FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
| Last modified: |
|
17/10/2004; 8:41:45 |
| Reckless Administration May Reap Disastrous Consequences: |
|
'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 |
| On the road to losing the peace : |
|
'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 |
| Bookmarks: |
|
|
|
US-led forces are increasingly seen as occupiers not liberators. [Guardian Unlimited] . .< 2:08:49 AM  >Thousands on US anti-war march Protesters converge on Washington and San Francisco to demand an end to the occupation of Iraq by US-led forces. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 2:06:58 AM >Mahathir denies Bush rebuke Malaysia's prime minister accuses the US president of lying in the wake of his remarks about Jews. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] '"It was the biggest lie. If he'd rebuked me I'm quite sure I would have rebuked him also," Dr Mahathir said.
"If you can tell a lie about the existence of weapons of mass destruction and go to war because of it I'm not surprised if he is prepared to lie about what he said to me."' . .< 2:01:51 AM >Wolfowitz's Hotel Is Attacked in Baghdad The hotel where Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz stayed overnight was hit by what U.S. soldiers said were rockets. Mr. Wolfowitz was not hurt. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] It's very tempting to say 'damn, that's a shame'. |
| Archive: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On this day in 2003 2002 2001 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
