FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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17/10/2004; 8:54:27 |
| 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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Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, who was due to be relieved of his post on Jan. 1 for criticizing the U.S., resigned abruptly today. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] ' He accused the administration of President Vicente Fox of caving in to pressure from the Bush administration, which he said had lobbied for his ouster. [snip] At Mr. Aguilar Zinser's final Security Council meeting on Thursday afternoon, Secretary General Kofi Annan praised him for his independent spirit."' . .< 1:35:58 PM  >Bush visit ends with pub and protests Demonstrations and a local lunch mark the last hours of the US president's state visit to Britain. [Guardian Unlimited] 'One demonstrator, Anne Newton, a former leader of Wear Valley council, carried a banner that read: "A million to protect a murderer."
She told the Press Association: "It is costing a million pounds a day to protect that man, who should not even be in this country."' . .< 1:25:34 AM >Syria told U.S. Canadian wouldn't be tortured:... Syria told U.S. Canadian wouldn't be tortured: Ashcroft
Who the hell is Ashcroft trying to kid? Two weeks after the moron, aka Ashcroft's boss Bush, stood up and denounced Syria as a country that tortures people Ashcroft tries this spin? They sent him there specifically because they knew he would be tortured and they thought they'd get some info out of him. And our naive government never believed our US friends would do such a thing to one of our citizens. . .< 12:49:03 AM >And down comes the statue... Mass turnout of young and old watches overturn of US president's effigy. [Guardian Unlimited] 200,000 people march in London . . . on a weekday. Fantastic. . .< 12:40:23 AM >Al-Qaida hits British targets Envoy among 27 killed in Istanbul attacks. [Guardian Unlimited] Watching the news yesterday I thought to myself that with all the security chasing the moron around that the terrorists would go after British targets elsewhere.. |
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