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Receive FREE updates by email: Attacking the War on Terrorism By Reed Irvine and Cliff Kincaid August 15, 2002 The New York Times has launched a campaign to undermine the U.S. war on terrorism. The Times headline on July 27th declared, "In Rare Move, U.N. Reviews a U.S. Attack on Afghans." This was a preview of what the International Criminal Court intends to do. In this case, the U.N. issued a "preliminary" report about the accidental bombing of civilians. The report was requested by the U.N. special representative in Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, who has no authority or mandate to evaluate U.S. military operations. The U.N. report accuses the U.S. of a cover- up. A July 21st front page New York Times story set the stage. It carried the headline, "Flaws in U.S. Air War Left Hundreds of Civilians Dead." One of the sources was a left-wing activist group that favored Cuban Communist intervention in Africa. The Times said the deaths stemmed from poor intelligence and a reluctance to commit more ground troops to the war. But Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld responded that the American bombing campaign in Afghanistan may be the most accurate ever undertaken, resulting in fewer deaths of innocent civilians than any air war in history. But a July 29th New York Times article continued the drumbeat. It was headlined: "U.S. Denies Cover Up in Afghan Village Bombing." The charges are reminiscent of when Senator Joseph Biden called for a stop in bombing in Afghanistan after only two weeks and two days. He suggested that it was better for American soldiers to go cave to cave, "mano to mano," or man to man. Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that unless the bombing of Afghanistan ends "sooner rather than later," America risked looking like a "high-tech bully." "Every moment it goes on, it makes the aftermath problems more severe," he said. Biden said images of civilian casualties from the bombing made it harder to convince Muslims around the world that Americans are fighting terrorists, not Afghans. Biden laid the groundwork for those critics making charges of war crimes against U.S. troops. Biden, who himself avoided military service, said the American people were ready for a massive commitment of ground forces in Afghanistan. "I think the American public is prepared for a long siege," he said. "I think the American public is prepared for American losses." Ray Clatworthy, who is opposing Biden in the Senate race in Delaware, responded, "In my four years at the U.S. Naval Academy and my five years flying jets in the United States Marine Corps, we were never advised to lay aside strategic advantage to appease world opinion. Our soldiers are just too important. I will never sacrifice one American life for ‘world opinion.’ As the father of a son who wears our country’s uniform, I find Joe Biden’s lapse in judgment offensive. Does anyone in this room think Joe Biden would have suggested this strategy if it were his boys going cave to cave?" Today, Joe Biden is presiding over hearings about a war with Iraq. He is a strong supporter of an invasion that could require a quarter of a million U.S. troops. Some say 30,000 American soldiers could die. 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