FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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2/2/2006; 7:43:29 |
| 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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One of my favourite stories is about a contest The New Republic once held in which it's readers were to come up with the most boring headline possible. The winner? 'Worthwhile Canadian Initiative'  < 6:02:27 PM>.Argument 'Indeed, reading a new CNN document, "Reminder of Script Approval Policy", fairly takes the breath away. "All reporters preparing package scripts must submit the scripts for approval," it says. "Packages may not be edited until the scripts are approved... All packages originating outside Washington, LA (Los Angeles) or NY (New York), including all international bureaus, must come to the ROW in Atlanta for approval."' The article includes an example of a story which showed the Israelis in a bad light which was not approved until a lie was built into the script to make them look better. < 3:05:38 PM>."Virtual March on Washington" [Daypop Top 40] < 11:33:16 AM>.jay bookman on iraq. Jay Bookman on the president's real goal in iraq:
"This war, should it come, is intended to mark the official emergence of the United States as a full-fledged global empire, seizing sole responsibility and authority as planetary policeman." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] I always felt from their writing that the Engst's would make fine Canucks. < 1:19:39 AM>.Mugabe: US must disarm. The United States should lead by example and destroy its weapons of mass destruction, says Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] < 12:17:55 AM>.Threats, Promises and Lies 'But the rest of the world simply doesn't trust Mr. Bush either to honor his promises or to tell the truth. Can we run a foreign policy in the absence of trust? The administration apparently thinks it can use threats as a substitute.' A properly righteous rant about what I've been going on about for some time here: Bush has no credibility. |
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