FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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17/10/2004; 7:55:05 |
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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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Fear is a huge part of the American psyche. Bush is a part of this culture and by promoting his own fear on his people he can get away with unnecessary wars. . .< 1:41:00 AM  >US war bill reaches $20bn The Pentagon says the war in Iraq has so far cost $20bn, with the cost of keeping troops there likely to be $2bn. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] Imagine what a great leader could have done with $20 billion dollars. AIDS? Child poverty? Nope, Bush is protecting oil wells, blowing people up, and enraging people all over the world. . .< 1:38:10 AM >More die as troops open fire on Mosul crowd World: Community leaders in Mosul appealed for calm yesterday after US forces became involved in a lethal firefight in the city centre for the second day running. [Guardian Unlimited] . .< 1:31:35 AM >CBC News: Bush visit likely if Canada joined war: U.S. ambassador Um, do we feel neglected? I don't think so. It would have been a nice opportunity to protest the moron but we're not the bunch of brown-nosers some of us would have us be. . .< 1:28:05 AM >Yahoo! News - Clinton blasts US approach to international affairs 'Former US President Bill Clinton blasted US foreign policy adopted in the wake of the September 11 attacks, arguing the United States cannot kill, jail or occupy all of its adversaries. "Our paradigm now seems to be: something terrible happened to us on September 11, and that gives us the right to interpret all future events in a way that everyone else in the world must agree with us," said Clinton, who spoke at a seminar of governance organized by Conference Board.' . .< 1:15:02 AM >The Globe and Mail: Facts fall victim to war jargon 'The long faces and sombre tones at CNN when "terrorist" tactics emerged were laughable. The terrorist tactics included wearing civilian clothes -- something that French and Russian resistance fighters did when fighting Nazi occupation. We call them heroes. Hit-and-run tactics have been used by overwhelmed locals in every invasion. The United States itself has made heroes of the civilian militias (or "paramilitary groups") who fought British troops in their own war of independence. And the gangs who killed British troops and committed acts of sabotage in British-occupied Palestine after the Second World War -- groups whose tactics were terrorist by anyone's definition -- later formed the state of Israel.' Russel Smith with a righteous rant on the abuse of language in the American media's abdication of it's responsibilities. |
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