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February 2003
Latest News
Posted: Friday, February 28, 2003
¤ 'Now it's personal: Bush is a global menace'
¤ 'Misleading a nervous America to the wrong conclusion'
¤ 'U.S. will be paying for Iraq for years'
¤ 'Smart Bomb Diplomacy: Bush's War Plans Explained'
¤ Helpless Britons appeal to France for "regime change"
¤ Bush Selects Zionist U.S. General To Run Iraq
¤ Pentagon database to spy on Americans
¤ Public loses faith in Blair and New Labour
¤ UK accuses Saddam of sabotaging inspections
¤ We can check Blair's stolen Dossier for the proof
¤ Spain begs President to restrain Rumsfeld
¤ Iraq agrees to destroy disputed missiles after UN report
¤ France: Iraqi decision to destroy missiles is proof inspections working
¤ Bush and Blair Dismiss Iraq Offer on Missiles
¤ Germany welcomes Iraq's promise to destroy banned missiles
¤ China says UN weapons inspections in Iraq "effective"
¤ How £1bn was lost when Thatcher propped up Saddam
¤ Despite protests Bush trying to 'control the world'
¤ Teachers Warned on Anti-War Talk in Classrooms
¤ The Radical Individualism of Paul Goodman
¤ Peace pin designed to make anti-war statement at Oscars
¤ Karzai doubts voice on tape is bin Laden's
¤ Israeli coalition not backing Arab state
¤ The same is true for Bush and his coalition
¤ Russia and China join forces to oppose war
¤ Billionaire Soros calls on Bush to honor world opinion
¤ US warns North Korea it Could Attack
¤ Don't Worry About Terrorism
¤ Adolf Hussein?
¤ Turkey, Kurds highlight rift in US alliance
¤ In Washington, all topics lead to Baghdad
¤ Pentagon Contradicts General on Iraq Occupation Force's Size
¤ Quietly, Mexico backs US on Iraq
¤ In London, war debate roars; Washington's whispers
¤ America's costly new global role
¤ Oprah Joins Forbes List of Billionaires
¤ Paying through the nose to kill Iraqi children
¤ Baghdad says US has put pressure on Blix
¤ Blix damns Iraq: too little, too late
> Damned if you do Damned if you don't.
¤ China's Changes Astonish Fidel Castro
¤ If not war then what?
¤ Pursuing war and peace in the Iraqi goldfish bowl
¤ Censure for Iraq in leaked Blix report
¤ Tens of Thousands in Egypt Protest War
¤ Algeria accused of killing thousands in secret war
¤ War will bring peace, Bush vows
¤ Three gunned down in Karachi
¤ 23 army officers killed in Colombia helicopter crash
¤ America uses Israel's words to justify occupation
¤ The Prime Minister's biggest challenge is to convince the British public
¤ All together now? Not in the real world
¤ There's one way to protect democracy - send in the fascists
¤ Iraq gives in to UN missiles demands
¤ Turkish invasion plan splits US allies
¤ Bush defends war fought by father
¤ US diplomat resigns in protest
Latest News
Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2003
¤ Letter to the Grandkids: How Did We Get to War With Iraq?
¤ When a government lies to its people
¤ Bush keeps beating the war drums
¤ When Hussein was our ally
¤ For Six Years, Right-Wing Think Tank Has Been Hell-Bent For War
¤ With Love, From Ready.Gov
¤ Ashcroft Makes Federal Cases Hither and Yon
¤ Experts Say Iraq Doing Best to Disarm
¤ Dems Angry Over Iraq War Cost Estimates
¤ War: I'm not convinced
¤ The Surrender Of MSNBC
¤ Bush's economic adviser resigns
¤ White House Press Bursts Into Laughter As Ari Tell Another Fib
¤ Missing U.S.-Iraq History
¤ Iraq to Destroy Al-Samoud Missiles, Egypt's MENA Reports
¤ You're Not Crazy, The World Is Falling Apart
¤ U.S. Would Limit Action By Kurds in Postwar Iraq
¤ Pensioner's Tears Over Fbi Shambles
¤ US congressional arm abandons suit against Cheney
¤ Australian legal experts declare an invasion of Iraq a war crime
¤ Congress Discovers The Perils Of Legislating In The Dark
¤ Rebel vote stuns Blair
¤ 'I am ready to dialogue with Bush'
¤ White House clash with TV chiefs
¤ Export of arms criticised
¤ Advisers tell Bush climate plan is useless
¤ The Gulf Casualties Not Mentioned
¤ Winning a war and losing the world
¤ Not in the name of democracy
¤ Japan won't pay for Iraq war
¤ Revolt of the backbenchers
¤ Armed US guards lay down law for Iraqi exiles
¤ North Koreans restart nuclear reactor
¤ Seven killed as four Indian states go to vote
¤ After last night's vote, how will Mr Blair be judged by history?
¤ Don't start a war in my name, mother of al-Qa'ida victim tells Blair
¤ Four dead in suicide bombing at checkpoint
¤ Bush's rush to war smells like a bad deal
¤ The growing Atlantic divide
¤ Blair faces huge anti-war backlash
¤ Beijing spies a useful friend in Castro
¤ How Australia is caught between the US and Asia on N Korea
Latest News
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2003
¤ Blair suffers major revolt on Iraq
¤ George is right and the whole world is wrong
¤ Muslim countries block British jets from reaching Gulf
¤ Oil could be anti-war weapon
¤ United States Arms Sales To Iraq
¤ Western jets attack Iraqi military communications
¤ Saudi Arabia denies report of U.S. deal on bases
¤ Germany rejects Canadian proposal on Iraq
¤ The Reign Of Terror Has Begun
¤ Bush Six Votes Away From U.N. Approval of Iraq War
¤ CBS, White House in Dispute Over Saddam Interview
¤ Bush hands UN an ultimatum on Iraq war
¤ Labour MPs ready to desert Blair
¤ Concentration Camps in Okanagon County?
