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| NYT Endorses Kerry for President: |
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"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
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| Reckless Administration May Reap Disastrous Consequences: |
'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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| On the road to losing the peace : |
'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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 Friday, 25 February 2005
Canada Says It Won't Join Missile Shield With the U.S.  < 1:25:36 AM>. .
The long-awaited decision from Prime Minister Paul Martin is a symbolic setback for the Bush administration, which is trying to heal rifts with allies.
[Via New York Times: International]
World briefing: The good luck of traumatised Afghanistan < 1:24:41 AM>. .
Comment: More than three years after US and Britain declared victory in Kabul and promised to rebuild the country, a new UNDP report paints a disturbing portrait, writes Simon Tisdall.
[Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest] "One woman dies from pregnancy-related causes approximately every 30 minutes. One in five children dies before the age of five from diseases that are 80% preventable.
An estimated one-third of the population suffers from anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress. Annual per capita income is $190 (£100). Average life expectancy is 44.5 years. Its education system is now "the worst in the world"."
Sidney Blumenthal: Lost in Europe < 1:23:24 AM>. .
Comment: President Bush has reached a dead end in his foreign policy, but he has failed to recognise his quandary, writes Sidney Blumenthal.
[Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest]
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