War & Peace One Inescapable Conclusion: Partially Pregnant Peace

Once they served their nation, then they became homeless, faceless, and now they need our help. The story of one vet who did not receive that help.
· Billions For Invading Iraq And Homelessness For Veterans [Intervention Magazine]

Law & Order: Bad will vs. Goodwill

On January 30th, 70 years ago, Paul Gingerburg, the President of Germany, offered Hitler to take the position of the chancellor. A few days later Nazis put the Reichstag on fire, having blamed communists for that. The communist party was outlawed. Social democrats’ turn came in spring; the majority of them was completely demoralized by that time.
· Law and order was established in Germany, and the whole world had to pay for it. [Pravda]

Like Richard Butler, I just hope that the world will choose the lesser of so many evils. Strangely, whilst talking about the current situation Butler noted in his speech at the Sydney Institute that Australia ought to be careful because Iraq could take out Brisbane ... More ironically, Nelson Mandela and Vaclav Havel, the two moral reference point for the politics of the modern world, a status earned by their years of battle with the evil empires, seem to agree to disagree.

Havel / Pro Bushmen
A letter was signed byVaclav Havel and other eight European Leaders backing the US on Iraq
The Czech Government has become the first eastern European country to commit troops to the Gulf.
· Pro [SMH]

Mandela / Anti Bushmen
· Anti [Independent(SA)]
· Anti [Independent(SA)]

New Vs. Old Europe: A growing divide over law, war and order
French and German opposition to regime change reveals both their moral bankruptcy and isolation within the larger Europe.
· Divide & Rule [OpenDemocracy]

Farewell, Phillip Adams
To oppose the drift of history is to invite a charge of treason, to be characterised as un-Australian, un-American or unpatriotic. And on this rather alerting note Phillip hands over his column in the Australian to Luke Slattery.
· And finally: Be alarmed! [The Australian]