-Caveat Lector- “The world cannot afford to ignore threats to the global order, whether they come from terrorism or states. On the first anniversary of the attacks, we should remind ourselves that turning a blind eye to the breakdown of order in any part of the world, however distant, is not an option.” “We have no intention of ignoring or appeasing history’s latest gang of fanatics. We have made a sacred promise to ourselves and to the world. We will not relent until justice is done and our nation is secure.” Who does this apply to?
>From http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-412112,00.html World News September 12, 2002 UN steeled to 'win war that started here' By Roland Watson in Washington and Philip Webster in London PRESIDENT Bush will tell an uneasy United Nations today that its persistent failure to confront Saddam Hussein has put America on collision course with Iraq. Mr Bush will bluntly tell the UN in New York that its authority will be in tatters unless it forces Saddam to comply with previous resolutions and disarm. Only a direct challenge to the Iraqi dictator to grant immediate and unfettered access to weapons inspectors, backed by the threat of force, could rescue the UN’s reputation, he will say. Mr Bush’s address to the UN General Assembly marks another pivotal point in his presidency, and follows his sustained efforts yesterday to channel the pain and defiance of a highly emotional September 11 anniversary into global support for confronting Iraq. Early today, in a televised address to the nation, Mr Bush gave a warning that Saddam was in his sights. “Our generation has heard history’s call and we will answer it,” he said. “We will not allow any terrorist or tyrant to threaten civilisation with weapons of mass murder.” Speaking from Ellis Island just off Manhattan, with the Statue of Liberty behind him, Mr Bush said: “We have no intention of ignoring or appeasing history’s latest gang of fanatics. We have made a sacred promise to ourselves and to the world. We will not relent until justice is done and our nation is secure.” His day of mourning began with a ceremony before the side of the Pentagon destroyed 12 months ago by a hijacked aircraft. “We fight to protect the innocent so that the lawless and the merciless will not inherit the Earth,” he vowed. In his speech to the UN today, Mr Bush will stop short of endorsing a specific course of action, such as another UN resolution demanding that Saddam disarm, according to officials. They said the President would instead challenge the international community to come up with a solution. That may turn out to be a UN Security Council resolution, but Mr Bush wants other governments to engage, they said. He will be at pains to broaden his case against Saddam, listing his human rights abuses and citing the repression of minorities in Iraq. Yesterday Tony Blair said he would publish Britain’s dossier of evidence against Saddam the week after next, and that Parliament would be recalled on Tuesday week to debate Iraq. There will be no Commons vote on deploying British troops. There will also be a debate in the Lords, and the Cabinet will have its first extensive discussion on Iraq. Washington’s willingness to work with the UN marks a significant change of tone from the warnings of Administration hawks in past weeks that the return of weapons inspectors would provide scant reassurance. Underlying Mr Bush’s speech will be the warning that the United States is prepared to act alone if the rest of the world continues to dither. Even before Mr Bush spoke, two of the most respected voices in the world crystallised global doubts about US aims. Nelson Mandela, the former South African President, said the attitude of America was a threat to world peace. Mr Mandela accused Mr Bush of being prepared to violate the sovereignty of another state even if he failed to win the backing of the Security Council. He said: “That is the message they are sending to the world. That must be condemned in the strongest terms.” Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General, also said that the continuing response to September 11 needed to be taken by the world together. Mr Bush advanced the opposite case. “We will use our position of unparalleled strength and influence to build an atmosphere of international order and openness in which progress and liberty can flourish in many nations,” he said. September 11 had brought “new clarity” to America’s role in the world. He urged sceptics to summon up the wisdom and courage to seize the moment and create “a balance of world power that favours human freedom”. At the Pentagon, Mr Bush said that “there’s a great deal left to do” in the war on terrorism, and that the “greatest task and the greatest dangers” would fall to the military. Looking grim and drawn, he said the US would pursue fanatics and dictators who targeted America’s friends and threatened world peace. Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, said: “The world cannot afford to ignore threats to the global order, whether they come from terrorism or states. 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