On why Senator Russ Feingold opposed the Patriot Act, “To pass this bill without even considering a single amendment to a document that exceeded two hundred pages of criminal, intelligence, and military-related provisions, when the bill had not been seriously reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee, seemed tantamount to abandoning any semblance of a real […]
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10/8/2001
“Once it became clear that the Taliban would not hand over Osama bin Laden, US military action became inevitable. On 8 October [2001], bombing raids involving US and UK forces began, causing tension and concern across the world.” – Clare Short, An Honourable Deception?, Page 114 […]
10/7/2001
Iran’s spiritual leader, “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned the American strikes [against Afghanistan on October 7, 2001]. ‘America is lying when it propagates the aims of its attacks against Afghanistan to be a struggle against terrorism,’ he said. ‘But this is not a struggle against terrorism. Why do they lie to the people of the world? […]
10/7/2001
Saddam Hussein’s response to the U.S. attacks in Afghanistan on October 7, 2001: ” ‘The true believers cannot but condemn this act, not because it has been committed by an America against a Muslim people but because it is an aggression perpetrated outside international law.’ ” – John Kifner, “Muted Response From Arab Governments,” The […]
10/7/2001
In a videotaped message on October 7, 2001, Osama bin Laden “condemned the Muslim leaders who have sympathized with Americans over the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.” – Susan Sachs, “Bin Laden Images Mesmerize Muslims,” The New York Times, Oct. 9, 2001 […]
10/7/2001
On October 7, 2001, “At 1 p.m. in the Treaty Room at the White House, the president [Bush] began his third major address to the nation since the [9/11] attacks: ‘Good afternoon. On my orders, the United States military has begun strikes against al-Qaida terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in […]
10/7/2001
” ‘On my orders, the United States military has begun strikes against al Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installations of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan,’ [President] Bush said in a televised statement from the White House at 1 P.M. [on October 7, 2001], a little more than a half hour after the first explosions […]
10/7/2001
“…social scientist Chalmers Johnson has commented, ‘Support for this enterprise [the dual oil and gas pipelines [through Afghanistan]]…appears to have been a major consideration in the Bush administration’s decision to attack Afghanistan on October 7, 2001.’ Political commentator Kevin Phillips has agreed that ‘plans were discussed in the spring and summer of 2001–well before the […]
10/7/2001
Addressing the nation as the war against Afghanistan commenced on October 7, 2001, President Bush said: ” ‘Today we focus on Afghanistan, but the battle is broader. Every nation has a choice to make. In this conflict, there is no neutral ground. If any government sponsors the outlaws and killers of innocents, they have become […]
10/7/2001
“The [al Qaeda] organization was clearly dealt a staggering blow by Operation Enduring Freedom [launched on October 7, 2001].” – Bruce Riedel, The Search for Al Qaeda, Page 87 […]