Year in a Minute: 2003

US IRAQ PROTESTS

Anti-war protesters protest in front of the White House. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Credit: AP

SBS celebrating 50 Years. This is a Year in a Minute 2003.


At this hour, American and Coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations.
Australia joins the Iraq War to find W-M-Ds.

Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is convicted for involvement in Bali bombings, ASIO raids suspected terror suspects, as our troops restore law and order in the Solomon Islands.

Chinese authorities hoped they HAD…

“shut up, just shut up shut up...”

But half a million protest in Hong Kong.

Governor General Peter Hollingsworth quits following a child sex abuse scandal.

Space shuttle Columbia disintegrates upon re-entry,

Lula da Silva becomes the first left wing president of Brazil for 42 years.

And social media for professional connections launches with LinkedIn.

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