¤ Rather Interviews Saddam
¤ UK rejects Israeli call for US to target Iran after Iraq
¤ Muslim countries block British jets from reaching Gulf: report
¤ U.S. Rejects Deadline for Iraq to Disarm
¤ Rockefeller: Bush decided 'long time ago' to go to war
¤ U.N. can prove its relevance by resisting war
¤ President Bush and Captain Arab -- Psychological soul-mates
¤ It's under Bush's bed!
¤ U.S. crackdown drives Muslims toward Canada
¤ The most patriotic of all
¤ Bob Fitrakis: Impeach Bush
¤ Victory without a war
¤ Rich would abuse privacy law, says Daily Mail editor
¤ BBC will have to open its books to public scrutiny
¤ FBI apologises to British pensioner
¤ War rebels challenge Blair
¤ Blix says Iraq now more cooperative
¤ Americans want UN backing before war
¤ Iraq taking 'new, positive' steps, says Blix
¤ North Korea's 'slap in the face' to Powell rattles Asia
¤ White House ducks Saddam assassination questions
¤ EU opposes regime change in Iraq
¤ Israeli tank fire kills boy in Gaza Strip
¤ Truce agreed after six killed in Afghan infighting
¤ US, British jets strike in Iraq
¤ The US and the end of WMD regimes
¤ Out of the wreckage
¤ American follies
¤ Non-proliferation
¤ Only 'full disarmament' can avert war: Bush
¤ Rather you than us, Saddam
¤ Coalition of the willing? Make that war criminals
¤ Veto would put France out in the cold, warns America
¤ Britain 'must lose poodle image to win Arab trust'
¤ Saddam is neutralised, so why is it necessary to go to war against Iraq?
¤ Could all this talk of war actually be nothing more than a giant bluff?
¤ Carpet-bombing plans hinge on carpet-shop haggling
¤ This is it: last US push for UN backing
¤ US pledge to aid millions of casualties
¤ Saddam challenges Bush: jaw-jaw instead of war-war
¤ Bloodthirsty bulldogs targeting Iraq: Mugabe
¤ China withdraws missiles but seeks a US reward
The opposition has lost its track
Posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Opposition should take much account of the fact that in the diplomatic corps we are not idiots
From: Julian Coningham
To: Editor@VHeadline.com
Dear Editor: One thing is to be or not to be in agreement with the government of Venezuela etc., and another that the diplomatic corps believes that the President and/or his sympathizers are now "placing" bombs at diplomatic legations.
As has now been demonstrated with the aggressions which took place in December (i.e at the residence of the Algerian Ambassador and bomb threats against the Embassies of India, Cuba and Brazil), criminal and terrorist (mafia) groups exist within the Venezuelan opposition.
This latest event is the work of a sector of the Venezuelan opposition.
Our intelligence services indicate that the opposition "took the opportunity" of President Chavez' discourse last Sunday to place the bombs. The opposition should take much account of the fact that in the diplomatic corps we are not idiots. Also they should know that this class of criminal act is not tolerated by the international community.
The diplomatic community requests of the government of Venezuela the security to be able to continue our functions and a strong hand against terrorists in the opposition and company.
LA OPOSICION PERDIO LOS PAPELES
Una cosa es que uno este o no este de acuerdo con las politicas del gobierno de Venezuela, etc., y otra que el cuerpo diplomatico crea que el Sr Presidente y/o sus partidarios estan ahora "colocando" bombas en delegaciones diplomaticas.
Como ya quedo demostrado con las agresiones ocurridas en diciembre (la residencia del embajador de Argelia, y a las amenazas de bomba en las embajadas de India, Cuba y Brasil), dentro de la oposicion venezolana existen grupos de criminales y terroristas (mafiosos).
Este ultimo evento es el trabajo de un sector de la oposicion venezolana. Nuestros servicios de inteligencia indican que la oposicion "aprovecho" el discurso del Sr Chavez del domingo pasado para colocar las bombas. La oposicion debe tener muy en cuenta que en el cuerpo diplomatico no somos idiotas. Tambien deben saber que esta clase de actos criminales no es tolerado por la comunidad internacional.
El cuerpo diplomatico pide al gobierno de Venezuela seguridad para poder llevar a cabo nuestras funciones y MANO DURA contra los terroristas de la oposicion y cia.
Julian Coningham
Latest News
Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2003
¤ Anti-war brigade accuses US of bullying
¤ An Interview On The War Behind The War
¤ Support for Bush slipping
¤ The Project for the New American Century
¤ Mugabe: US must disarm
¤ Fitzgerald: Bush talked of assassinating Hussein
¤ War would uncover Saddam's weapons
¤ Threats, Bribes And Other US Diplomacy At The UN
¤ Europeans dislike, fear U.S. president
¤ Colombian Rebels Give Terms of Releasing Americans
¤ A triple alliance puts case for delay
¤ Russia: U.N. decree will fail
¤ Powell Pledges Continued US Presence in Korea
¤ The Bush Administration's phony anti-terrorism
¤ Gaining an empire, losing democracy?
¤ Threats, promises and lies
¤ Watching the war with both eyes
¤ A tip on Iraq from those who walked that road
¤ Memo to America: Empires cost money
¤ Powell Changes Tune On War Sans UN
¤ Democrats finally ditching their 'nice-guy' image
¤ Liberal talk radio? It'll fly like a dodo
¤ Serb leader surrenders to 'the tribunal of evil'
¤ Japan set to back new resolution to deal with Iraq
¤ Losing battle to prepare the babies for war
¤ Sharon seals deals for power as the killings continue
¤ Australia baulks at US plans for a postwar Iraq
¤ North Korea fires missile into Sea of Japan
¤ Blair feels the heat over Iraq
¤ Not even in the midwest
¤ Out of the wreckage
¤ Don't laugh at Americans for not seeing the joke
¤ The war of the words
¤ How the news will be censored in this war
¤ Turkish cabinet agrees to US troop deployment
¤ Powell leaves China empty-handed
¤ Bush perceived as greater threat than Saddam: report
¤ Stop lord of the bush
¤ Clash of destinations
¤ West bent on domination, says Mahathir
¤ Allies refuse to back 2nd UN resolution
¤ Stocks Fall Back Again As War Threat Persists
¤ Chinese Earthquake Kills At Least 257
Update : Feb 25, 2003
Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Venezuela's early morning explosions
at Spanish Embassy and Colombian Consulate
Security services report two explosions in the early hours of Tuesday morning ... one at the Spanish Embassy in La Castellana and a second at the Colombian Consulate in Chacaito. First reports say 4 people have been injured and there has been "significant destruction" to both diplomatic missions as well as to neighboring buildings. The bombings took place at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time. A security guard at the Spanish Embassy was injured and three buildings and two homes in the neighborhood suffered severe material damage.
