Ed: The problem is, neither of these decisions are going to really make any difference one bit.
NYT, July 9 2004: Report Says Key Assertions Leading to War Were Wrong
WASHINGTON, July 9 Ñ The Central Intelligence Agency greatly overestimated the danger presented by deadly unconventional weapons in Iraq because of runaway assumptions that were never sufficiently challenged, the Senate Intelligence Committee said today.
In a long-awaited report that goes to the heart of President Bush’s rationale for going to war against Iraq, the committee said that prewar assessments of Saddam Hussein’s supposed arsenal of chemical and biological weapons, and his desire to have nuclear weapons, were wildly off the mark.
NYT, July 9 2004: World Court Says Israeli Barrier Violates International Law
The International Court of Justice ruled today that it is against international law for Israel to build its barrier in the West Bank and that it should be dismantled.
The advisory ruling by the World Court, in the Hague, is nonbinding. But it contributes to the debate surrounding construction of the network of fencing and ditches on lands that have been the focus of Middle East peace efforts.
Israel says it is building the barrier as self-defense against attackers, but Palestinians call it an attempt to grab land.
