AUDIO: Military families speak out. Palestinian student on life and death under occupation

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01:00 Robert Knight: Bush Sues for Peace at the UN; Two Military Reports Emerge on Iraq Costs Congressional Budget Office Releases estimates of $8 to $29 Billion/Year for Iraqi Occupation. This is in addition to the $80 Billion allocated just 4 months ago. At this rate the dollars will run out in March 2004. See the "Analysis of US Ability to Sustain Occupation of Iraq" report at http://www.cbo.gov Also, the conservative Washington Times reports "Secret classified Pentagon study that blames the debacle in Iraq on a rushed and error prone war planning process that "limited the focus of post invasion occupation". The secret report notes that Bush himself set the plan and prematurely approved details in August of 2002 (a full seven months before the fact). Noted was the "utter disregard in planning to investigate what the world knows to be the non-existent weapons of mass destruction" used by Bush as a pretext for the invasion. Bush with hat in hand is looking for funding as pumping oil fails. James Paul, Exec Dir of the Global Policy Forum states: "In 1991 the US was able to pressure Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Germany and Japan to pay $10 to $20 Billion to pay for the war".

06:00 Soldiers and US GI's Suffering in Iraq: Dennis Interviews Phone Guests Nancy Lessin and Charles Richardson of Military Families Speak Out: Morale is Non Existent as GW Bush says 'Bring Them On' then he and Paul Bremmer head out on vacation. The 10 reported attacks per day hide the 30/40/50 incidents that are not reported. 'Non Combat' Casualties Climb, Depleted Uranium, 'Pneumonia', Post Traumatic Stress. Cost escalations continue well OVER the acknowledged low ball estimate of $4 Billion per month. Deja Vu of Vietnam Quagmire. Veterans speak out on how the Iraq War "spits on the Memorial Wall". Military families seeking reassurance from Bush in Texas are denied as he was too busy that day to meet with families of troops - those suffering the consequences of this war.