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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AP - A 37-year-old prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, refused to attend a U.S. military review hearing Friday, becoming the 12th detainee to stay away from the proceedings, a military official said. [Yahoo! News - World] 'Human rights lawyers have criticized the hearings, saying they fail to satisfy a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) that prisoners may contest their detention in U.S. civilian courts.' . .< 8:16:24 PM  >Swap Your PC, or Your President The producer of ads featuring PC users who switched to Macs is applying the same tactic to political commercials. This time, he'll focus on former backers of President Bush, recruited online, who've changed their political allegiance. By Louise Witt. [Wired News] 'Morris didn't expect to work with MoveOn. In the spring, he pitched his idea to interview disgruntled Bush voters to the Democratic National Committee, Kerry's campaign and the Media Fund. No one took him up on his offer. Months went by.
Afraid he wouldn't get his project off the ground in time for the election, Morris e-mailed Wes Boyd, MoveOn's co-founder, in June. Boyd was intrigued with Morris' out-of-the-Beltway approach.' . .< 6:09:08 PM >US medics accused in abuse US army medics collaborated with guards who abused Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail, it is claimed. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] . .< 6:08:19 PM >Iraqi footballers' fury at Bush Iraq's Olympic footballers attack President Bush, accusing him of exploiting their success. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] 'Mr Manajid, from Falluja - a hotbed of armed opposition to the US-led occupation in Iraq - said if he was not playing football "for sure" he would be fighting as part of the resistance.
"I want to defend my home. If a stranger invades America and the people resist, does that mean they are terrorists?" he asked.' |
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