FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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17/10/2004; 8:56:58 |
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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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Martin reminds Washington to respect Canadians' rights [GAM-National] 'Mr. Arar was ordered deported from the United States in the middle of the night and flown to the Middle East. The 33-year-old Ottawa man says the Syrians tortured him and held him in a dark, small, rat-infested prison cell for more than 10 months.
Mr. Arar, who was born in Syria, was passing through the United States when he was arrested last year at Kennedy airport in New York, travelling on his Canadian passport.
"It was expected that he would be returned to Canada," Mr. Martin said. "I believe that what happened was simply unacceptable, and if, in fact, we are going to have the kinds of exchanges of information that are so important in terms of the security of North America, there is going to have to be an understanding that in fact the Canadian passport will be respected and fundamental rights will be respected."'
Thank God.We've all been a bit ansty about Martin who seemed a bit too eager to patch up relations with the US. This news is a relief to me, a good first step. . .< 3:12:34 PM  >Argentina warns of terror threat Argentina says it has received intelligence warnings of possible terror attacks against western interests. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 3:11:41 PM >Turkish anger at British warning Turkey's Prime Minister criticises Britain for not sharing details on "imminent attacks" with Turkish officials. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] |
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