FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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17/10/2004; 8:33:11 |
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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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PBS's "Frontline" examines the Bush administration's rationale for the Iraq war in a tone of puzzled sorrow that enhances the righteous indignation of the reporting. [New York Times: Arts] 'White House deception is the real focus of the program, which draws two main conclusions, both linked to hubris: that the administration twisted the facts to paint Mr. Hussein as an imminent threat to the security of the United States, and that it ignored its own experts' warnings about the risks and cost of postwar reconstruction. [snip] . . . does not provide new information so much as it richly illustrates the case against the Bush administration — a prosecution brief enhanced with charts, photographs and a thick leather binder. . .< 9:32:33 PM  >'Justice denied' at Guantanamo Ex-judges, diplomats and former military lawyers urge the US Supreme Court to help those detained in Cuba. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] It's about time the morally bankrupt Bush administration were forced to correct this particular evil. |
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