Hmm, time for more war links

News and articles are appearing thick and fast at the moment, so here’s a fairly random collection of interesting stories from the last couple of days:

Things aren’t looking too good for the Kurds: the Turkish parliament has voted to send Turkish troops into northern Iraq. Now The Guardian reports that Turkey is determined to dispatch tanks and troops deep into northern Iraq.

European Union officials have launched an investigation after bugging devices were found at offices used by several EU delegations - including those of France, Germany and the UK.

One of north-east England’s leading businessman is handing back his CBE as a protest against the war on Iraq. A man of integrity.

A senior official has resigned from a US embassy over Bush’s foreign policy. Well, I don’t suppose Bush could actually find Mongolia on the map, but it’s good to see American diplomats standing up for what’s right.

When the singer from a Grammy-winning country group recently criticised President Bush’s stance on Iraq, the the Dixie Chicks found themselves dropped from many US radio playlists. Singer Natalie Maines was forced to apologise, but it seems that’s not enough…

The Texas female trio’s CDs have been burned and smashed - and even run over by a tractor in one event organised by a Louisiana country station.

What next — burning books? Well, now South Carolina House Representatives have voted for a resolution calling for the Dixie Chicks to perform for South Carolina troops and their families as a way of apologizing for criticizing President George W. Bush. Freedom of speech, US-style.

If you’re against the war, but not sure if you really want to bother protesting (big demonstrations are being organised for tomorrow), I think this might help you decide: a US defence official has said moves to ban depleted uranium ammunition are just an attempt by America’s enemies to blunt its military might.

Colonel James Naughton of US Army Materiel Command said Iraqi complaints about depleted uranium (DU) shells had no medical basis.

“They want it to go away because we kicked the crap out of them,” he told a Pentagon briefing.

Sick.

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