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"'There's only one path to safety, and that's the path of action,' Bush said. 'Congress must act with the Patriot Act. We must continue to stay on the offense when it comes to chasing these killers down and bring them to justice.'" [more]
"Among the things Wolfowitz says the U.S. guessed incorrectly was the assumption that some Iraqi Army units would switch sides; that the Iraqi Police would help maintain security; that regime remnants would not resort to guerrilla tactics ... [and he] says it also had no idea how badly Iraq's infrastructure had been neglected over the past three decades." [more]
"So the president again has misled the American public and indeed the world. When, a month ago, he was in Poland and said, the fact that we had these two labs is proof that we have weapons of mass destruction. It's proof of nothing more than the president has mislead, has fabricated, we don't have a weapons of mass destruction program in Iraq to justify this war. What we have is a quagmire with Americans dying on almost a daily basis and no end in site." [more]
"Intelligence reports suggesting Saddam Hussein's regime was attempting to obtain uranium from the African nation of Niger were based on false information, including forged documents. What's even more embarrassing is that the Central Intelligence Agency and the State Department had themselves earlier concluded the reports were almost certainly not true." [more]
"Under an order that President Bush issued in November 2001, military tribunals can be used to try non-citizens accused of terrorist acts. Individuals brought before the tribunals would have no right to a jury trial, no right to confront their accusers and no right to judicial review of trial procedures or sentences, which could include death." [more]
"Four people were shot dead and dozens more were injured Friday as police clashed with demonstrators trying to storm the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, witnesses told CNN, on a second day of worldwide protests against the war in Iraq." [more]
"An airline passenger who had two 'No War with Iraq' signs in his suitcase says the federal security agent who opened his luggage inserted a note criticizing his 'anti-American attitude.' " [more]
"The first permanent global war crimes court was inaugurated Tuesday with the swearing in of its first 18 judges. But Washington — which opposes the tribunal — stayed away from the ceremony. " [more]
"Students in colleges and high schools across the United States gathered in rallies Wednesday to oppose a war against Iraq. At more than 360 schools across the country students walked out of class in protest." [more]
"An apparent double suicide bombing in Tel Aviv left 23 people dead and more than 100 injured Sunday." [more]
"The move comes at the end of a difficult year for the Peace Corps in Russia, with the Federal Security Service, successor to the KGB, charging that some volunteers were spying." [more]
"The groups say the arrests were illegal because the government did not have warrants, that it is unlawful to arrest and deport people who are eligible to apply for permanent status, and some detainees were already pursuing legal residency." [more]
"Kayhan Shakib said the Immigration and Naturalization Service was ill-prepared to handle the hundreds of people who went there to register, resulting in the unnecessary detainment of individuals." [more]
"Anti-war activists plan an anti-war referendum as well, with signed petitions and votes via computer on the Web site www.votenowar.org. An additional rally is scheduled in Washington in January followed by a "People's Peace Conference" to be attended by representatives of organizations that are backing the anti-war effort." [more]
"This is the first time in more than a year that U.S. Navy fighters have been used in an air strike in Operation Southern Watch, Navy officials said." [more]
"The recent arrivals bring the detainee population to 598. Fifty-nine detainees remain at Bagram air base in Afghanistan. Pentagon officials said they plan to eventually move all of them to Guantanamo Bay to free more U.S. troops for the war." [more]
"USPS officials had said Wednesday their 800,000 employees would not participate in the proposed program, whose name is an acronym for Terrorist Information and Prevention System. But the USPS explained Thursday, 'That decision was made because we had insufficient information on the program, and because we had not discussed the issue internally or with the two unions affected.' " [more]
"U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told Turkish prime minister Bulent Ecevit on Tuesday that U.S. military action against Iraq is a distinct possibility whether or not Turkey, a major regional ally, supports the move, Turkish foreign ministry sources said." [more]
"At first, the timetable called for action this fall, but then the Middle East exploded, India and Pakistan started to rumble, and Afghanistan slid toward chaos again—all of which helped push back the expected mobilization until at least early next year. And now that the U.S. economy seems to be downshifting again, Iraq may have to wait—some think forever. As a top official from one Middle East ally put it last week, 'Iraq is over. The window is closed.' " [more]
"What we found was a 'wild west' of armed men: mercenaries, rebels, renegade rebels, pirates — most men who found it easier to carry a gun rather than search for non-existent jobs." [more]
"We can ignore it if we like, and therefore lead to further terrorist attacks, or we can try to understand. The United States has done some very good things in the world, and that does not change the fact that the World Court was quite correct in condemning the United States as an international terrorist state." [more]
"About 30 U.S. Special Forces troops arrived in Yemen on Thursday to train forces ... in counterterrorism. Elsewhere, U.S. and Indian troops Thursday began their first joint military exercises in years. " [more]
"The United States is setting up a joint task force headquarters in Afghanistan, a move that signifies a long-term U.S. commitment to the region, the Pentagon said Tuesday." [more]
"A chorus of protesters hit the streets of Washington Saturday, rallying peacefully and colorfully for a range of causes under the watchful eyes of police." [more]
Amnesty International "accused the U.S. government of arbitrarily imprisoning the detainees and denying them 'the right to humane treatment, to be informed of reasons for detention, to have prompt access to a lawyer, to be able to challenge the lawfulness of the detention and to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise.' " [more]
" 'There is no justification for the Congress not to be kept fully aware, on behalf of the American people, with respect to the programs, the plans, the priorities of the Office of Homeland Security,' " Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., said. [more]
"Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said Thursday that the United States will have failed in the war on terrorism unless it finds Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. Daschle also said he will need more information before going along with any expansion of the war." [more]
"The Pentagon is trying to persuade remaining al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan to surrender by distributing leaflets that contain a doctored image of Osama bin Laden in Western-style dress." [more]
"A videotape released Thursday by the Pentagon shows Osama bin Laden boasting of his involvement in the September 11 attacks and seeming amused that some of the hijackers did not know that they were on a suicide mission until 'just before they boarded the planes.' " [more]
As prepared by translators from a videotape discovered this month. "Due to the quality of the original tape, it is not a verbatim transcript of every word spoken during the meeting, but does convey the messages and information flow." [more]
"The release of a videotape showing Osama bin Laden purportedly bragging about the September 11 terrorist attacks was postponed Wednesday because of audio and translation problems, according to White House and Pentagon sources." [more]
Bin Laden escaped the embattled Tora Bora base to Pakistan 10 days ago with the help of tribesmen from the Ghilzi tribe, according to a firsthand account Wednesday by a senior Al Qaeda operative and Saudi financier. Abu Jaffar, who spoke from an Afghan village still sympathetic to Mr. bin Laden and his fighters, says that several days later, bin Laden sent his 19-year-old, married son Salah Uddin back to act on his behalf. He is now the only bin Laden family member inside the Tora Bora terror base." [more]
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"In just five years, Bush has challenged more than 750 new laws, by far a record for any president, while becoming the first president since Thomas Jefferson to stay so long in office without issuing a veto." [more]
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