's war leader."

"Howard's promised parliamentary debate on whether to go to war is a sham. He has handed the power to the Americans to decide. It's that simple. And he's failed to tell us the rules of engagement, or the plan for regime change.

Australians need to watch the US President's state of the union address on Wednesday for clues on what we might be in for. George Bush will decide whether Australian troops invade Iraq and the circumstances in which they do so. John Howard - and Australian public opinion - are irrelevant to their fate."

Ditto for Britain it would seem, so insert Blair where appropriate. Cue John Prescott.

The more I hear, the more I read, the more I see the whole sorry Vietnam experience all over again. What was that Brian? "We learn from history that we learn nothing from history." How pathetically cynical of you!