ON TO SYRIA!:

White War! (Parviz Esmaeili, 1/02/03, Teherean Times)

At a time when U.S. military activities and preparations had reached such a level that almost all observers had started a countdown to a massive military attack on Iraq, all of sudden unofficial reports indicate that Washington is now following a different strategy based on a "white battle" to achieve the same goal a "red war" could accomplish .

Reports of the past few days, particularly those with European sources, indicate that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein may take asylum in Russia and a U.S.-backed group will replace him without much change in the structure of the ruling system in Baghdad.

Of course, as soon as Saddam's gone you dismantle his government, but you have to get rid of him first. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 2, 2003 8:29 AM