These are excerpts from newspaper editorials from around the world that may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers:

The Lebanon (Pennsylvania) Daily News, on the possible invasion of Iraq:

Pennsylvania's Sen. Arlen Specter is right.

President George W. Bush should spell out a case for invading Iraq and get Congress' consent before beginning a military engagement to oust dictator Saddam Hussein.

There's little doubt the president could make a strong case for invading Iraq and toppling Saddam.

... Yet try as it may, the US government has thus far been unable to make any solid connection.

Shouldn't we have something more like a smoking gun before we commit perhaps 250,000 troops to an invasion? This time around, it probably won't be like Gulf War I.

The sequel is likely to involve biological and/or chemical weapons if Saddam indeed has them (and who in his right mind doubts that?). Faced with an invasion by the world's only remaining superpower, the Iraqi dictator would have little to lose by unleashing such pestilence. These realities must be debated by Congress and the public before such an expensive and risky operation takes place. ...

Many argue a congressional declaration of war would remove the element of surprise.

As if our president's active planning to oust Saddam isn't already the worst-kept secret in the world. ...

Keep the pressure on for debate, Sen. Specter.