FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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17/10/2004; 9:59:21 |
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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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Two Canadians have been killed in Baghdad, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday.
. .< 11:00:40 PM  >New Iraq Attacks Are More Sophisticated (AP) AP - The scale and sophistication of militant attacks in Iraq are steadily increasing, with coordinated strikes and complicated ambushes that increasingly hit their targets, officials and analysts said Wednesday. [Yahoo! News - World] . .< 11:00:06 PM >Iraq war illegal, says Annan The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN charter.
Illegal. George Bush fought an illegal war. This is who the American people are going to re-elect? . .< 10:58:43 PM >BBC NEWS | Iraq: Signs of desperation It is a telling indication of the problems in Iraq that the US State Department wants to switch money earmarked for water, sewage and electricity improvements to the training of Iraqi security forces. In one of their more bone-headed moves the US Americans disbanded the Iraqi army and police force. That's who they are fighting now. . .< 4:32:41 PM >Iraq: a descent into civil war? Violence is turning Iraqi against Iraqi. [Guardian Unlimited] . .< 4:13:22 PM >Canadian killed in Baghdad blast: reports A Canadian was one of the 47 people killed in a Baghdad car bombing on Tuesday, according to some media reports.
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