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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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· Committee lambasts CIA and Tenet · President's role to be assessed later · Senator: Bush team overplayed threat [Guardian Unlimited] The committee's vice chairman, Democratic senator Jay Rockefeller, went a step further today, telling reporters: "We in Congress would not have authorised that war, we would not have authorised that war with 75 votes, if we knew what we know now. [snip] Tragically, the intelligence failures set forth in this report will affect our national security for generations to come," Mr Rockefeller said.
"Our credibility is diminished. Our standing in the world has never been lower. We have fostered a deep hatred of Americans in the Muslim world, and that will grow. As a direct consequence, our nation is more vulnerable today than ever before." What's absurd about all this is that slmost everyone outside the US and surely some inside new all of this all along. None of this is news. Intelligence agencies failed but I blame the Bush administration and the morally bankrupt media in the US. . .< 12:01:22 AM  >U.S. Senate report slams pre-Iraq war intelligence
Pre-war intelligence reports claiming Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction were wrong and overstated, according to a scathing Senate Intelligence Committee report.
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