Latest News
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2003
¤ Allies hushed up weapons' destruction
¤ U.S. Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strike Plan
> It Keeps Getting Scarier and Scarier
¤ U.N. Won't Compromise on Iraq's Missiles
¤ Bowling for Terrorists: It'd be for fun, profit
¤ Israel asks more US aid to cover war cost
¤ West Leaders Pilloried As Killers, Fanatics
¤ Sending American Troops to Their Deaths in Iraq?
¤ Marbury v. Madison v. Ashcroft
¤ The Madness of Empire
¤ The "Don't Know" Crowd
¤ Koizumi must clarify his stance on Iraq
¤ Both the military and the spooks are opposed to war on Iraq
¤ Activists to flood political leaders with calls, e-mails
¤ Blix: Give Me More Time
¤ SA experts start work in Iraq
¤ Israel urges U.S. help to bolster economy
¤ Bush Faces Increasingly Poor Image Overseas
¤ Turkish official says no plans for parliament vote on US deployments
¤ Oil fears prompt Putin to send envoy to Baghdad
¤ Cyber-warfare in Iraq already has broken out
¤ Thousands of Moroccoans protest against Iraq war
¤ A Universal No to the War of Fear
¤ Sept. 11 Research Limits Draw Fire
¤ US Released al-Qaeda Terrorists To Pakistan
¤ Malaysian Prime Minister: War a pretext to dominate world
¤ Plane crash kills Afghan minister
¤ Are you an Anti-Ameircan lone extremist?
¤ A war must happen in Mesopotamia
¤ AIDS vaccine experiment fails but shows promise in blacks
¤ Bush is right: the countdown to war will test the UN's relevance
¤ US warns it is 'time for action' against Saddam
¤ Blair launches offensive to win UN backing for war
¤ Anti-war protesters invade RAF base
¤ Fidel Castro arrives for NAM Summit
¤ Baghdad seeks peaceful resolution after Blix demands
¤ Antiwar group aims to protect power plant
¤ Secret US plans for new Iraq
¤ Labour out in cold as Sharon shifts to right
¤ Colombia defies deadly email warning from Farc guerrillas
¤ Mexican family's medical odyssey ends in tragedy
¤ Oil spill protesters descend on Madrid
¤ Iraq hints at destroying al-Samud 2 missiles
¤ Six die in renewed Afghan infighting
¤ 'Human shields' take up position in Baghdad
¤ Arroyo warned of anti-US backlash
¤ Debunking the myths of war
¤ The hypocrisy of the humanitarian case for war
¤ Out of step, but Johnny keeps marching
¤ Axis of evil: Semantic dissection
¤ As UN dithers, Australian divide grows
¤ US oil firms use more Iraqi crude
Latest News
Posted: Sunday, February 23, 2003
¤ Europeans attack US tax cut plan at G7 forum
¤ Actor George Clooney Frustrated by U.S. War Drive
¤ MARCH 5 - National Moratorium to Stop the War on Iraq
¤ Syria Snubs U.S. Call to Back New Iraq Resolution
¤ France Opposes Second Iraq Resolution, Source Says
¤ US oil firms use more Iraqi crude
¤ Bush launches diplomatic blitz over Iraq
¤ Neutrality gets diluted to a bland verbal mush
¤ Forces positioned to give Baghdad a double ring of confidence
¤ Powell seeks Chinese support
¤ 17 British firms armed Saddam with his weapons
¤ Full terrors of war go unseen
¤ Networks Avoid Anti-War Ads
¤ Marches at a standstill: the new limits on assembly
¤ Scots medics go unwillingly to war
¤ The Pope's disapproval worries Blair more than marchers
¤ 8 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Battles
¤ Ready or Not...
¤ Two men driving Bush into war
¤ Bush and Saddam equal threat: Brits
¤ Turks Remember Losses From Last War on Iraq
¤ Revealed: 17 British firms armed Saddam with his weapons
¤ Health Workers Shun Vaccine
¤ To Bush, the Crowd Was a Blur
¤ Pope Calls for Fast Against War in Iraq
¤ War threatens global economy
¤ USA included 3 Chechen organizations in the "black-list"
¤ Day of Rebirth of the Chechen Nation!
¤ Powell speaks with forked tongue
¤ US considers intervention in Colombia
¥ U.S. Agents and Forces are already in Colombia
¤ Iraqis in stitches at thought of war
¤ Top Bush aide savages 'selfish' Chirac
¤ Mexicans, Americans Share Hugs on Border
¤ Key Developments Concerning Iraq
¤ Gunmen Kill Nine at Mosque in Pakistan
¤ Hamas vows revenge as Israel shoots protesters
¤ UN inspectors provide Bush with fresh trigger for war
¤ Destroying missiles would be to 'sign death warrant', says Iraq
¤ US and Britain pound Iraqi defences in massive escalation of airstrikes
¤ Seven die in Karachi as gunmen hit Shia mosque
¤ Iran refuses snap nuclear inspections
¤ Jack Straw: 'I joined the peace protesters in the Sixties. This is different'
¤ The Prime Minister has not made the moral case for war
¤ Anti-war protesters block US military train in Italy
Update : Feb 23, 2003
Posted: Sunday, February 23, 2003
Judge Orders House Arrest for Chavez Foe
A leading opponent of President Hugo Chavez who helped lead a two-month national strike was put under house arrest Sunday after a judge struck down a treason charge but left standing two other serious counts. Strike co-leader Carlos Ortega remained in hiding after a warrant for his arrest was issued. As president of the Venezuelan Workers Confederation, he and Fernandez spearheaded the work stoppage that paralyzed the vital oil industry and devastated the national economy.
