IRAQ

Counterpunch: Repeat After Me - Iraq is Weapons Free
Now that the Bush administration has realised that unless Iraq is certified as having no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) the UN sanctions cannot be permanently lifted and the Oil for Food Program will remain in force, the US President is changing his tune.

During a recent speech in Ohio, George W. Bush hinted for the first time that Iraq's infamous WMD might never be uncovered. "It's going to take time to find them, but we know he (Saddam Hussein) had them. And whether he destroyed them, moved them or hid them, we're going to find out the truth," he said.

"One thing is for certain," Bush added. "Saddam Hussein no longer threatens America with weapons of mass destruction." As if he ever did