FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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| 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 |
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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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Bravo . .< 11:41:17 PM  >Iraqi clerics challenge US rule Thousands of Shia Muslims stage an anti-US protest as the new US administrator considers how to rebuild Baghdad. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 11:33:51 PM >CBC News - Reality Check: Where are the weapons of mass destruction? 'Why is it taking so long to find them? Some suggest it's because so many weapons were destroyed before the war. Ron Cleminson, a Canadian member of the UN weapons inspection commission, says, "We knew we had 817 of 819 scuds; we had destroyed 40,000 chemical weapons."
In other words, the inspections were working, something the UN inspectors were insisting just two weeks before the war started.' |
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