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alternative perspectives on the "war on terrorism"
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Toxic diplomacy
US unilateralism claims another victim
Lead Editorial, The Guardian, April 24, 2002
Exactly why the Bush administration insisted on sacking the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons this week remains unclear. But on the face of it, it looks like yet another example of disdainful American unilateralism, of US contempt for and bullying of international bodies and officials who decline to toe Washington's line.
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September 11 and the declaration of a "war on terrorism," has forced Americans to look at the World in a new light. No one can afford any longer to define the limits of their concerns by refusing to look beyond this nation's borders. If the freedom that every American cherishes, is not to become a freedom bound within a fortress, then every American will need to understand and respect the needs and concerns of the rest of the World. To this end, The War in Context invites anyone with interest and an open mind to listen to the critical discourse in which the policies and actions of the Bush administration are now being questioned. This debate, which is engaging inquiring minds inside and outside America, will hopefully inform the development of a sustainable new world order - a world order in which America is as much shaped by the World as is the World shaped by America.
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