Same War, New Justification
President Bush’s administration has now expanded the justification for going to war to the potential for producing weapons of mass destruction. This administration is now planning to wage war on Lichtenstein. There is a high school in Lichtenstein that has a chemistry laboratory. If it purchases the correct ingredients on the international market, it can produce cyanide gas, which is a weapon of mass destruction. There is also a hospital in Lichtenstein that has a micro-biology laboratory to run cultures to identify infections. This laboratory could culture organisms that could be used for weapons of mass destruction, such as anthrax, etc. Therefore, Lichtenstein could potentially possess weapons of mass destruction of chemical and micro-biological agents. First, there will be a bombardment of cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs to destroy all infrastructure in Lichtenstein, and this country will be powerless to fight back. Once we occupy Lichtenstein, then Halliburton will get a non-bid multi-billion dollar contract to rebuild the country. Since Lichtenstein has prince ruling it, we will send in an administration to make sure there is a democracy established in Lichtenstein.

It is rumored in the White House that the next target in the war on terrorism after Lichtenstein will be Monaco.

Sincerely,
A. Baumhammers, D.D.S., M.S.

A Special Thanks
Congratulations to the creative and hard working New People collective for a really great job taking over the huge task of publishing our wonder paper. Thanks for your dedication and commitment to this important work of the Thomas Merton Center. It is through The NewPeople that I learned about TMC's work for peace and justice. Keep up the great work.

Peace and healing to you and all the world,
Mary Ruth Aull