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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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 Tuesday, 8 March 2005
Italy Mourns Intel Officer Killed in Iraq (AP)  < 10:49:46 PM>. .
AP - Italy paid homage Monday to an intelligence officer killed by U.S. fire in Iraq while escorting an ex-hostage to freedom, with a state funeral in a Rome basilica drawing as many as 20,000 mourners — some bringing flowers, some waving flags — and all of the country's top officials.
[Via Yahoo! News - World]
US names outspoken hawk as new UN ambassador < 10:47:12 PM>. .
European hopes that the Bush administration would bring a more multilateral approach to its foreign policy dealt a blow.
[Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest]
Out in the cold < 10:45:20 PM>. .
Interview: Twenty years after perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev is troubled by US plans for the Arab world.
[Via Guardian Unlimited World Latest] 'All day, amid the wooden paneling, marble busts and gold-framed portraits of Turin's military club, hosting the event, this steam-roller of a man has greeted a constant stream of admirers and flashing cameras, hardly stopping for breath.
Surrounded by many more wrinkly and frail contemporaries, some fiddling with hearing aids and canes, he looks strong and energetic He is dressed in a plain, dark suit with a blue striped tie and gold watch. His face is calm and strong. It hasn't changed much in the past 15 years except the double chin is slightly more noticeable and the hair on either side of the trademark wine-coloured birthmark has retreated and turned pure white.'
Banned landmine commercial < 2:38:23 PM>. .
Mark Frauenfelder @ Boing Boing Blog U.N. landmine commerical won't air in US.A U.N. commercial depicts American girls playing in a soccer match. A
girl steps on a landmine and there's a big explosion. Kids get blown
apart. CNN and other networks don't want to air the ad.  The
explosion appears to kill and injure some girls, sparking panic and
chaos among parents and other children. Shrieks of horror are heard
through much of the spot, and a father is shown cradling his daughter's
lifeless body, moments after celebrating a goal she had scored.
It closes with a tag line reading: "If there were landmines here,
would you stand for them anywhere? Help the U.N. eradicate landmines
everywhere."
You can view the ad here. (Here's a torrent file). Link and another Link
Joi Ito: You can say landmine all you want, but a video has impact beyond words.
I really think that video blogging will evolve into an important part
of our dialog. I wish more news agencies would provide us with material
to use to create citizen video commentary. Maybe CNN can ban it, but we
can still distribute it on the Internet.
[Via Paolo Valdemarin: Paolo's Weblog] Pass it on.
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