Free Iraq

“In the wake of the Iraq intervention, Washington continues to retreat and retrench…
In most international meetings, a consensus is reached in advance so that conflicts will not be highlighted under the glare of publicity. Washington's loss of leadership is indicated by the fact that the meetings in which it participated during the week of December 5 were marked by clear public opposition to its policies…
These instances include: E.U. weapons sales to China, the South American Community of Nations, U.S.-India military cooperation, the N.A.T.O. training mission in Iraq, Middle Eastern reform versus Palestinian peace, and the confrontation between the U.S. and Russia at the O.S.C.E."

''Testing the Currents of Multipolarity'' December 15, 2004

The drag and the quicksand of Iraq.