Last night up to a hundred British and American planes have attacked
Iraqi air defences 240 miles west of Baghdad, alleging that their
planes came under attack by Iraq. It is self-evident that the latest
military operation was an act of unprovoked aggression and a calculated
provocation.
The report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
is a most striking proof of this old saying that the first casualty of
war is always the truth. It is being presented by the war party in
Washington and Tony Blair as conclusive "proof" that Saddam Hussein is
just "months away" from launching a nuclear bomb.
The events of last September were painful ones. But as the dust finally
settles on the shattered ruins of the twin towers, a growing number of
men and women are beginning to think and act for themselves. The
terrible blows that shake the lives of the millions also help to knock
out of their heads a hundred years of dust and cobwebs. Slowly,
painfully, the fog is clearing from many minds and people are compelled
to come face to face with reality. One year after September 11, Ted
Grant and Alan Woods look at what has happened in the aftermath of the
attacks.