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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A collapse of law and order in parts of Iraq could cause major problems for ordinary people, aid officials fear. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 3:51:46 PM  >CBC News: U.S. planning camp for up to 24,000 Iraqi PoWs . .< 3:49:28 PM >BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Arab world reacts to fall of Baghdad Quite a mixed bag. It's far too soon to know how this will all shake out. It must have seemed unimaginable that things would turn out like this . . . that Baghdad would fall so quickly. We're seeing some happy stories right at the moment. But there's the business of innocent people who were killed or had their lives destroyed by the invasion. . .< 3:40:29 PM >Residents Blare Horns, Dance and Empty Government Offices 'BAGHDAD, April 9 - Residents swarmed out onto the city streets today, suddenly sensing that the regime of Saddam Hussein was crumbling, and they celebrated the arrival of United States forces by tearing down a huge statue of Mr. Hussein in central Baghdad.' Thank God. Hopefully the worst is over . . . for now. . .< 10:40:23 AM >N Korea issues threat to Japan North Korea gives a blunt warning to Japan, ahead of a UN debate on the secretive state's nuclear plans. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 10:40:05 AM >Red Cross halts work in Baghdad The Red Cross suspends operations after a Canadian worker goes missing when his car is hit by gunfire. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] ' "There are lots of situations in which casualties have been seen and there was no possibility of evacuating them... there was immediate fire as soon as anybody tried to approach." ' . .< 10:36:35 AM >Media incensed at journalist killings The killing of three journalists by US forces in Baghdad on Tuesday has generated great anger in the Arabic media. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 10:36:17 AM >Inside Saddam's torture chamber Bill Neely visits the Basra headquarters of the Iraqi secret police, where thousands have been tortured and executed. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 10:32:15 AM >US bomb kills 11 Afghan civilians World: Eleven Afghan civilians were killed today when a US warplane pursuing enemy attackers mistakenly bombed a house near Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan, the US military said. [Guardian Unlimited] . .< 9:35:28 AM >Who'll Control Iraq's Oil? Diplomats and industry experts caution that political and legal issues surrounding the postwar sale of Iraqi oil could take weeks, if not months, to untangle. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] But of course it's not about oil. . .< 1:33:11 AM >Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | 'A picture of killing inflicted on a sprawling city - and it grew more unbearable by the minute' 'Death's embrace gave the bodies intimacies they never knew in life. Strangers, bloodied and blackened, wrapped their arms around others, hugging them close. A man's hand rose disembodied from the bottom of the heap of corpses to rest on the belly of a man near the top. A blue stone in his ring glinted as an Iraqi orderly opened the door of the morgue, admitting daylight and the sound of a man's sobs to the cold silence within. Here were just some of the results of America's progress through Saddam Hussein's dominions yesterday, an advance that obliterated the symbols of his regime at the same time as it claimed to be liberating its people.' Jesus. I couldn't even read a third of this article. Corpses of children sending nurses who have seen days of the horrors of war wailing. Liberation. Right. . .< 1:22:50 AM >Fury at US as attacks kill three journalists Media: Al-Jazeera quits Iraq as Americans accused over deaths. [Guardian Unlimited] . .< 1:21:37 AM >For U.N. Humanitarian Agency, Big Worries and Major Challenges in Iraq Washington Post Apr 9 2003 0:11AM ET [Washington Post] Cleaning up the mess someone else made. |
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