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    • The UN Has Spoken, Iraq Must Answer

      Iraq stands accused of grave violations of international law following yesterday's unanimous adoption by the United Nations Security Council of Resolution 1441 demanding that it disarm its weapons of mass destruction. Unanimous action by the Council represents the highest form of legal sanction available in the international arena. p

    • To Stop Smoking

      The Minister for Health, Mr Martin, is showing unmistakable signs of a loss of political nerve. Almost three years ago, Mr Martin identified the battle against tobacco as one of the most important public health challenges facing the State. And he spoke of making it a tobacco-free zone. p
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    • Bush gets it right on marriage and the family

      To celebrate the ringing endorsement given to him this week by the American electorate in the mid-term elections, President Bush opted for modesty. As White House press secretary Ari Fleischer declared: "The President thought that the most appropriate way to mark today would be with a touch of graciousness." p

    • Glorified messenger boys of the political system

      ' Going About Persecuting Civil Servants " is the title of the seminal academic work on clientelism, the practice whereby politicians who are supposed to act as national legislators are turned into glorified messenger boys and girls by the political system. p

    • Turkey's agenda: compatibility of Islam and pluralism

      WORLD VIEW: When the mayor of the northern Italian town of Premana, Pietro Coverio, heard the news he ordered the town's flag to be lowered to half-mast. "The Turkish people have a right to vote for whomever they want," he announced condescendingly, "but the victory of an Islamic party in a country that could soon join the European Union threatens our Christian culture." p
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    • An Irishman's Diary

      There are two overwhelming arguments for the increased funding of RTÉ, whether through a raised licence fee or a larger State subsidy (or both) - Mary Raftery and Mick Peelo. Or, rather, what they represent of the best in our national broadcaster. p
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