Word: saddamism
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...decisive action" - suggests that he must think the Europeans hadn't noticed that the Bush administration has been forced to concede that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The "gathering danger" of which Cheney continues to speak was but a phantom menace. When the fall of Saddam's regime and the occupation of Iraq had failed to reveal the massive stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons of which the Bush team had warned - nor the nuclear weapons program that Cheney insisted had been reconstituted - the Bushies insisted that given time, they would provide the evidence to back...
...broadcasting the videotape of the medical examination of Saddam, the Americans aimed to humiliate the whole Arab world. They divested Saddam of human dignity by filming him during the procedures that he was forced to undergo. Arabs felt a deep disappointment about this tactlessness. Whether such stratagems will help U.S. efforts to achieve good relations with the Arab population remains highly questionable. IRFAN QAYEESH Damascus...
...Bush administration scored a victory when Libya's Muammar Gaddafi agreed to dismantle his secret unconventional-weapons program [Dec. 29--Jan. 5]. Gaddafi may have seen Saddam's fate and become worried that the war on terrorism might be moving toward him. It is encouraging that Libya has come clean about its attempt to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD). But there is a strong possibility that countries not listed as rogue states or as part of the "axis of evil" may still be producing WMD. Let us hope that nations like North Korea and Iran are paying attention. HAROLD...
...insisted it can't comply with demands from Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatullah Ali al-Sistani, that the first post-Saddam government be established via nationwide direct elections. U.S. officials say that would be too difficult to pull off before the June 30 deadline for the transfer of power. Instead, the U.S. wants the new government to be chosen by local caucuses. Ahead of meetings in New York City this week with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Paul Bremer, the U.S. civilian chief in Iraq, said, "We have doubts, as does the Secretary-General, that elections...
...companies see their revenue fall they'll start lowering prices. The politicians will not move since they have 100% health-care coverage thanks to the U.S. taxpayer. It is up to the individual to act. Mr. Bush just vaporized $3 trillion in surplus to settle a personal score with Saddam and make his friends rich. Could have used the money for prescriptions. Stan Gable Massachusetts...