Governments Lose Stuff

The UN weapons inspectors' discovery of 12 chemical-weapons "warheads" (a term typically reserved for ICBM's, not non-weaponized rockets with a range of 14–15 km) in a military depot south of Baghdad does not bode well for those seeking a peaceful resolution to the U.S.'s current conflict with the Iraqi government. Even if, as the Iraqis have claimed, the warheads were listed in a prior declaration and were simply overlooked this time around, the Bush regime appears to be hell-bent for war and set to use non-compliance with this mandate as grounds for blasting Saddam and co. out of existence. But maybe … Continue reading Governments Lose Stuff