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» Anti-American has Become a Thought-killing Smear    Hugo Young points out the necessity of serious debate between Americans and Europeans, instead of mutual accusations. The Guardian, UK.    http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,748891,00.html

» Bush to Formalize a Defense Policy of Hitting First    Detailed commentary on the US president's new doctrine of pre-emptive action against states and terrorist groups. By David E. Sanger, New York Times, US.    http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/06/17/international/17POLI.html

» For God's Sake, Stop this Talk of War    An Essay by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Wales. The Guardian, UK.    http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/comment/story/0,11447,636719,00.html

» George Bush's Speech in Berlin    Transcript of the speech in the German Bundestag.    http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,721009,00.html

» NATO and the Scourge of Terrorism    Offers basic texts and transcripts, and information on the deployment of NATO troops [some documents are translated in English, French, Ukrainian and Russian].    http://www.nato.int/terrorism/index.htm

» Real Fireworks or Just Bombs Again?    Leah C. Wells comments on US bombings in Afghanistan and Iraq.    http://www.counterpunch.org/wells0702.html

» Rumsfeld Weighs New Covert Acts by Military Units    New proposals could lead Special Operations units to get involved in covert operations in countries where the US is not at open war and, in some cases, where the local government is not informed of their presence. New York Times, US (free registration req    http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/08/12/international/asia/12INTE.html

» The Bush Doctrine Makes Nonsense of the UN Charter    Commentary on the new concept of pre-emption described by the US president in a speech at West Point.    http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,728870,00.html

» The Debate - Is the War on Terrorism Motivated by Oil?    Evidence for financial motives behind the war on terror, and the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.    http://thedebate.org/

» The Right of Self-Defence under International Law - the Response to the Terrorist Attacks of 11 September    Discusses if the international law relating to self-defence provides detailed guidance on the legality of the totality of the United States' military operations. By Angus Martyn, published by the Australian Parliamentary Library.    http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/CIB/2001-02/02cib08.htm

» U.S. Rejects All Support for New Court on Atrocities    Discusses the refusal of the US government to support the creation of the International Criminal Court in connection with the US-led campaign against terrorism. New York Times, US (free registration required).    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/07/international/07TRIB.html

» UK Caught Up in Row Over War Crimes Court    America's opposition to the new international criminal court grew more aggressive when it became known that Britain had negotiated an agreement to protect its own troops in Afghanistan from war crimes prosecutions.    http://www.guardian.co.uk/ukresponse/story/0,11017,741331,00.html

» UN Acts Against Terrorism    Latest developments, reports on the work of the General Assembly and the Security Council, conventions, declarations, links to the UN-agencies and multimedia.    http://www.un.org/terrorism/

» Washington Accuses Cuba of Germ-Warfare Research    The Bush administration has accused Cuba of producing small quantities of germs that can be used in biological warfare. New York Times, US (free registration required).    http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/07/international/americas/07WEAP.html

» What Will Putin Say to Bush's Posturing?    Lidia Andrusenko discusses the relations between US and Russia. Counterpunch, US.    http://www.counterpunch.org/andrusenko1.html