Class warfare in America

While the Bush administration has focused the nation's attention on the illegal invasion of Iraq, they have pursued economic policies that are a flagrant assault on the poor. By cutting taxes, the Bush regime will ensure that the rich get even richer and that social services will be cut.

Related articles:

• Falling dollar, rising economy (Economic Snapshots, Economic Policy Institute, June 4, 2003)


• US-Europe tensions grow as Washington talks down the dollar (World Socialist Web Site, June 4, 2003)


• Currency upheaval could have major consequences (World Socialist Web Site, May 29, 2003)


• Economic Fix: How to salvage a broken economy (In These Times, May 28, 2003)


• Tax Cut Continues "Class Warfare" (Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic and Policy Research, May 26, 2003)

Where are the WMD?

The Bush and Blair administrations justified the war in Iraq by stating that Saddam Hussein's government had weapons of mass destruction that posed an imminent threat. In the several weeks since the war ended, there has been no proof that Iraq was an imminent threat. Now members of the Bush administration are saying that Iraqi government may have destroyed weapons of mass destruction before the war. In any case, it is apparent that the Iraqi regime was not the threat that had been claimed and that the UN weapons inspections should have been allowed to continue. Given the lies that have been told, we must question the legality of the war.

Related articles:

• Iraq Arms Report Now the Subject of a C.I.A. Review (New York Times, June 4, 2003)
• Blix Report Increases Pressure on Allies to Justify Rush to War (Financial Times (UK), June 3, 2003)
• US Senate Inquiry Into How Case for War was Made (Guardian (UK), June 3, 2003)
• Bush's credibility tainted (News 24, June 2, 2003)
• US and UK stand by WMD claims (BBC News, June 2, 2003)
• Weapons of Mass Disappearance (TIME, June 1, 2003)
• The Lies That Led Us Into War... (The Independent (UK), June 1, 2003)
• Britain: Blair caught in lies over Iraqi "WMDs" (World Socialist Web Site, May 31, 2003)
• US government lied about Iraqi weapons to justify war (World Socialist Web Site, May 31, 2003)
• No biological agents found in Iraqi trucks (CBC News, May 30, 2003)
• Weapons of Mass Destruction: Who Said What When (CounterPunch, May 29, 2003)