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I thought you might be interested in the article from the FAIR web site. The following article will be appended to your message: Fending Off The Threat Of Peace By Norman Solomon To fend off the threat of peace, determination is necessary. Elected officials and high-level appointees must work effectively with reporters and pundits. This is no time for the U.S. government to risk taking "yes" for an answer from Iraq. Guarding against the danger of peace, the Bush administration has moved the goal posts, quickly pounding them into the ground. In early August, a State Department undersecretary swung a heavy mallet. "Let there be no mistake," said John Bolton. "While we also insist on the reintroduction of the weapons inspectors, our policy at the same time insists on regime change in Baghdad — and that policy will not be altered, whether inspectors go in or not." A sinister cloud briefly fell over the sunny skies for war. The U.S. Congress got a public invitation. A letter from a top Iraqi official "said congressional visitors and weapons experts of their choice could visit any site in Iraq alleged to be used for development of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons," USA Today reported. Summing up the diplomatic overture, the front page of the New York Times informed readers that the letter "was apparently trying to pit legislators against the Bush administration" (a pithy phrase helping to quash a dastardly peace initiative). Later on, the article noted that "the letter said members of Congress could bring all the arms experts they wanted and should plan to stay three weeks." There may have been a moment of panic in Washington. On the face of it, the Aug. 5 invitation was unequivocally stating that members of the Senate and House — plus some of the best and most experienced weapons inspectors in the world — could go to Iraq and engage in a thorough inspection process. That's similar to what the White House has been demanding of Iraq for many years. To read the rest of the article, please click on the link below. http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2197 This article was published on Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting's Website (http://www.fair.org).

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