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Hardball Briefing reader/Gulf War hero Norman Schwarzkopf leads the show
tonight...Does the diplomatic delay at the U.N. put American lives at risk in the
field? Plus, what can our troops expect when the hostilities begin? We'll also show
you some of that amazing B-Roll of the MOAB bomb...Yeah, the big one! We'll ask
Stormin' Norman that and many other questions you would too if you hosted this
show...We may even ask him about a possible "decapitation model" in Iraq (I'm not
quite sure what that is but Biden used the term last year on the show and it sounded
kinda cool)...I think you'll enjoy it...I read somewhere years ago that Schwarzkopf is
a big fan of mint chocolate chip ice cream but we won't get into that tonight...
In the B/C blocks we've got none other that Arizona Senator John McCain...He's another
one of the those "cool dude at the office water cooler" types...We'll talk to him
about his NYT piece: The Right War for the Right Reasons
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/12/opinion/12MCCA.html
In the D block, Eric Margolis, writer for The American Conservative (Pat's mag) and
author of "War at the Top of the World: The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir and
Tibet." will debate Dick Armey on the cost and duration of a post Iraq occupation...
And don't forget to hang around for the last quarter hour, my favorite little pet
project of the day: The Political Buzz...Katrina and Tony will do the Blair/political
stuff, Bill Clinton speaks out on Iraq and "The Hammer" slams "neo-appeasers" who
oppose the war...Oh, wait until you see our Clinton/"Bloodlines" bite, it's great...He
takes a shot at Bush...I'm putting it in the "must cut" sot file!
Housekeeping item...
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tell you yet when it airs, you gotta sign up for the newsletter.
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Mortman's latest political notebook...Give it up!....Some medicine for Bill Frist's
political woes http://msnbc.com/news/883431.asp?0dm=C14TO
Briefing subscriber/Florida recount guest Alan Fein debuts with a piece chastising his
party: Playing scared politics...Why are Democratic candidates so afraid to offend?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/884209.asp?0cv=OB10
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from deep inside The
Beltway...
We interrupt this Hardball Briefing to bring you some fun Clinton News:
The Pakistani government denied a claim by a local politician on Wednesday that al
Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had been captured, while the U.S. government also
disavowed the report. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=2HCHRT15FA0GSCRBAEZSFFA?type=topNews&storyID=2368884
Former President Clinton said Wednesday he thinks a war with Iraq can be avoided if
the United States backs a British resolution giving Saddam Hussein more time to
disarm. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030312/ap_on_re_mi_ea/clinton_iraq_2
Von Hoffman: Needed: Eye-Gouging Fun...A Clinton predecessor reviews his "60 Minutes"
performance. http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110003187
Wednesday is Post food day...Sorry if you're doing the Atkins diet...One Potato, Blue
Potato...Look What the Irish Have Done to the Simple Spud
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9829-2003Mar11.html
President Saddam Hussein would be forced to appear on television to renounce weapons
of mass destruction as part of a set of benchmarks that Britain wants to include in
the U.N. resolution now facing formidable resistance at the Security Council.
President Bush is "generally supportive" of the British proposals, White House
spokesman Ari Fleischer said Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/842500.asp
President Lobbies for Deal on Iraq...Bush called the presidents of Chile, Mexico and
Angola to push a compromise proposal that U.S. and British officials believe could
begin to break the logjam at the U.N. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12876-2003Mar11.html?referrer=email
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld says the Bush administration "has every reason to
believe" the British will make a significant contribution to any war with Iraq,
although he would not count out going to war without Britain. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20030312/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq_military
Domestic Pressures Build Against Blair...Support of U.S. on Iraq Taking a Toll
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12566-2003Mar11.html
Iraq occasions Blair's boldest gambit...Prime minister of Britain takes biggest gamble
of his public life (AP) http://www.msnbc.com/news/884092.asp?0si=-
Saddam ready to kill Iraqis, blame U.S...Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is planning
attacks on his own people in the event of a U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and his top
operative has been put in charge of southern Iraq to quell any civilian uprisings.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030312-32976.htm
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday repeated his warning that any war
against Iraq without U.N. backing would have its legitimacy questioned. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=2366534
Serbia prime minister assassinated...Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic - one of
the leaders of the opposition that toppled Slobodan Milosevic - died Wednesday after
he was shot in an apparent assassination attempt, Reuters quoted a party source as
saying.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/884133.asp
America is poised to award a giant contract for post-war reconstruction in Iraq to
well-connected US companies, it was reported yesterday (London Telegraph)
http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/12/wusa12xml
Army helicopter crash probed...Military officials launched an investigation Wednesday
as to why a Black Hawk helicopter carrying 13 soldiers crashed in a heavily wooded
area during a training mission.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/883840.asp
Losing a procedural vote to make contraceptives more widely available, Senate
Democrats continued attempts to chip away at a bill that would outlaw a medical
procedure that critics call partial birth abortion. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=512&ncid=703&e=4&u=/ap/20030312/ap_on_go_co/congress_abortion
Bush Calls for Senate Debates Limit...President Bush, faced with a month-long
Democratic filibuster that is blocking Estrada nomination, called on the Senate to
outlaw such tactics and require "timely" votes on all judicial nominees. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12643-2003Mar11.html?referrer=email
Moran's remarks on Jews stoke debate...Rep. James P. Moran's remarks on the influence
of American Jews on the Bush administration's hard line against Iraq have put a public
face on a bitter and intensely personal debate among policy-makers. (The Washington
Times) http://washingtontimes.com/world/20030312-76628071.htm
Gauging Promise of Iraqi Oil...Ousting Hussein could open the door for U.S. and
British firms. French, Russian and Chinese rivals would lose their edge. (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-iraqoil12mar12001446,1,7091572.story?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dbusiness%2Dmanual
His White House ambitions and a lack of Irish heritage make him the perfect target at
Sunday's St. Patrick's Day political roast, but U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry apparently
won't be there to take the heat. (The Boston Herald)
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/kerr03122003.htm
Savage fights back: A militant gay-rights group that failed to stop Michael Savage's
TV debut last weekend angrily stepped up its attack yesterday - rejecting peace talks
with NBC and escalating attempts to scare his advertisers away. (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/70513.htm
Opinion/Editorial
Pat: Whose War? A neoconservative clique seeks to ensnare our country in a series of
wars that are not in America's interest. http://amconmag.com/03_24_03/cover.html
Shapiro slams Pat!!! After Iraq, attack Pat Buchanan
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/bs20030312.shtml
Geraghty: Moranic Record...Blaming an Iraq war on Jews is only the latest odd outburst
from the Virginia Democrat
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-geraghty031203.asp
The Washington Post: Blaming the Jews
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13012-2003Mar11.html
May: Jewish Guilt...Proponents of appeasing dictators also scapegoat Jews; so what
else is new? http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-may031203.asp
Ilana: 'Just War' for dummies http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31480
Krauthammer: Walk away, Mr. President. Walk away from the U.N. Security Council. It
will not authorize the coming war. You can stand on your head and it won't change the
outcome. You can convert to Islam in a Parisian mosque and it won't prevent a French
veto. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13017-2003Mar11.html
The Wall Street Journal: Bush in Lilliput...Delaying action in Iraq is endangering
American lives. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110003189
Compromising positions...A flurry of last-minute negotiations at the U.N. could delay
an Iraq war significantly or lend the war greater legitimacy if it happens. By Fred
Kaplan.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/883743.asp
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