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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Incompetence. Watch Washington attempt to discredit the Shiites. . .< 4:55:25 PM  >'Maybe this is the kind of thinking that led to the virtual tie between Bush and Gore in the last election. And forgive me, it's probably what led to the war in Iraq, which looks more and more insipidly stupid every day that we don't discover a huge stockpile of WoMD. Maybe we'll find them later, but our leaders told us they knew they had them. I think we know now, for sure, that was a lie.' [Scripting News] . .< 12:26:48 PM >Bush Says Arms Will Be Found, With Iraqi Aid In an interview with NBC News, President Bush expressed confidence that chemical and biological weapons would eventually be found in Iraq. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] So the evil-doer Saddam, his very life and all his power at stake, had WMD and didn't use them? . .< 3:06:58 AM >Blair's secret war meetings with Clinton Politics: Tony Blair took repeated secret advice from former US president Bill Clinton on how to unlock the diplomatic impasse between Europe and the US. [Guardian Unlimited] Interesting. I remember reading an op-ed by Clinton around this time in which he suggested that people listen to Blair. Obviously there was lots going on behind the scenes. I'll bet this news will tick off the Republicans. Good. . .< 2:51:15 AM >Dyke strikes out at US media Media: The BBC director general warns the government not to allow the "Americanisation" of the British media. [Guardian Unlimited] '"We are genuinely shocked when we discover that the largest radio group in the United States was using its airwaves to organise pro-war rallies," said Mr Dyke, who is also the BBC's editor-in-chief. "We are even more shocked to discover that the same group wants to become a big radio player in the UK."
In the communications bill currently going through the House of Lords, the government plans to deregulate ownership laws, allowing foreign companies like Clear Channel to own commercial radio licences in Britain.' Absolutely appalling. . .< 1:20:55 AM >Tech writer axed for thinking Tech writer axed for thinking SF Chronicle dumps Norr [The Register] Another brilliant headline from The Register |
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