Bush e Blair hanno mentito, negato la verità per imporre la guerra? *Le iniziative del Partito Radicale Transnazionale per “aiutare” la democrazia, a partire dalla democrazia americana ad accettare la verità. ... Continua

dal Corriere della Sera Il presidente liberiano: «Serve un trattato» I conflitti che hanno coinvolto 23 paesi africani sono costati, nel periodo che va dal 1990 al 2005, 284 miliardi di dollari (199,8 miliardi di euro) È una cifra enorme ma, secondo gli autori della ricerca Africa’s missing billions, sicuramente sottostimata. ... Continua

Ascolta l’intervista Martini: *«Parliamo di Birmania, di situazione internazionale, con Margherita Boniver, ex-sottosegretario agli esteri, parlamentare. ... Continua

UAE official: Hussein was open to exile. UAE deal died at Arab League meeting days before Iraq war DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Days before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Saddam Hussein agreed in principle to accept an offer of exile from the United Arab Emirates, but the deal fell through, a UAE government senior official told CNN. The reported offer came before an emergency Arab League meeting in Egypt in discussions between UAE officials and a Hussein aide, said the senior official, who was then a member of the UAE delegation to the Arab League. The Iraqi president issued conditions, and the proposal went nowhere, the UAE official said. The Hussein aide, Abed Hmoud, is now in jail in Iraq. The UAE official’s account was repeated by another source who attended the Arab League summit and, separately, by a senior UAE government official. ... Continua

*Il 22 febbraio 2003, quattro settimane prima dell’invasione dell’Iraq, il presidente George Bush incontra nel suo ranch di Crawford, in Texas, l’allora premier spagnolo José Maria Aznar e lo informa che è giunto il momento di attaccare l’Iraq. ... Continua

Arab leaders are planning to make an 11th-hour attempt to avert war in Iraq by calling for Saddam Hussein to go into exile and spare his country further destruction, according to Western and Arab diplomatic sources. The United States has made clear it would welcome Saddam’s departure. ... Continua

Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, said yesterday he would be «delighted» if Saddam Hussein fled Iraq and indicated that America was willing to contemplate an immunity deal. As Britain prepared to announce the deployment of armoured forces to the Gulf, and large anti-war protests were held in Washington and other cities across the world, Mr Rumsfeld suggested that Saddam could avert the war by leaving the country. «To avoid a war, I would, personally, recommend that some provision be made so that the senior leadership and their families could be provided haven in some other country», he said. ... Continua

Quattro settimane prima dell’invasione dell’Irak, che ebbe luogo nella notte tra il 19 e il 20 marzo del 2003, George W. Bush dichiarò in pubblico la sua richiesta a Saddam Hussein nei seguenti termini: disarmo o guerra. ... Continua