Venezuela's Chavez Tells World to Back Off
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned the world to stop meddling in the domestic affairs of his troubled South American nation on Sunday, as police locked up a strike leader on "civil rebellion" charges. The populist president accused the United States and Spain of siding with his enemies, warned Colombia he might break off diplomatic relations, and reprimanded the chief mediator in tortuous peace talks for stepping "out of line."
Latest News
Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2003
¤ Over 100 UK MPs to rebel against Iraq war
¤ Foss teach-in says no to Iraq war
¤ Decision in U.N. wanted in weeks
¤ CBS executives warn against 'anti-war'
¤ US government mounts conspiracy frame-up of Palestinian activists
¤ Sharp EU letter, says "Haaretz"
¤ Israeli army opened fire at Palestinian demonstrators in Nablus
¤ Is There A Way To Rein In The American Government?
¤ Block The Empire: Anti-War Activists Shut Down US Consulate
¤ War support hits new low
¤ Did the US Military participate in Oil Well Fires in Kuwait 1991?
¤ World must block Bush, Blair’s belligerence
¤ Angry Arms Inspectors Hit Out
¤ UN inspectors trash Bush's 'evidence'
¤ More Than One Piece of Debris Hit Shuttle at Liftoff
¤ US telecom giants and the war in Iraq: It’s not just about oil
¤ Are Arab leaders listening to their citizens demands
¤ Bush administration preparing new police state measures
¤ A 21st-Century Tet?
¤ Ill-Suited for War
¤ U.S. role upsets many in Manila
¤ Iraq says thanks, let's trade
¤ Massive blast at oil facility in New York
¤ Democratic Hopefuls Blast Bush Policies
¤ Opposition mounts for leaders with it all to lose
¤ No war can be holy warns the archbishop...
¤ Morality for sale: Building a coalition against Iraq is costly
¤ Israel divides Bethlehem with a wall of concrete, fear and suspicion
¤ If Saddam were to go, experts still see violence
¤ Antiwar fever rises as the economy sinks
¤ Tokyo taking flak for apparent backing of U.S. attack on Iraq
¤ As the world focuses on Iraq, the bodies pile up in Gaza
¤ Hundreds march in Senegal against Iraq war
¤ Blix Orders Iraqis to Destroy Missiles
¤ 85 killed, 150 injured in US night-club fire
¤ The relative sanctity of life
¤ Should we be at war?
¤ Powell's five-day peninsula mission
¤ A divided world goes to war with itself
¤ Howard is losing the war
¤ We're a word away from action: Rumsfeld
¤ Blair confronts the Pope on morality of war
¤ UN has already approved use of military force, says Straw
> Sowing the seeds of another LIE.....
¤ Lecturer rejects US terror claims as 'nonsense'
¤ Mr Blair isn't being straight about Iraq
Update : Feb 21, 2003
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2003
Chavez Frias rejects foreign intrusion into Venezuela's domestic-political affairs
President Hugo Chavez Frias has rejected foreign intrusion into Venezuela's domestic-political affairs and says "we are not anybody's colony any more ... Venezuela is a free and independent nation meriting the respect of other nations as we deal with our internal problems." Chavez Frias insists that the capture of Carlos Fernandez was accomplished as a wholly legal detention with the full support of court orders.
Latest News
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2003
¤ Mel Karmazin wants to buy CNN
¤ How Bush infused the White House with a religious spirit
¤ Bush Gives You The Finger
¤ "Shrub" Bush's Pathological Focus On Saddam Hussein
¤ No sympathy for American devil
¤ Global Eye -- Chemical Brothers
¤ How Long Will America's Allies Put Up With Bush's Behavior?
¤ America seems to believe it doesn't need any allies
¤ The ugly truth is really out there
¤ Spy agencies fail to confirm Iraqi ships' existence
¤ My Dear Osama
¤ Powell "Bounce" Fades
¤ French leaders solidarize themselves with U.S. imperialism
¤ U.S. compels NATO to war against Iraq under pretext of 'defense' of Turkey
¤ UK academic denies terror claim
¤ Big Brother is watching you - and documenting
¤ North Korean Scud Freighter Crew Tell Their Story
¤ A few facts and figures pertaining to economic issues
¤ Russia pushing for more Iraq oil deals before war
¤ Oil, Dollars, Euros And Dead Iraqi's
¤ US to blacklist Chechen groups
¥ Russia/Putin can continue persecuting Chechens
in exchange for supporting Bush's War on Iraq.
¤ Dozens die in US club fire
¤ Berlin pleads war cost to escape deficit fine
¤ Powell: New Iraq resolution won't contain deadline
¤ U.S. Seeks 9 Votes From U.N. Council to Confront Iraq
¤ The Kurds don't want to be Iraqis
¤ Turkey imperils US war strategy
¤ As war threat looms, Americans pay at the pump
¤ Israeli peace talks conclude in anger
¤ U.S. to Send Nearly 2,000 Troops to Fight Militants in Philippines
¤ Blix to set 'ultimatum' questions
¤ Is Being Anti-War Being Unpatriotic?
¤ Iraqi pawns in Bush and Blair's war game
¤ The greatest risk to the US is its own imagination
¤ Castro Embarks on Asia Tour
¤ Chirac Urges Stronger African Democracy
¤ US falls out with Iraqi opposition
¤ Israeli peace talks conclude in anger
¤ Pakistan Air Chief Mushaf dies in plane crash
¤ Russia may veto new resolution on Iraq
¤ No war stance
¤ Sorry, Mr President
¤ Crisis for the Arabs
¤ War may cost us $116bn
¤ The trouble with America
¤ How Howard has risked our ties with Europe
¤ Here's a novel idea, Mr Bush: tell the truth
¤ Come on board or we strike: Powell to UN
¤ Iraq's neighbours warn of catastrophe
¤ War crime warning to Saddam
¤ Australian PM denounces protesters for aiding Saddam
¤ A PM deaf to the voters is doomed
Update : Feb 20, 2003
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2003
Fernandez to face court trial,
Ortega must surrender within 48 hours
34th Control Judge Maiquel Jose Moreno has remanded Fedecamaras president Carlos Fernandez in custody for 48 hours pending five charges including rebellion against the legitimate government, homeland betrayal, inciting to delinquency and economic sabotage.
