May 31, 2003
1. Nuclear madness
2. Why the economy will go from bad to worse
3. Someone who thinks the peace movement did make a difference - an encouraging article
4. Who said what when
5. Project for the New American Century

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1. Despite all their concerns about the spread of WMD, the Bush administration is pressing on with the development of new nuclear weapons. Robert Scheer raises some good points in this article - maybe someone wants to use this as the basis for a letter to the editor?  I believe Sununu voted in favor of developing the bunker buster, but check that out before you put it in a letter. http://www.latimes.com/la-oe-scheer13may13,0,5142385.column

2. It isn't a fun read (assuming this guy knows what he is talking about), but sticking our heads in the sand won't make it go away.

>During the '90s boom, Dean Baker was one of the few economists who clearly identified the stock market bubble. But no one in a position of power was willing to listen, even though the main thrust of the argument rested on basic arithmetic. Remarkably, the same "experts" who led the nation into the bubble are still dominating public debate on the economy. Baker explains how related bubbles in the property and currency markets have yet to burst, and how that prospect could severely hamper our quality of life for years to come. http://inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=185_0_1_0_C

3.  Not only does the author think the peace movement made a difference, he foresees more commitment from people to stick with it this time (unlike after the 1991 war).  He calls for a "permanent peace campaign" to oppose Bush's permanent war campaign. http://inthesetimes.com/comments.php?id=186_0_1_0_C

4.  List of who said what when regarding Iraq and WMD. Illustrates so clearly the morphing of the WMD, an urgent threat to an almost irrelevant issue in the minds of the Bush admin. Excellent basis for a LTE! http://www.counterpunch.com/wmd05292003.html

5.  Some history on the PNAC, whose visions of world domination by the US served as the basis for the National Security Strategy released last October. This group's agenda is important to understand, and if you haven't read the NSS document yet you really should. http://www.counterpunch.com/weiner05282003.html
NSS - http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss.html