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IRAQ WATCH: CONGRESS WORKING TO GET THE NEWS TO THE PEOPLE Iraq Watch is a project put together by members of Congress who are concerned that the true story of the Iraq War has not been consistently and dispassionately told by the nation's leaders. Led by Rep. Delahunt of Massachusetts, this group has sought to bring major news stories, and intelligence from independent sources to the floor of the House, in order to tell the story of how contractors are alleged to have gouged the American taxpayer and how civilian leaders have misused military force in response to a battle plan apparently conceived on false assumptions. The full transcripts of testimony before the House by members of the Iraq Watch group are available at the Iraq Watch site on Rep. Delahunt's website, along with open letters regarding issues of major controversy regarding intelligence used to justify launching the invasion. Another group, also called Iraq Watch, published by the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, compiles documents and research regarding the conflict, in the interest of providing an up-to-date database of key information for curious or interested citizens. The clear indication of these two projects is that the full story has not been adequately told; watching the media, and watching the prosecution of the war, behind words which are not always designed to express most clearly the bare facts, has become a major priority for concerned citizens and for those interested in public service. [s]
TRIAL FORUM FOR HUSSEIN AT ISSUE Even after granting Saddam Hussein POW status, the Occupying authorities say Iraqis will try their ousted dictator. The Geneva Conventions, however, specifically indicate that in the interests of justice, POW's can only be tried by an international tribunal or by occupying forces responsible for overseeing a transition to legitimate government. [For more: Salon] 400 WEAPONS INSPECTORS TO QUIT IRAQ Some 400 weapons experts and search specialists are to be leaving Iraq, though an inspection force does remain, including specialists in the disposal of chemical and biological agents. A Washington Post report noted that there was intelligence to indicate that Iraq may have destroyed its stockpiles as early as 1991. The New York Times also reported that a pattern of deceit within the weapons programs themselves may be responsible for inflated expectations on the part of outside observers... [For more: FT] |
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