Fedecamaras Carlos Fernandez detained
Venezuelan DISIP security police officers have detained Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Fedecamaras) president Carlos Fernandez while he was eating at the plush 'Punta Grill' restaurant in Las Mercedes shortly after midnight local time Caracas. According to an announcement by Fedecamaras vice president Albis Munoz and opposition Baruta Mayor Henrique Capriles Radonski the arrest took place without a proper arrest warrant, although it is as yet unclear if any was required considering Fernandez' open incitement to rebellion against the legitimate government of Venezuela.
Latest News
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2003
¤ Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian in West Bank
> Gaza Strip Is Divided Into Three Parts
¤ Simple Math for Dumb Americans
¤ US must re-impose sanctions on Pak: Pallone
¤ Crown Prince Floats Islamic Occupation Force for Iraq
¤ Howard blasts peace activists
¤ Saddam enters war mode
¤ I've got secrets to sink the Blairs
¤ Foster may take legal action against the BBC
¤ North Korea warns of nuclear war 'at any moment'
¤ Botched vaccinations blamed for Aids in Africa
¤ Ships boarded in search for smuggled weapons
¤ Chicago-area man arrested in Florida-based terrorism case
¤ Professor accused of terrorist sympathies arrested in Florida
¤ U.S. links 8 to Palestinian terrorists
¤ Israel is developing mini-drone no larger than credit card: media
¤ Peres Questions France's U.N. Status
¤ Israeli dailies urge America to launch war against Saddam
¤ Turkish Assembly Won't Vote on Friday on U.S. Bases
¤ Trade Gap Jumps to a Record $44.2 Billion
¤ US disallowed to use Iran's airspace
¤ Russia Says Inspectors Are Being Pressed
¤ We'll attack Iraq and deal with Syria, Iran: US assures Israel
¤ Pentagon warns public of bloody war
¤ U.S. Is Pessimistic Turks Will Accept Aid Deal on Iraq
¤ An American Empire! If You Want It instead of Freedom
¤ Shin Bet grabs laptop from Palestinian's U.S. lawyer
¤ In Israel's desert, a fight for land
¤ Blix urged to help set an ultimatum for Saddam
¤ Prospect of war splits Arab League
¤ It's Not Just the Oil
¤ Chirac-Blair struggle for influence over new Union members
¤ Despite Iraq, US raising its presence in Kabul
¤ Powell plans Asia visit on Korean issue
¤ Syria begins withdrawal of thousands of troops in Lebanon
¤ Defiance rules under the flightpaths of the bombers
¤ Attack on North Korea out of the question, Roh tells US
¤ A German-American confrontation
¤ Democracy? What democracy?
¤ Sex may not be behind Africa's Aids problem
¤ North Korean fighter sparks alert
¤ Bush's war timetable unravelling
¤ Chirac put on Nobel Prize list
¤ Mugabe rides out storm of protest in Paris hotel
¤ Diamond miners exploit land of the Bushmen
¤ Britons are urged to quit Iraq as war looms
¤ Anti-war campaign pushes UN vote on Iraq back to March
¤ Alarm over cargo ships tracked by intelligence???
¤ America opens a new front in Africa
¤ 302 Iranian Soldiers Die in Plane Crash
¤ 14 killed as Israeli forces invade Gaza
¤ In Hyde Park, for peace
¤ Temptation on hold
¤ US and black gold game
¤ Crash kills 302 elite troops: sanctions blamed
¤ Attack on North out of the question, Roh tells US
¤ Danger in pushing US alliance, Jones warns
¤ Italy Supports U.S. Iraq Stance
Latest News
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2003
¤ Panic Is Near if 'The Gold Is Gone'
¤ Global Empire Meets Global Intifada
¤ US, UK Ponder Resolution to Placate Anti-War Camp
¤ Bush turns to UN for licence to kill
¤ Anti-war states are afraid, says Powell
¤ Britons 'must leave Iraq immediately'
¤ Gimme that old-time imperialism
¤ 114 nations to say 'No' to Iraq war
¤ Schröder Against Second United Nations Resolution
¤ China says no to second Iraq resolution
¤ 9/11 Suspect Convicted of Aiding Murder
¤ UN countries speak out against war
¤ Plans begin for March 5 war protest
¤ Emergency officials review preparations in case of riot
¤ Iraqi airspace grows crowded as surveillance flights begin
¤ Is the U.N. 'irrelevant' with regard to Israel too?
¤ Is the US serious?
¤ Egypt: Anti-war protest Silencing the voice on the streets
¤ Fire Destroys U.S. Observation Post in Afghanistan
¤ SA could be next on US hit list
¤ Bush and Blair accused of hypocrisy
¤ Anti-America rhetoric angers Blair
¤ Desperately searching for allies: Washington fetes Australian PM
¤ 11 Palestinians killed in Gaza incursion
¤ Palestinians seek £1bn in foreign aid
¤ Reformer rules out taking key job with Arafat
¤ France and Germany celebrate 'victory'
¤ Anti-war protests anger U.S. troops inside Kuwait
¤ Bush losing patience with Turkey's growing demands
¤ Once high, Arab hopes for Bush fall
¤ Reckless and arrogant policies
¤ Iraq and Al Qaeda: No evidence of alliance
¤ Rumsfeld list of how Iraq invasion could go wrong
¤ How Bush buys positive war spin
¤ Three mystery ships are tracked over suspected 'weapons' cargo
¤ Pre-war action already under way
¤ A Citizen's Response to the National Security Strategy
¤ China, N Korea find common ground as US military drills loom
¤ Yemeni sheikh held, splits US, Yemen & Germany
¤ Afghan tensions between Western peacekeepers and antiterror troops
¤ Oil and ethnic rivalries fuel fight for Iraqi border town
¤ News analysis: A big unhappy family
¤ 'Human shields' hold first war council in Iraq
¤ Coup fears cited as Saddam puts confidant under arrest
¤ Blood, guts, game show hosts, and September 11
¤ After the Fall A Day of Reckoning
¤ Allies boil over after two years of 'bullying'
¤ US plan for new nuclear arsenal
¤ Bush blocks deal allowing cheap drugs for world's poor
¤ Californian law would charge $500 per spam
¤ What would you suggest?
