John Howard may unwittingly have revealed the real reason for the looming attack on Iraq when he said the so-called rogue states might give weapons to terrorists; whereas, of course, the US and Britain would rather sell them.
C. Boswell
Gold Coast, Qld
Letters (The Australian 13 March 2003)

War & Peace In Baghdad anything can happen

Oriana Fallaci loathes war. But when peace stands for surrender, fear, loss of dignity and freedom, phony appeasement, and blackmail, it’s no longer peace. Is it global suicide?
In Baghdad anything can happen. But after that? Nearly two-thirds of the Iraqis are Shiites who have always dreamed of establishing an Islamic Republic of Iraq, and the Soviets too were once cheered in Kabul. They too imposed their peace. They even succeeded in convincing women to take off their burqa, remember? After a while, though, they had to leave.
· And the Taliban came [WSJ]