Hallo Raimund,
klar, das war der Satan Saddam 
als Rache fuer die von Amerikanern ausgeolesten Erdbeben in Afghanistan 
siehe hier:
http://www.wer-weiss-was.de/cgi-bin/forum/showarticl…
Ansonsten schliesse ich mich dieser Meinung dankend an:
http://www.wer-weiss-was.de/cgi-bin/forum/showarticl…
Um noch konstruktiv zu sein und nicht nur ironische Links zu bringen, siehe hier: (Quelle: einer der besten Newsletter schlechthin, mehr wird nicht verraten *g*):
Marines’ Physical Training Halted By Outbreak
(Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2002)
Marine Corps officials announced a three-day halt to strenuous physical training at its Recruit Training Depot in San Diego, Calif., following the death of a recruit less than a week after the outbreak of a potentially fatal bacterium. As many as 100 recruits have been hospitalized—although it is unclear how many contracted the illness caused by Group A streptococcus—with three placed in intensive care.
Hier noch etwas anderes, zu Deinem Posting hier:
http://www.wer-weiss-was.de/cgi-bin/forum/showarticl…
Troops Blame Faulty Intelligence
(Washington Times, December 18, 2002, Pg. 1)
Two Army soldiers claimed a faulty intelligence report led to the mistaken release of one of the most-wanted Taliban leaders in Afghanistan after his capture last July. The report said that the prisoner had been misidentified as the notorious Mullah Akhter Mohammed Osmani, leading to the release of the suspect.
Noch mehr:
Most Unconvinced On Iraq War
(Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2002, Pg. 1)
Despite a concerted effort by the Bush administration, more than two-thirds of Americans believe the president has failed to make the case that a war with Iraq is justified, according to a Los Angeles Times poll. The overwhelming majority of respondents—90 percent—said they do not doubt that Iraq is developing weapons of mass destruction. But in the absence of new evidence from U.N. inspectors, 72 percent of respondents, including 60 percent of Republicans, said the president has not provided enough evidence to justify going to war.
Inspectors Return To Nuclear Weapons Site In Iraq
Atomic Agency Receives Samples From U.N. Team
(Baltimore Sun, December 17, 2002)
United Nations inspectors returned for the third straight day to a huge complex where Iraqi scientists once worked on a nuclear bomb, while nuclear weapons experts in Austria received the first samples from the U.N. team. Meantime, Iraq said it would comply with a U.N. demand for a list of scientists and workers associated with the country’s weapons programs.
Iraqi Exiles Edge Warily Toward Unity
(Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2002)
In a fragile display of unity, Iraqi opposition groups agreed in London to create a joint coordinating committee and on a plan to establish democracy in Iraq if Saddam Hussein falls. Leaders announced the accord after a sleepless weekend of negotiations at a two-day conference that brought together more than 320 delegates from Europe, the Middle East and the United States. But longtime rifts among the Iraqi exiles forced them to continue negotiations Monday over some of the appointments to the new committee.
Small Clues To The Big Picture In Baghdad
U.N. Inspections Run Gamut, From Top Secret To Seemingly Mundane
(Washington Post, December 17, 2002, Pg. 1)
In the three weeks that U.N. inspectors have been scouring Iraq for evidence of weapons of mass destruction, the arms experts have been poking and prodding everywhere they can, testing seemingly innocent explanations, rifling through files, taking soil and water samples and measuring the air for radiation. With their ranks increased over the weekend to 105, the inspectors have accelerated their schedule to full speed and now fan out early each morning to facilities throughout the Baghdad area and beyond. They visited 13 sites Monday, their busiest day yet.
Troops Deployed To Iraqi Border Area
(Washington Times, December 17, 2002, Pg. 13)
Turkey has deployed troops and engineers near its border with Iraq to prepare for any U.S.-led war on Baghdad, a senior military official said. Local sources said the force numbered 10,000 to 15,000 troops.
Ex-Iraqi Worker Tells Of Fooling The Inspectors
Current U.N. Team Will Need A ‚Defector‘ If It Wants To Discover The Truth, Exile Says
(Washington Post, December 17, 2002, Pg. 22)
An Iraqi emigre recalls that workers easily foiled U.N. weapons inspectors in the 1990s by burying weapons-related equipment and moving it around on trucks in „a giant chess game in which sometimes the pieces went underground.“
Russia Calls On Iraq To Reconsider Oil Deal
(Washington Times, December 17, 2002)
In a „tightly worded“ message, Russia demanded that Iraq open talks to resolve a dispute about a canceled contract with Russia’s largest oil company.
viele Gruesse, Peter