¤ Israeli Tanks Roll Into Gaza City
¤ Eastern Europe dismayed at Chirac snub
¤ '120 killed' in arson attack on South Korean train
¤ US plan for new nuclear arsenal
¤ A million march in London but, faced with disaster, the Arabs are like mice
¤ World diplomats berate America for rush to attack
¤ Blair denies war would destabilise Middle East
¤ Rumsfeld keeps four-page list of how Iraq invasion could go wrong
¤ Bush remains on path to war despite protests
¤ Hacker cracks 8 million credit cards
¤ NZ ambassador tells UN unilateral attack on Iraq not justified
¤ Turkish delay on troop decision irks strategists
¤ Nine Palestinians killed as 'truce' efforts advance
Update : Feb 19, 2003
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Judge Orders Detention of Strike Leaders
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Armed men, apparently from Venezuela's state security police, on Thursday captured a business chief who led a strike against President Hugo Chavez after a judge ordered him and a union boss detained for rebellion, opposition leaders said. Eight heavily armed men grabbed Carlos Fernandez at a restaurant in eastern Caracas around midnight and fired into the air to keep back protesters before bundling him into a car, witnesses and opposition representatives said. By Patrick Markey
Latest News
Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2003
¤ Bush says he won't be deterred by global protests
¤ Bush Says War Protesters Won't Deter Him
¤ Anti-War Movement plans to escalate campaign
¤ Britain and US prepare final warning on war
¤ Iraq Scientist Says Saddam Hiding Arms Underground
¤ What Do the Imperial Mafia Really Want?
¤ Israel's Proxy War?
¤ Bush Says Security Concerns, Not Protests, Dictate Policy
¤ Hackers accessed five million Visa and Mastercard accounts
¤ Blair says public would sway to back war
¤ Turkey: Don't assume support for War on Iraq
¤ US Has no Reason to Launch Imminent War on Iraq: Paper
¤ Blair's popularity now less than zero - poll
¤ Again, Tens of Bush supporters take to the streets
¤ US draws up second Iraq resolution
¤ Pakistan floods leave many dead
¤ 134 dead in Tube attack in South Korea
¤ North threatens Korean armistice
¤ War Planners Speak of the Risks
¤ Season for war may fade in the desert heat
¤ Another war, another round of land mines?
¤ Israel kills Hamas leader amid reports of Gaza attack
¤ Palestinians head for UK talks after travel ban is lifted
¤ Supporters desert Aznar as Spaniards reject conflict
¤ Chirac to veto new resolution
¤ Furious Chirac hits out at 'infantile' easterners
¤ One wrong word, one fearful village
¤ Anti-war protests a reminder of political consequences of backing US
¤ Turkey stalls vote for US troops
¤ Turkey seeks $30 billion assurances from US
¤ Politics overshadows real horror of bomb victims
¤ Al-Qa'ida operative reveals code words
¤ We will win any nuclear war with US: N Korea
¤ This deployment aims for speed record
¤ False memories can be planted under interrogation
¤ Season for war may fade in the desert heat
¤ Antiwar movement awakens over Iraq
¤ US troops learn to avoid deadly mistake of 1991
¤ War Planners Begin to Speak of War's Risks
¤ IDF kills leading Hamas man in Gaza
¤ North threatens Korean armistice
¤ Setbacks for US war timetable
¤ A nation unbuilt: Where did all the money go in Bosnia?
¤ US becoming a colonial power: Wesley Clark
¤ Iraqi defence minister 'under house arrest'
¤ EU gives Iraq final chance to avoid war but splits remain
Latest News
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2003
¤ The Weapon We Gave Iraq
¤ Putting the Public Back in Public Policy
¤ More Than a Million Protest in Australia
¤ Regime Change: Here and in Iraq
¤ HYSTERICAL? WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN
¤ Germans say U.S. can't close base soon enough
¤ Blair's 'moral' case for war in Iraq is shot full of holes
¥ Dossier swiping Blair really wants a moral crusade?
¤ BRITAIN: Blair's 'deliberate deception' discovered
¤ Battle looming over post-Saddam oil
¤ Bush Supporters Take To the Streets In Support of the President
¤ There is fire even without a smoking gun
¤ Israeli tanks attack civilian neighborhoods in Gaza
¤ Israel gives notice that it is seizing more Palestinian land
¤ New protests planned in bid to bring Britain to a standstill
¤ U.S. aim to democratize Iraq seen as unrealistic
¤ Germany admits it exaggerated smallpox risks
¤ Bush eyeballs new opponent - public opinion
¤ Iraq's got secret arms, plans to use 'em on us
¤ WE'LL OUST BLAIR
¤ Prescott dismisses biggest ever peace protest
¤ CNN leaves 750 words out of Blix transcript
¤ Mass Mind Control: Calculated Victim Mentality
¤ Escape hoods and go bags
¤ The world confronts Bush: A new power in the streets
¤ A world torn apart
¤ Smallpox, Propaganda and Fear
¤ In the Northwest: Media are ignoring nation's true concerns
¤ Caricom against military action to disarm Iraq
¤ Kurdish leaders enraged by 'undemocratic' U.S. plan to occupy Iraq
¤ Spy reports 'given pro-war spin'
¤ The price of Mr Blair's misplaced conviction
¤ Huge turnout at 600 marches from Berlin to Baghdad
¤ Rice warns time is short for UN option
¤ The poor folk can play hardball too
¤ Rupert Murdoch's 175 editors follow his call for war
¤ Cabinet rallies to Blair as war revolt looms
¤ 6 Hamas members killed by a bomb blast in Gaza
¤ Aziz makes a pilgrimage in Christian shoes
¤ Leaders are deaf to world's plea
¤ Suck 'em in: Saddam's streetwise strategy
¤ The streets were full but still they came
¤ France Is Not a Pacifist Country
¤ US hackers told to leave Iraq alone
President Hugo Chavez Frias sends G.W. Bush a message
Posted: Sunday, February 16, 2003
Patrick J. O'Donoghue, vheadline.com
"we won't let you down!"
