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| NYT Endorses Kerry for President: |
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"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
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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
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| On the road to losing the peace : |
'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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 Sunday, 2 March 2003
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CNN.com - Turkey rejects U.S. troop proposal - Mar. 1, 2003 'The proposal has little popular support in Turkey. Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in downtown Ankara. Public opinion polls show more than 90 percent of Turks oppose a U.S.-led war against Iraq. The United States has offered $6 billion in economic aid to offset fears that war could devastate Turkey's economy.'
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Pope presses Bush on Iraq. Pope John Paul II is to send an envoy to Washington to deliver a warning about war in Iraq. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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The Village Voice: Nation: Nat Hentoff: Ashcroft Out of Control by Nat Hentoff [Daypop Top 40]
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CNN.com - U.S. plan: Threat level for every flier - Feb. 28, 2003 '"This system threatens to create a permanent blacklisted underclass of Americans who cannot travel freely," said Katie Corrigan, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union.'
With a weblog like this I wonder what threat level I'd have assigned.
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FAIR MEDIA ADVISORY: Star Witness on Iraq Said Weapons Were Destroyed 'According to Newsweek, Kamel told the same story to CIA analysts in August 1995. If that is true, all of these U.S. officials have had access to Kamel's statements that the weapons were destroyed. Their repeated citations of his testimony-- without revealing that he also said the weapons no longer exist-- suggests that the administration might be withholding critical evidence.'Having it both ways.
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Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote. Secret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security Council members ahead of crucial vote over war on Iraq. [Guardian Unlimited] Beautiful.
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Chrétien, Bush clash over regime change 'The White House said Friday it wants Saddam Hussein ousted even if Baghdad disarms, a stand that immediately provoked a sharp response from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who said the United States can't just wander the world changing regimes it doesn't like.'Merci Jean.
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Suspected 9/11 mastermind captured 'The capture in Pakistan of the principal plotter of the Sept. 11, 2001 airliner assaults on the United States was hailed Saturday as a staggering blow to the heart of al-Qaeda's leadership.' It took a very long time but the Americans have finally caught a break. Good news.
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