FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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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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Canada-U.S. differences won't divide us: Martin
. .< 5:33:59 PM  >Stereotypes shattered Rome dispatch: The war in Iraq has defied myths about the Spanish and Italian national character, writes John Hooper. [Guardian Unlimited] 'Almost, it would seem, as an antibody to their cruel past, Spaniards have generated an unusually strong streak of pacifism that was as obvious in the first Gulf war as it was in the second.' . .< 5:28:34 PM >US 'plans' to pull out of Falluja US troops are to turn the city over to local Iraqis, says a top commander, but this is denied by the Pentagon. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 5:28:03 PM >Iraq attackers kill 10 US troops Eight soldiers are killed by a car bomb south of Baghdad, taking the day's toll of US dead to 10. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 5:27:30 PM >US general suspended over abuse Officials say a US general faces disciplinary action after TV showed Iraqi prisoners allegedly being maltreated. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 12:57:06 AM >British ex-FCO staff slam Blair/Bush In a rather startling move, several dozen ex-Foreign & Commonwealth Office ambassadors, high commissioners, governors and senior international officials, have written Tony Blair a rather blunt letter [Kuro5hin.org] . .< 12:24:46 AM >Support for War Is Down Sharply, Poll Concludes Americans are increasingly critical of the way President Bush is handling the conflict, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] A little slow on the uptake, I'd say. . .< 12:23:05 AM >G.I.'s Are Accused of Abusing Iraqi Captives U.S. soldiers at a prison outside Baghdad have been accused of forcing Iraqi prisoners into acts of sexual humiliation and other abuses in order to make them talk. [New York Times: International] . .< 12:22:11 AM >More Angry Than Ever at the U.S., the Iraqis Crave Security Judging from interviews, most Iraqis seem to be waiting, uncertain and with less tolerance than before the violence of the last weeks. [New York Times: International] |
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