NP Iraq invasion soon?

[Doug Millison]

[...] Over the last several months news reports of Bush Administration
plans concerning the invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein
have appeared with relative frequency in the mainstream media. However,
with very few exceptions those reports have emphasized either that these
are contingency plans that have not been operationalized or the target date
has been postponed until next year. In light of some recent circumstantial
evidence and on-going signals from the White House, the later story
especially, published in the New York Times, now seems like a case of
Pentagon disinformation. The invasion of Iraq may be sooner than we are
being led to believe by the propaganda machine.

Among the more telling signals not discussed yet in the mainstream media is
the revelation that a number of MASH units are being called up to report
for duty in July. These same units will be committed up to a 6 month period
from the July date, that is, through the fall congressional elections.
Added to this is the increasing reserve call-up of troops and the
deployment of more warships to the region, including war games in the
coming weeks with India. Further evidence of a push for a late summer/early
fall invasion is the churning out of weapons, including the so-called
"low-yield" nuclear bunker buster bomb. [...]

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May 6, 2002
Invasion of Iraq
It's Sooner Than You Think
by Fran Schor