ZNet just sent me an essay by Chomsky which sketches some of the reasons why we should be more than just a little bit worried at the moment.

I'm still quite sickened by the crude 'arguments' put forward by the Bush-Blair people in support of their war, so I'm grateful for the continuing protests. A journalist on the radio yesterday was suggesting to a Parliament Square protestor that they should go home because the war has now happened and so it can't be stopped. But I think it's important that we try to keep people aware of the way they brought this about, including their constant self-contradictions, the fact that the war is illegal, and the lack of international support for it.

And what are we meant to think of the US claims that their 'coalition of the obedient' keeps growing? According to this, Ari Fleischer is impressed by the support from 'countries of every race and faith'. Apparently they have 27 trillion dollars worth of GDP supporting them, or 35 countries.

Another statement said that 30 countries are publicly in support and 15 are secretly telling the US they support them while publicly pretending not to. Thank goodness for the defenders of openness and democracy B-(