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17/10/2004; 8:52:32 |
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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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Toronto Star: "It was a gift from the propaganda gods. Just two problems: It didn't happen that way, and the designated hero, Pte Jessica Lynch, refuses to say it did." [Scripting News] . .< 12:20:57 PM  >Grave accusations: Canada's role in the deportation of Maher Arar Ottawa dispatch: Anne McIlroy questions Canada's role in the deportation and torture of Syrian-born Maher Arar. [Guardian Unlimited] . .< 12:14:05 AM >"Chasing Bush - Tracking George W. Bush... "Chasing Bush - Tracking George W. Bush throughout his UK visit" [Daypop Top 40] 'Welcome to Chasing Bush - the very first project of the passive resistance network' . .< 12:11:19 AM >Selling Pvt. Lynch From the White House to Random House, the plucky ex-POW has been badly used. But even as the right turned on her, she handled her week in the spotlight like a hero. [Salon] 'Lynch's insistence on national television that she felt used by the Pentagon for making a show of her rescue and for telling absurd tales about her alleged heroics was just the latest cut at the White House's shrinking credibility when it comes to the war in Iraq.
Also, her personal Iraq tale about an unprepared group of lost, confused and exhausted soldiers making wrong turn after wrong turn before being boxed into an ambush where 11 soldiers were killed is not exactly the stuff of recruiting brochures.' 'Shrinking' credibility? They've never had any credibility with most of us. Please note the long running Google Box on my Fallout page. |
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