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Preemptive Attack and Weapons of Mass Destruction
President Bush says Israel acted in self-defense when it bombed a terrorist training camp inside Syria. All other members of the UN Security Council have condemned the attack as a violation of international law. President Bush and British Prime Minister Blair are accused of exaggerating the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction when they attacked Iraq. In a new book, Britain-s former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook claims that, Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded privately that Iraq did not have quickly deployable weapons of mass destruction. We look at Israel-s controversial air strike with journalists in the US and Middle East and experts on the Middle East and Syria. In the second part we-ll hear from journalists and experts if the US and Britain set a bad example when they took pre-emptive action against Iraq. Making News: What is Ahead for the New California Governor? California voters finally went to the polls today after two months of unprecedented political uncertainty. If the outcome is close, there could be more uncertainty to come. One thing is clear: Whoever the ultimate winner may be, won-t find that California-s problems are suddenly easy to solve.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPresident Bush says Israel acted in self-defense when it bombed a terrorist training camp inside Syria. All other members of the UN Security Council have condemned the attack as a violation of international law.
President Bush and British Prime Minister Blair are accused of exaggerating the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction when they attacked Iraq. In a new book, Britain-s former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook claims that, Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded privately that Iraq did not have quickly deployable weapons of mass destruction. We look at Israel-s controversial air strike with journalists in the US and Middle East and experts on the Middle East and Syria. In the second part we-ll hear from journalists and experts if the US and Britain set a bad example when they took pre-emptive action against Iraq.
What is Ahead for the New California Governor?
California voters finally went to the polls today after two months of unprecedented political uncertainty. If the outcome is close, there could be more uncertainty to come. One thing is clear: Whoever the ultimate winner may be, won-t find that California-s problems are suddenly easy to solve.