Editor's Reading of the Day Sunday 23 March 2003
Ink dry on war script a year ago: Alan Ramsey of the SMH was contacted by Gordon Jockel ex senior Australian diplomat, once director of joint intelligence for defence. He told Ranmsay to read Nicholas Lemann in April issue of the New Yorker. In detail it has all happened, just as Lemann said it would. A .pdf of the Lemann article is here 834kb.

Editor's Reading of the Day Friday 21 March 2003
The Rhetorical Rules of Engagement: As featured in Fin Review. Australian Dr Paul Monk, PhD in international relations, worked 6 years Defence Intelligence Organisation on East Asia, Head of China analysis. Reflections on the Iraq war, with particular focus on the importance of carefully considering those arguments which weigh against your instinctively held position. Fully footnoted version http://www.austhink.org/