"So what's Iraq about? In the end, it's not about that nasty man or the nasty things he's collecting. It's about what the policy wonks call "destabilization." It's about taking the next step into a regional and a global chaos that could wreck this planet."

Seattle Weekly - news: An Anti-War Movement of One

"U.S. President George W. Bush did as he was asked, taking his case for an attack on Iraq to the United Nations Sept. 12. But rather than allow the U.S. plan to be stalled by bureaucratic sandbagging, Bush implied a harsh ultimatum to the United Nations: Either enforce the resolutions that you passed and that Iraq has mocked for more than a decade, or the United States essentially will abandon the institution."

Great article regardless of your political leanings.

Read this NOW. Stratfor's articles only stay up for a short period of time.

STRATFOR.com : Bush Issues Veiled Ultimatum to United Nations

We know that Saddam Hussein pursued weapons of mass murder even when inspectors were in his country. Are we to assume that he stopped when they left? The history, the logic, and the facts lead to one conclusion: Saddam Hussein's regime is a grave and gathering danger. To suggest otherwise is to hope against the evidence. To assume this regime's good faith is to bet the lives of millions and the peace of the world in a reckless gamble. And this is a risk we must not take."

No, he doesn't sound any more articulate in writing then he does on TV... There are typos in this press release. Here Bush outlines his case against Iraq and provides a specific list of demands.

Annoyingly, Bush passed out a document at the U.N. which provided details of his Iraq case. This document is discussed by CNN, but they don't offer a link, and I can't find it. This is the information age people. Get with the program!

Now the question is; is the case compelling. CNN doesn't seem to think so, and tried poking holes in it. I'm linking his talk directly because you should evaluate his position with an open mind, if you can, rather then letting CNN tell you what to think.

What do I think? I don't think war is justified on the evidence. I also have a feeling that we'll pay for it later if we don't do anything. Like not dealing with Germany properly after WWI. Like not dealing with Bin Lauden in 2000. So basically I feel uneasy about the whole deal. But don't listen to what I think. This is your chance to evaluate the case and make your opinion heard, at least if it is only to a few hundred people who read MemeStreams.

President's Remarks at the United Nations

"The Fatah statement attempts to put pressure on other groups by saying, "We call on all Palestinian organizations to stop targeting Israeli civilians, in accordance with the interests of our people." "

I don't know enough to interpret this, but I hope it is well meant and well taken.

CNN.com - Fatah: End attacks on civilians - September 10, 2002

The Times reported in its online edition that it was Wallace who provided the weapon used to murder Shakur as well as $1 million bounty.

As Paul Harvey would say...'and now you know the rrrrrrrest of the story'.

Yahoo! News - L.A. Times Fingers Rival in Tupac Shakur's Murder

There have been more than 30 allied attacks against Iraqi installations this year.

Sorry to burst the bubble, but war this is not. Iraq is probably not even unusually upset or concerned about it. After the 35th such event in the last 8 months (and, no doubt, after hundreds of such engagements over the last decade), this stuff has become routine.

I find it interesting that this story is, at present, nowhere to be found on the New York Times and LA Times web sites.

Iraqi air defence site attacked | BBC News

The raid appeared to be a prelude to the type of special forces operations that would have to begin weeks before a possible American-led war. It was launched two days before a war summit between President George W Bush and Tony Blair in America."

hrm... I don't know if I like my intelligence analysis coming from a Telegraph reporter, but, we might be at war...

100 jets join attack on Iraq

"Ottawa - A Senate committee recommends legalizing marijuana and putting its distribution in the hands of the state, a controversial position that has touched off a national debate on the drug's use and sparked criticism from the United States."

Apparently some of you didn't notice this, so I'm posting it. The Senate in Canada is not like the Senate in the US. Senators are appointed for life by the Governor General (ie, the Crown). While they have the ability to "veto" legislative decisions made by the democratic government, they almost never do. They mostly spend their time doing long term studies on issues they feel are important to the country's governance. This report is an example of one of those studies.

Canadian Senate says 'legalize pot.'

"George Bush has moved to distance himself from his vice-president after it was revealed that a sabre-rattling speech on Iraq by Dick Cheney was made without clearing key points with the White House. "

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | White House in disarray over Cheney speech

"The Bush administration is not going to sit there and let these groups kill millions of poor people in southern Africa through their ideological campaign," Mr. Natsios said on the sidelines of the World Summit on Sustainable Development."

Greens accused of helping Africans starve -- The Washington Times