[Responding to questions on Iraq, Powell said the US was not looking to] ease ... plane which was descending on its way to a crash. |
[Rumsfeld said that during his stay he plans to visit a mass grave site,] where the regime piled the bodies of its victims, ... tortured innocent Iraqis. |
[Saying] every man or woman is a glory symbol of jihad holding the flag of God, ... hit them back and front so they stumble and lose control so they fall to your fire. |
[Some U.S. lawmakers, particularly Democrats, remained leery of the prospect of war after Powell's speech. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, said Powell had made a] very strong case ... in blood and treasure. |
[Some U.S. lawmakers, particularly Democrats, remained leery of the prospect of war even after Powell's speech. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, said Powell had made a] very strong case ... in blood and treasure. |
[The massive haul was designed to] protect the funds from the invading forces ... We distributed it to protect it. |
[The State Department officials, who had been discussing the issues with top military officers at the Central Command, noted that the military was reluctant] to take on 'policing' roles ... a failure to address short-term public security and humanitarian assistance concerns could result in serious human rights abuses which would undermine an otherwise successful military campaign, and our reputation internationally. |
[U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said he told Annan that since the United States took] the political risk ... had no interest in controlling Iraq. |
A curse on Saddam, |
A curse on the agents of Satan. |
a just but firm ruler. |
A note from God. The prayer time has passed. Let us pray and continue. |
a prisoner in a cage. He has a cup he is rattling against the bars, but he is still in his cage. |
Ace in the Hole |
After September 11, we could not fail to imagine that a brutal tyrant who hated America, had ties to terror, had weapons of mass destruction, might use those weapons or share his deadly capabilities with our enemies. We saw a threat, |