Wednesday, October 9, 2002

• Iraq Journal: Democracy Now’s Exclusive Reports From Baghdad with Jeremy Scahill and Jacquie Soohen

  
  

  Today we begin our new exclusive series Iraq Journal featuring Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill in Baghdad.

• From the Floor: Congressmembers Dana Rohrbacher (R-Ca), David Bonior (D-Mi) and Barbara Lee (D-Ca) Debate War Part 1

  
  

  Congressional debate on an invasion of Iraq opened in the House and Senate. President-select Bush is seeking support for a resolution that would give him backing to use unilateral military force against Iraq without UN Security Council approval or prior notice to Congress.

• Oil and Gas: Iraq’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed Aldouri Says Bush Wants Iraq’s Oil and Admits Iraq Used Nerve Gas Against the Iranians

  
  

  The US and France have taken a significant step towards agreeing to the basis of a United Nations resolution that would lay out tough new demands on Iraq and give UN weapons inspectors a stronger mandate, diplomats said.

• From the Floor: Congressmembers Dana Rohrbacher (R-Ca), David Bonior (D-Mi) and Barbara Lee(D-Ca) Debate War Part 2

  
  

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• The Washington Post and War: Post Ombudsman Michael Getler & Fair’s Steve Rendall On Coverage of the Anti-War Movement

  
  

  Last week Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting issued an action alert documenting the limited coverage of a major anti-war demonstration in London that drew up to 400,000. The demonstration merited only passing mentions in the Washington Post and New York Times, so hundreds of activists contacted the papers to ask about this news judgment. On October 6, Post ombudsman Michael Getler agreed with the activists’ concerns. In his weekly column, Getler wrote, "Whatever one thinks about the wisdom of a new war, once it starts it is too late to air arguments that should have been aired before." Today we talk to Getler and Steve Rendall, senior analyst at FAIR, on coverage of the anti-war movement.