Monday, February 03, 2003

More Terrorism With War

Roy Eccleston of the Australian reports that American officials have come to the conclusion that "the US faces a dramatically increased risk of terrorist attacks if it invades Iraq."

"The US is understood to estimate the prospect of terrorism will rise by about 75 per cent if it launches military action against the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein," he contends.

Paul Rogers published an academic study a few months ago which makes the same general argument.