FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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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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'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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Iraqis tell their American relatives of the daily horror of being caught between Saddam's death squads and the ferocious firepower of the U.S. military. [Salon] . .< 2:21:34 AM  >Why won't anyone listen to Gary Hart? The former, and possibly future, presidential candidate says he pushed a resolution that could have kept the U.S. out of war. But no Democratic leader wanted to hear it. [Salon] . .< 2:20:53 AM >The Madonna video you can't see on MTV A bootleg copy of her bomb-throwing "American Life" video proves provocative -- but not nearly as disturbing as her decision to yank it. [Salon] Bingo . .< 2:16:49 AM >nimmo Kurt Nimmo: "Bush is doing something they did in the last century -- wage an invasion and control the imagery -- something impossible now in the era of instantaneous electronic communication." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] . .< 1:53:59 AM >Iraqis loot Ali's palace A palace that housed the man dubbed Chemical Ali for his role in gas attacks on northern Iraq is looted by local people. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 1:53:03 AM >US $80bn war chest 'for allies only' Congress approves $80bn to finance war in Iraq and reconstruction, but insists that opponents like France should not see one cent of it. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 1:52:13 AM >Jordan protests over Iraqi deaths The Jordanian Government summons the US envoy to condemn the killing of civilians by coalition forces in Iraq. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 1:51:34 AM >In pictures: Target Baghdad Images from the war in Iraq where Saddam Hussein remains defiant as US forces reach Baghdad airport. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 1:50:14 AM >Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | In an instant we were plunged into endless night 'And so a city which spent yesterday warding off the notion of an American onslaught went to bed with the realisation that the attack had arrived.' . .< 1:45:47 AM >Polly Toynbee: Unhappy endings Comment: The Downing Street dream factory paints a hopeful postwar future. But everyone else sees potential disaster, writes Polly Toynbee. [Guardian Unlimited] . .< 1:43:00 AM >Iraq Costs Will Overwhelm U.S., U.N. Official Says (washingtonpost.com) 'Mark Malloch Brown, the administrator of the U.N. Development Program, said Iraq's oil earnings would be woefully inadequate to fund a reconstruction bill that experts say could reach as high as $100 billion. He also said the persistence of armed opposition to coalition forces could severely limit the capacity of U.S. authorities and companies to work in large sections of the country are not pacified.' . .< 1:39:12 AM >British Troops Bring Their Brand of Civic-Minded Peacekeeping to Iraq (washingtonpost.com) ' "I love Americans -- they're wonderful to work with," Goldsworthy, who served alongside U.S. forces in Turkey and Bosnia, said. "But I'm afraid the American attitude of today is like the British attitude of 120 years ago during the Empire. We thought everyone wanted to be an Englishman and live an English life, celebrate the queen and have cream tea. Americans seem to believe that everyone is envious and wants to be part of America. It's as though they haven't learned the lessons we've learned in a very hard way." Goldsworthy cites photographs showing American soldiers ordering Iraqi civilians to lie face down in the dirt while they are checked for weapons. "For Arabs, to be spread-eagled with your face in the dust is a hugely shameful thing," she said. What the Iraqis want more than anything is respect, and to feel valued and feel treated as human beings," she said.' |
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