FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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17/10/2004; 8:11:08 |
| 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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Tony Blair has been told in stark terms that American forces have exacerbated tensions because they have refused to mingle among the local population in the same way as British forces in Iraq's second city of Basra.' Clueless. This isn't a Hollywood movie. . .< 12:33:13 PM  >U.S. May Let Kurds Keep Arms, Angering Shiites The U.S. will allow Kurdish fighters to keep their heavy weapons, but require Shiite Muslim to surrender theirs, according to a draft directive. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] . .< 2:49:39 AM >Surveys pointing to high civilian death toll in Iraq | csmonitor.com 'Evidence is mounting to suggest that between 5,000 and 10,000 Iraqi civilians may have died during the recent war, according to researchers involved in independent surveys of the country. [...] Such a range would make the Iraq war the deadliest campaign for noncombatants that US forces have fought since Vietnam.' |
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