Tell Us, Mr. Bush (& Smoking Gun Links)

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"This outbreak of democracy ... is long overdue."

The Observer Editorial - May 19, 2002
http://www.observer.co.uk/waronterrorism/story/0,1373,718218,00.html


Tell us, Mr Bush 

Open societies are safer places to be 

The aftermath of 11 September put not just the terrorist network
al-Qaeda and its infrastructure on trial but also the values of the
West. It has long been obvious that defeating al-Qaeda required not
only military success. It also required an awareness of the
fundamental human and democratic rights which distinguish open
societies from their terrorist enemies.

Sadly, the Bush administration has never fully grasped the second
element of this equation. It has relied too often on an upsurge of
patriotism to protect it from scrutiny or criticism. Last week the
dam broke with news that on 10 September a report had been written
for review by national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, outlining
options to fight al-Qaeda - and that in July and August security
officers had warned of threats to attack the US using hijacked
planes. How much, America is now asking, did George Bush know?

The US government is fighting back aggressively, trying to restore an
atmosphere of non-criticism, non-debate and compliant acceptance. Yet
this outbreak of democracy, with Senate Democratic majority leader
Tom Daschle insisting that Bush turn over vital classified security
briefing materials to the Senate, is long overdue. The US's strength
is that it is an open society, and sustaining the domestic coalition
against terrorism demands more inclusion and transparency of
decision-making - rather than assuming that the president and his
advisers are all-knowing and wise.

The same is true in Britain. We remain in the dark about the exact
circumstance of British citizens held in Guantanamo Bay. And we still
have no accurate knowledge about what British troops are doing in
Afghanistan. Britain, like the US, is an open society and there is a
limit to how much we can and should be asked to take Government
decision-making on trust.

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The Smoking Gun: Links compiled by TruthOut.com:

Multiple Reports Contradict Bush Denials

House Democratic Leaders Call for White House Probe
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.20B.Conyers.Probe.htm

Italy Reported Plot to Kill Bush With Plane
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.20A.Genoa.Plot.htm

Israel's Mossad Warned in August of 2001 of "Major Assualt"
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.20C.Israel.Warn.htm

Clues Surfaced Before Sept. 11
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.20D.Clues.911.htm

'99 Report Warned About Plot Like 9/11
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.20E.99.Report.htm

Chicago Tribune Editorial | America's Raucous Democracy
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.20F.Raucous.Demo.htm

Mary McGrory | Lock-and-Load Ashcroft
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.20G.Lock.n.Load.htm


The Tame Dogs Stand Up on Their Hind Legs:

Hillary Rodham Clinton | "I Rise Today"
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.18A.Clinton.Bush.NU.htm

The Gore Report on Airline Safety (Full Report)
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.18B.Gore.Report.htm

Democrats End United Support of Bush on War
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.18C.Dems.911.htm

Rather Says; Patriotic Fever Caused Him to Go Easy on Questions
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.18D.Rather.Easy.htm

Clues Before Sept. 11 Were Plentiful
http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.18G.Many.Clues.911.htm

 
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