San Francisco cops have arrested more than 1,300 anti-war protesters during a massive civil disobedience campaign.

The arrests began with a series of protests early in the morning and were continuing into the evening as US troops invaded Iraq.

The civil disobedience campaign coincided with hundreds of other protests around the US involving tens of thousands of Americans.

 Not every Yank is a mindless, flag-waving idiot.

The reach of the (U.S.) doctrine, and its dangers, were well described in an article in Foreign Affairs by Professor G. John Ikenberry of Georgetown University.

The grand strategy, he wrote, "is a general depreciation of international rules, treaties, and security partnerships."

The following is a copy of Mary (Ann) Wright’s letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Wright was most recently the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She helped open the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, in January 2002.

George Bush gave an electrifying speech this morning aimed at reversing the disappointment of the American people who are now aware that they are in for a protracted engagement. Transcript follows.....