FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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17/10/2004; 9:04:57 |
| 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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This morning I remembered reading, when I was a kid, a short novel (maybe by Asimov)
about a guy in a not so distant future who had been selected as "the
voter". Computer technology and had evolved so much that a computer
could simply make the decision about who should rule the world. A super
computer (the Multivac if it was Asimov) could do all the statistical
analysis necessary and decide, it only needed the input from a single
human being. . .< 7:51:55 PM  >saddam's capture Hetty Litjens: "The positive thing is that now he can stand trial together with his accomplices, the US presidents and officials who created him and provided him with WMDs years ago to kill the Kurdish people." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] |
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