FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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| 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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[TIME's Top Stories] 'Has John Ashcroft fallen out of favor at the White House? The question may not be whether but how far.' . .< 10:51:40 PM  >Ashcroft Assailed on Terror Warning (washingtonpost.com)... Ashcroft Assailed on Terror Warning (washingtonpost.com) [Daypop Top 40] 'Some administration officials also complained yesterday that Justice Department or FBI officials in private conversations with reporters may have suggested that the latest evidence of a terrorist attack is new, when it is about six weeks old, officials said.' . .< 3:04:34 AM >Scant Evidence Cited in Long Detention of Iraqis Hundreds of Iraqis were held in Abu Ghraib for long periods despite a lack of evidence that they posed a threat to U.S. forces. [New York Times: International] . .< 3:03:32 AM >Rumsfeld Tells West Point Class U.S. Needs Help to Prevail in Iraq For the United States to prevail in Iraq and the wider campaign against terrorism, it must convince other nations to join in the struggle, the secretary of defense said. [New York Times: International] Screw you Rumsfeld. We told you to stay out of there, you sent the world off into disaster, you deal with it. . .< 2:58:27 AM >Discipline Takes a Break at the White House The same administration whose members once prided themselves on never contradicting one another in public has been riven by conflicting pronouncements on Iraq. [New York Times: International] . .< 2:41:28 AM >EU, Latin American nations seek stronger U.N. role Guadalajara, Mexico [~] European and Latin leaders declared Friday that the United Nations should remain the world's chief conflict solver, indirectly urging the United States not to act alone.
Although it didn't specifically mention the United States, it was clear the summit's final statement was critical of Washington's foreign policy and of allegations of abuse of prisoners in Iraq. |
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