International Herald Tribune (IHT)Neuilly Cedex, France — www.iht.com
"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]
"Any arrest of genuine terror plotters reduces the likelihood of further attacks. But the decentralized nature of the cells and the variety of motives and objectives behind them suggests that the arrest of Hambali, while important symbolically, will of itself do little to reduce regional threats." [more]
"The United States launched a blistering series of bombing attacks on Baghdad and other Iraqi cities after dusk today, destroying entire rows of buildings in the capital and leaving parts of the city ablaze." [more]
"An invasion was now certain, White House aides said, even if Saddam and his sons fled at the last minute. In that case, the American forces would still enter Iraq to assure order, find and destroy banned weapons, help rebuild, and lay the foundations for a new government." [more]
"As the months have passed and American weapons inspectors have failed to report significant discoveries, the Bush administration has gradually shifted from dire-sounding warnings about purported Iraqi weapons toward a greater emphasis on other justifications for the war, including the desire to topple a dictator and to bring democracy to Iraq." [more]
As diplomatic relations continue, the US moved further towards military escalation as it began targeting Iraqi air controllers for bombing. [more]
"Russia and Pakistan warned Monday that an American attack on Iraq would destabilize the Islamic world, after Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the 'first step' to avoid an attack should be the return of UN arms inspectors to Baghdad." [more]
"The theme of the 10-day conference, which will be attended by at least 104 heads of state or government but not by President George W. Bush, is how to ensure global development now without ruining the environment for future generations. " [more]
"A logistics assessment team is in Yemen now preparing for the arrival of as many as 150 American troops to help train that country's military to fight terrorism. Pentagon officials said an initial group of 50 to 70 troops would be sent by the end of the month, with the remainder arriving in the weeks after." [more]
"Calling the prisoners 'dangerous people,' William Haynes 2d, the Pentagon's top lawyer, said, 'If we had a trial right this minute, it is conceivable that somebody could be tried and acquitted of that charge but may not necessarily automatically be released.' " [more]
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(IHT, Apr 30)
"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]
(Interactivist Info Exchange, Jul 26)
"Horizontalism is not an ideology, however, it is a relationship — a way of relating to one another in a directly democratic way while at the same time creating through the process of discovery. What has resulted is the creation of an amazing complex of movements, all linked." [more]
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