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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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| 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
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 Friday, 16 January 2004
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CBS May Reject MoveOn.org Superbowl Ad
- Ain't our Money Green? - CBS May Decline MoveOn.org Ad According to an AdAge.com article, CBS may reject MoveOn.org's bid to have the winner of the "Bush in 30 seconds" ad competition run during the Superbowl. A spokesman for CBS said the Viacom-owned network has received the request from MoveOn to run the ad in the Super Bowl, but added that the ad has to go through standards and practices before CBS will say if it can run an advocacy ad during the game. The spokesman said he didn't think it was likely that the spot would pass standards and practices. (You can view the ad in question here.) Exactly what these "standards and practices" are is unclear, but of the advertisers listed, at least three are running political issue ads: American Legacy Foundation: "Likely to be a new excecution in the 'Connect-truth' (anti-smoking) campaign." Philip Morris USA: "A new execution in its corporate responsibility, anti-smoking campaign." White House Office of National Drug Control Policy: "The drug office is in the big game for the third year in a row." [Kuro5hin.org]
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