President Hugo Chavez Frias has sent a message to US President George Bush through US Venezuela Ambassador Charles Shapiro on the occasion of an official ceremony to hand over Delta platform natural gas exploration licenses to Chevron Texaco and Statoil.
"Tell President Bush that we won’t let him down ... we'll continue to govern in democracy and peace, exercising due authority just like he does."
In a national broadcast to mark the event, Chavez Frias says he is not leaving government ... "so no one can say that I left them with business uncompleted."
Chavez Frias also thanked countries, such as Trinidad & Tobago and Brazil for their help during the national stoppage. "At least 40 ships came from the USA and we have sent 20 million bpd of oil ... thank you USA."
Latest News
Posted: Sunday, February 16, 2003
¤ Omnipotent Power?
¤ The thing is, it is about oil
¤ Insulted by comments, Europeans are angry and disgusted with Bush
¤ Washington shrugs off war protests
¤ If you liked Patriot Act I, don't miss the sequel
¤ The gospel according to Bush
¤ Hawks should let God stand down
¤ Myth and Propaganda: George Bush and the American Illusion
¤ Nato envoys break deadlock
¤ US warns UN against Iraq delay Bully!
¤ Here it is, conclusive proof against Iraq
¤ Howard a hero in Israel For supporting War
¤ US to punish German 'treachery'
¤ Fresno anti-war rally biggest since Vietnam
¤ Veterans protest possible Iraq war
¤ Blair shaken after peace march
¤ Rice, McCain say protesters should reconsider
¤ Lessons from East Timor and Kuwait: Oil is thicker than Blood
¤ U.S. should listen to world opinion: Aziz
¤ From New York to Melbourne, Cries for Peace
¤ Europeans Angry and Disgusted with Bush
¤ Millions Give Dramatic Rebuff to US War Plans
¤ U.S. to propose final tests for Saddam
¤ US warns UN against Iraq delay
¤ 'Bin Laden' tape attacks 'crusaders'
¤ Iran 'rounding up' al-Qaeda suspects
¤ NO to Iraq war, YES to War against Indifference
¤ Iraqi opposition slams plan for military governor
¤ One US rule for Israel, another for Saddam
¤ Tough stance may prove to be Blair's nemesis
¤ Defiant Iraq spurns French 'alternative'
¤ Gaza braced for raids as bomb kills four Israelis
¤ North Korea to build four more nuclear reactors
¤ Overthrowing Saddam would be an act of humanity, says Blair
¤ Dossier-swiping-Bush-cloned-Blair was not elected to overthrow anyone
¤ The day Middle England marched with the militants
¤ Million Britons turn out to vote with their feet
¤ Millions show this is a war that no one wants
¤ US offers Turkey billions to aid invasion
¤ America divided, with no bridges left to build
¤ People power takes to the world's streets
¤ Dublin brought to a halt by march
¤ Bolivia descends into chaos after police join strikers
¤ Stamping in a puddle of poison
¤ We must not rule out war
¤ Blair warns that marchers will have 'blood on their hands'
¤ US plan to use illegal weapons
¤ Colombian Farc rebels executed US 'contractors'
¤ Spaniards Hold Mass Demonstrations Against War with Iraq
¤ Latest Blix report doesn't change a thing, says Howard
¤ War only weeks away, Powell warns
¤ Blair says war can still be avoided
Latest News
Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2003
¤ Picture of the front of the London demo (Large)
¤ Half Million in Anti-War Demo in Berlin
¤ 1 million Italians march against Iraq war
¤ In pictures: World rallies against war
¤ Peace rally held in Bermuda
¤ Big peace rally held in Brussels
¤ Anti-war march: what the speakers said
¤ People power takes to the world's streets
¤ UK's biggest peace rally
¤ One million. And still they came
¤ Blair stakes his political future on beating Iraq
¤ The great unheard finally speak out
¤ Australia launches anti-war protests
¤ BIGGEST EVER PEACE RALLY IN LONDON
¤ Mass protests in Glasgow and London
¤ Estimated 800,000 in peace rally in Central London
¤ Dozens stage candle-light vigil in Bahrain
¤ Peace protests spread around globe
¤ Dublin Anti-war protest numbers increase to 100,000
¤ Belgrade joins the global anti-war movement
¤ Antiwar demonstration outside U.S. Embassy in Japan
¤ Anti-War Protesters Pour Into Streets of Australia, New Zealand
¤ French say no to war
¤ US and Britain put on the defensive
¤ When peace isn't worth the price
¤ Dolly the sheep put down after growing old too soon
¤ War only weeks away, Powell warns
¤ Fighting words from war-renouncing Japan
¤ Forgotten, ignored, scared. And on the march today
¤ Millions join anti-war protests worldwide
¤ Blair backs UN route on Iraq
¤ Bin Laden son, al Qaeda terrorists spotted in Iran
¤ Ridge: No Need to Panic Over Alerts
¤ Gaza bomb kills four Israeli soldiers
¤ Colombia rebels kill and seize Americans
¤ Powell's Bad Day
¤ Britain and US unmoved as Blix calls for more time over Iraq
¤ Iraq won't preside over disarmament forum
¤ Bahrain smashes 'terrorist cell'
¤ Widow of anthrax victim sues for $50M
¤ South Koreans Visiting North, Despite Tensions
¤ Critics Fear Candid Rumsfeld Has Impeded Iraq Coalition
¤ Iraqi reporter expelled; Baghdad orders Fox out
¤ U.S.-led team raids suspected Afghanistan hide-outs
¤ 15 killed by bomb 'meant for Colombian President'
¤ U.S. plans ignore Iraq's clans
¤ The old and the ancient world confront Powell with new realities
¤ Frustrated Powell voices fears of endless, fruitless weapon checks
¤ Millions to march in hundreds of cities - a global protest begins
¤ Blix gives doves no reason to back war
¤ Disarray over Mugabe forces EU to delay summit
¤ Hardline Milosevic ally charged by Hague war crimes tribunal
¤ Pepsi loses its bottle in dispute over hip-hop commercial
¤ The People vs The War
¤ On a day of high drama turned back the tide of war
¤ Where does this leave us on the crucial issues?
