FalloutStories related to 11 Sept 2001. |
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4/11/2004; 1:26:55 |
| NYT Endorses Kerry for President: |
| "There is no denying that this race is mainly about Mr. Bush's disastrous tenure. Nearly four years ago, after the Supreme Court awarded him the presidency, Mr. Bush came into office amid popular expectation that he would acknowledge his lack of a mandate by sticking close to the center. Instead, he turned the government over to the radical right." "We look back on the past four years with hearts nearly breaking, both for the lives unnecessarily lost and for the opportunities so casually wasted. Time and again, history invited George W. Bush to play a heroic role, and time and again he chose the wrong course. We believe that with John Kerry as president, the nation will do better." -- New York Times 17 Oct, 2004 |
| 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 |
| On the road to losing the peace : |
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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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October surprise. Bin Laden claims responsibility for 9/11  < 9:48:57 PM>. .Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden appeared in a new message aired on an Arabic TV station Friday night, for the first time claiming direct responsibility for the 2001 attacks against the United States.
Nearly 100,000 more Iraqis have died during the American-led occupation than would have died otherwise, a study posted on The Lancet medical journal's website Thursday estimates.
US American media will talk itself blue in the face about missing explosives because those might come back to harm the US. But 100,000 civilian deaths? Not if they are brown people who dress funny and live far away. Observers to monitor US election < 3:32:07 PM>. .Hundreds of observers will monitor next week's US election to ensure voters face no discrimination. [Via BBC News | World | UK Edition] Election Day Uncertainty < 3:29:15 PM>. .ONE OF THE MOST disturbing, even destabilizing, aspects of the presidential election is the prospect that partisans on either side will deem the outcome invalid if their candidate doesn't win. Republicans are warning of massive fraud by new registrants not entitled to vote, while Democrats complain of an organized program to intimidate and disenfranchise eligible voters. The tension between preventing fraud and ensuring access is inherent in every election. But the expected closeness of this one, combined with the lingering bruises of the 2000 race, the record number of newly enrolled voters and the added uncertainties posed by a new federal law, have ratcheted that inevitable conflict to a new level. Those factors have produced an avalanche of pre-election litigation, threaten a difficult and perhaps ugly Election Day in the closest states, and raise the possibility that the victor may once again not be known for weeks. [Via washingtonpost.com - Editorials] Bush TV ad pulled over doctored crowd scene < 3:24:02 PM>. .News: Bush team admits a picture of the president addressing the troops in Iraq was digitally enhanced. [Via Guardian Unlimited] Here's why we must throw Bush out... < 2:26:07 PM>. .Here's why we must throw Bush out of office. The big moment came when Colin Powell went before the UN to explain why it was time to go to war with Iraq. That's when the impeachment proceedings should have started, in hindsight. Unfortunately we didn't know then that they were lying. Blame us for believing that our President wouldn't unilaterally go to war based on a lie. That's criminal. He should go to jail. Sorry Republicans, you nominated the wrong guy. [Via Scripting News] Economist.com | America's next president: The incompetent or the incoherent? < 12:58:24 AM>. .With a heavy heart, we think American readers should vote for John Kerry on November 2nd [snip] Furthermore, as Mr Bush has often said, there is a need in life for accountability. He has refused to impose it himself, and so voters should, in our view, impose it on him, given a viable alternative. John Kerry, for all the doubts about him, would be in a better position to carry on with America's great tasks.
How bad is it? The Economist is for the war in Iraq. But they can't ignore Bush's incompetence. 100,000 civilians dead, says study < 12:23:18 AM>. .About 100,000 Iraqi civilians dead since invasion, according to new study. [Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest] 'About 100,000 Iraqi civilians - half of them women and children - have died in Iraq since the invasion, mostly as a result of airstrikes by coalition forces, according to the first reliable study of the death toll from Iraqi and US public health experts. The study, which was carried out in 33 randomly-chosen neighbourhoods of Iraq representative of the entire population, shows that violence is now the leading cause of death in Iraq. Before the invasion, most people died of heart attacks, stroke and chronic illness. The risk of a violent death is now 58 times higher than it was before the invasion.'
100,000 civilians. Stunning. |
Okay it took a while to figure this one out, but the appearance of Osama bin Laden on TV so close to the election is a reminder that Bush went after the wrong guy. Osama is still free, and thumbing his nose at the US. Makes Bush look more like a loser than he already does. How can Bush say he's tough on terror with a straight face with Uncle Osama hogging the news cycle, probably from now to Election Day. Now let's just hope bin Laden is just giving a stump speech and this isn't notice that thousands of Americans are about to die.| Archive: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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