Well, here we are in February, 2003, and although it's not the brightest of days here in the Valley of the Sun it's not as bad as it has been in the North-East and Europe over the last couple of weeks.

World news -

Still have the Chamberlain brigade prevaricating over Iraq. Of course, France has a particular vested interest (when doesn't she?) which is why they don't want their trade deals messed up.

History had repeatedly shown that strong action is needed when dealing with rogue states. The road to disaster is paved with good intentions.