¤ Vintage performance from an international bureaucrat
¤ Trench warfare over Iraq's destiny
¤ Weapons report reinforces divisions among big players
¤ Invasion, bombs, gas - we've been here before
¤ Bush a dill? Try a drunk, a thief, a deserter ...
¤ Iran out of Bush's new spin on 'axis of evil'
¤ Veto axe hangs over final US push for support
¤ Troops plan to storm Baghdad on first day of battle
¤ Unkind thoughts swell as the Europeans think Yank
¤ Tom's bleating about Bush goes back a way
Latest News
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2003
¤ Sharp Words On Iraq War From Outgoing Nigerian Ambassador
¤ Blix: No Weapons of Mass Destruction Found
> ElBaradei: No Evidence of Iraq Resuming Nuclear Weapons Program
¤ Blix: Iraq Banned Weapons Unaccounted For
¤ China: UN Must Do All It Can to Avoid War on Iraq
¤ France: Force Against Iraq Unjustified at This Time
¤ Dolly the Cloned Sheep Put to Death
¤ China gets jets from Russia
¤ UN weapons inspectors' report: At a glance
¤ No mandate to go to war
¤ Court Stops Florida From Blocking Nude Anti-War Activists
¤ ONGC strikes huge oil, gas reserves off Mumbai coast
¤ 'We are at the start of a hundred-year war'
¤ Blix: No Weapons of Mass Destruction Found
¤ Powell's Al Qaeda-Baghdad link falls apart
¤ British Agency Claims New bin Laden Tape
¥ Elvis also gave them a recording yesterday
¤ Bad Tip Contributed to Orange Alert, Official Says
> Not Really! We believe it was the bogus dossier
¤ First Lady gives TV alerts static
¤ Terror alert was false alarm
¤ Saddam issues decree banning weapons of mass destruction
¤ Blix: "We have no evidence of weapons of mass destruction'
¤ Key points: UN inspectors' report
¤ WHY WE SHOULD MARCH TOMORROW
¤ 190,500 SAY NO TO WAR
¤ The fuzzy ethics of nonlethal weapons
¤ Protest march may break records
¤ Impending War on Iraq an American Jihad
¤ Saddam's gas victims blame the West, too
¤ A monument to hypocrisy
¤ CIA sabotaged inspections and hid weapons details
¤ Bush tells troops to prepare for 'great tests'
¤ US ready to use Blix report as launchpad for Gulf war
¤ Scenes of Colonial Africa With Racist Overtones
¤ Blair and Bush warn Europe to prepare for war
¤ US rules out sanctions in effort to ease Korea crisis
¤ Rumsfeld won't rule out nuclear bomb against Iraq
¤ Front-row seats for the war
¤ Nato doves refuse to budge but US hawks sharpen claws
¤ US movie stars lash out at Bush
¤ Global march for peace
¤ Blix report may not be last seen by UN council
¤ Patience will be a vital weapon in the long battle against terrorism
¤ Yes, there is an alternative to this approaching war
¤ The Sketch: Blunkett line on terror is as clear as mud
¤ Ovation for Schroeder as he grasps the chance for peace
¤ The enemy can't hide from our missiles: N Korea
¤ Sharon war-crime ruling icily received
¤ Greenspan and Bush in public clash
¤ Battle lines drawn on day of decision
¤ 24 Israeli soldiers hurt when RPG explodes in Golan Heights base
¤ Iraq deputy PM: We don't have the means to attack Israel
¤ Aziz's Roman welcome fuels US anger against Europe
¤ Kim is evil but not stupid, southerners say
British police detains "Venezuelan passenger" with grenade
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2003
VHeadline.com
Security concerns are focused on London Gatwick airport today after it was revealed that despite a heightened state of terrorist alert with British troops guarding key installations, luggage belonging to a "Venezuelan passenger" aboard a British Airways flight had passed through the arrival airport's X-ray screening without detection.
"In fact the hand grenade was only discovered, quite by chance, during a random check in the arrivals hall," a UK security source has told VHeadline.com ... "Gatwick security is very, very embarrassed by it all .. there are all sorts of feathers flying because of the lapse!"
British media has been quick to blame Venezuelan airport security and British Airways has reacted swiftly to ground all flights to and from Caracas until an investigation is completed ... but no one had thought to question Gatwick's security, despite the UK-based terrorist alert.
Meanwhile, Venezuela's Ambassador to London, Alfredo Toro Hardy hints that the man detained by British anti-terrorist police may have been using a false or stolen Venezuelan passport. "Our (Venezuelan) authorities are checking details but there appear to be some anomalies .. the man is definitely of Bangladeshi origin!"
Ambassador Toro Hardy rejects criticism of lax security procedures at Caracas (Simon Bolivar) international airport and insists that Venezuela maintains internationally-established aircraft loading procedures. Security at Maiquetia had already been on a heightened security alert of its own because of the current political-economic crisis and responsibilities are strictly observed from passage through check-in, baggage loading and all stages through the aircraft's lift-off to its final destination from Caracas.
Latest News
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2003
¤ Official: US Special Operations Troops Busy in Iraq
¤ Sharon to be sued for war crimes
¤ Belgian move against Sharon angers Israel
¤ Blair: weapons report 'breaches UN resolution'
¤ Which country poses the greatest danger to world peace
¤ The Path to Credibility
¤ Doing Al Qaeda's Dirty Work for Them
¤ Police arrest two near Heathrow airport amid terror alert
¤ Plan: US general to run Iraq
¤ Suit questions Bush's war powers
¤ Sharon's war-crimes trial after he leaves office
¤ Now Blair clashes with Germans
¤ Hysteria runs riot; networks fuel the fear
¤ Israel's Heroism is Terrorism by Anyone Else
¤ Bin Laden's voice aside | |
