Posted: September 17, 2002
Updated: September 20, 2002

Questioning Iraq invasion logic
Only a demonstrable, imminent threat would justify invasion - Fergus Watt, World Federalists of Canada
  There is no quick fix. Deterrence and containment remain the most effective ways to approach problems like Saddam.
 

Bush planned Iraq 'regime change' before becoming President
  Neil Mackay of UK's Sunday Herald exposes pre-election think tank report advocating 'global Pax Americana' drawn up by Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Jeb Bush and pals before Bush took office.

Gulf War veterans oppose re-invading Iraq
  Reasons why vets oppose re-invading Iraq - from an anonymous Gulf War veteran.

U.S. disaster relief lined up for Iraq in advance of invasion - Ken Hechtman
  U.S. invites aid agencies to bid on $6.6 million in relief contracts for Iraq while current aid groups must work in secret.

Also from Ken Hechtman:
The Peace Movement in the Middle East

From the publisher
If lives matter more than spin, world will say no to Iraq invasion - Ish Theilheimer
  Deterrence, containment, and diplomacy may not be sexy but they serve the purposes of world peace better than ruthless slaughter.
 

US taking the wrong path against terrorism - Noam Chomsky - The Guardian
  By attacking Iraq, the US will only invite a new wave of terrorist attacks.

Iraq's questionable nuclear cabability - John Chuckman

Media Files
Where does the story of 9/11 begin? - Linda McQuaig
  Even after a full year of media "analysis" of 9/11, Americans still have little knowledge of brutal U.S. foreign interventions.

Florida terrorism 'crisis' riddled with misreporting from CNN on down
  TV dots airwaves with inaccuracies.

Netanyahu PR tour and police tactics provoke crowd 'violence' - Jaggi Singh
  Former Israeli PM's Canadian trip loaded with meetings with fawning Asper-approved editorial boards acting as glorified stenographers rather than critical journalists.

Montreal protest no Kristallnacht
  Jaggi Singh takes issue with media characterization of protest.

Communities, Rights, and Change
You can make welfare loopholes work for you - Reuel S. Amdur
  You are disabled. You have $15,000 in the bank, but the asset limit for a single person for the Ontario Disability Support Program is $5,000. Here's what to do.

SG Readers Write Welfare denial leaves single mother hopeless - From reader Susanne Shaw

Commentary

The Straight Goods Cyber Survey and Speakers Corner A carrot-on-a-stick to make corporations produce jobs - Larry Solway   Tired of being told it's all up to the consumers? What about government and corporations - what could they do to juice up the economy? Join Larry and SG readers at the Straight Goods Cyber Survey and Speakers' Corner and qualify for a prize in the weekly draw.

Everyday courage and kindness DO change the world - Suzanne Elston
  Tales of heroic kindness on the anniversary of 9/11.

Canada post-9/11 - Paul Weinberg
  Widening laws, tightening borders.

NDP Leadership race Showing, not saying   NDP leadership candidates offer their competing visions for their party and Canada and discuss Iraq. What's your view?   Join the NDP leadership forum.

Health care

Healthy patients can pay up to jump the MRI queue - Dr. Gordon Guyatt
  What has lead to this bizarre arrangement?

Seniors and Health Care- a project of the Ontario Coalition of Senior Citizens Organizations
The medicalization of menopause - Canadian Women's Health Network
  Until recently, hormone replacement has been touted as the miraculous 'wonder drug' for midlife women. That's changed. Why did women have to wait so long to hear about the risks?

"Just Say No" kit for B.C. seniors in long-term care
  ... helps those in long-term care facilities take control over their lives.

Consumer power Consumer forum: Print Cartridges Think outside the big box to beat the ink-jet blues   Some thoughts on saving money on printer cartridges. Please join the forum and help other readers save money.

Environment
Canadian oil pipeline in Amazon violates social and environmental standards - Toronto Environmental Alliance

Take Action
Truckers need more respect, not more hours!
  Write to your local MP and help stop the passage of new "safety" regulations that would require truckers to drive 84 hours, or more, a week.

Nigerian women faces death sentence for unwedded childbirth - Amnesty International