Loose Cannons

Itching for Gulf War III

"We suddenly discover that Iran is much further along, with a far more robust nuclear weapons development program than anyone said it had." — US Secretary of State and UN slide shows Colin Powell, March 13.

Practicing for Gulf War III

"Pentagon officials said Saturday that as many as three US missiles aimed at Iraqi targets may have landed in neighboring Iran." — Associated Press, March 22.

Insider trading

"The Pentagon has recently announced the largest defense contract in US military history, a potential $250 billion deal that calls for the construction of approximately 6000 stealthy, supersonic Joint Strike Fighter combat planes... Air Force Secretary James G. Roche awarded the contract to Lockheed-Martin and Northrop Grumman... Before his nomination this summer, Air Force Secretary Roche worked as a top executive for Northrop Grumman for 17 years." — New York Village Voice, March 18.

Making a killing

"Stocks soared yesterday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its best weekly performance in more than 20 years. The Dow gained 8.4 percent in the week that war began". — New York Times, March 22.

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From Green Left Weekly, March 26, 2003.

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From GLW issue 531