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Same ends, different means: while disagreeing about the necessity of war with Iraq, both the "conservative" Bush administration and the Marxist-led "peace" movement seek to empower the UN.(United Nations)(Cover Story)

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Although they may disagree about the means, the Bush administration and the international "peace" movement are in accord regarding the objective in Iraq: Both sides eagerly seek to enhance the power and prestige of the UN by enforcing Security Council disarmament resolutions.

Many commentators have correctly pointed out that the roster of anti-war activists is cluttered with the names of veteran leftists, including geriatric figures from the Vietnam era. This is particularly true of Win Without War (WWW), a project of MoveOn.org, a partisan Democratic pressure group. WWW's campaign debuted with a lengthy protest petition bearing the names of scores of celebrities ...

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