FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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2/2/2006; 6:36:58 |
| NYT Endorses Kerry for President: |
| "There is no denying that this race is mainly about Mr. Bush's disastrous tenure. Nearly four years ago, after the Supreme Court awarded him the presidency, Mr. Bush came into office amid popular expectation that he would acknowledge his lack of a mandate by sticking close to the center. Instead, he turned the government over to the radical right." "We look back on the past four years with hearts nearly breaking, both for the lives unnecessarily lost and for the opportunities so casually wasted. Time and again, history invited George W. Bush to play a heroic role, and time and again he chose the wrong course. We believe that with John Kerry as president, the nation will do better." -- New York Times 17 Oct, 2004 |
| Reckless Administration May Reap Disastrous Consequences: |
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'This nation is about to embark upon the first test of a revolutionary doctrine applied in an extraordinary way at an unfortunate time. The doctrine of preemption -- the idea that the United States or any other nation can legitimately attack a nation that is not imminently threatening but may be threatening in the future -- is a radical new twist on the traditional idea of self defense. It appears to be in contravention of international law and the UN Charter. And it is being tested at a time of world-wide terrorism, making many countries around the globe wonder if they will soon be on our -- or some other nation's -- hit list.' -U.S. Senator Robert Byrd, Feb. 12, 2003 |
| On the road to losing the peace : |
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'It was bad enough for the U.S. to have endured the intelligence failures that led to Sept. 11; it's another thing to know that 18 months, billions of dollars and untold numbers of bombs later that Osama bin Laden and most of his top advisers remain on the loose. This failure ought to be thrown daily in Mr. Bush's face, but he has diverted attention to Iraq, where the United States is about to make a mistake of historic proportions.' -Jeffrey Simpson in The Globe and Mail, 18 Feb 2003 |
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The better to bomb your allies with.  < 11:11:27 PM>.Canada to follow UN in Iraq policy 
Canada will always operate under the auspices of the United Nations, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said on Monday, a day after his predecessor accused him of being juvenile in his foreign policy. [CBC News] < 11:06:38 PM>.Guardian Unlimited | Arts news | Madonna video to blast Bush stance on Iraq 'American gossip writer Matt Drudge reports that the clip will contain scenes of dismembered Iraqi men and women and wounded Iraqi babies and children.' < 9:48:59 PM>.Whatever happened to the American left?. The left in America was once a powerful force that fought for civil rights. Where is it now? By Gary Younge. [Guardian Unlimited] < 3:24:51 PM>.Biometric ID cards may be needed to cross U.S. border next year 
Canadians may soon need new national identity cards if they want to cross the border into the U.S. The cards have been criticized by the privacy commissioner as an invasion of privacy. [CBC News] So much for the world's longest undefended border. < 12:20:03 PM>."Bush Wants Secret Arrests" [Daypop Top 40] |
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