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MEADOWS 1AC(s)Observation One: The Status Quo First, In response to the bombings of our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the U.S. destroyed the Al Shifa pharmaceutical plant in Sudan because we thought it was producing CBWs – Instead of cooperating with Sudan, we took a go-in-alone approach European Sudanese Public Affairs Council, 98 (September, “Confused, Inconclusive And Contradictory”: An Assessment And Analysis Of The American Government’s “Evidence” For The Cruise Missile Attack On Sudan” http://www.espac.org/al_shifa_pages/al-shifa_1.asp) Second, The U.S. made a mistake – The plant wasn’t making CBWs – Our intelligence was bad Ahmed, Director of the Institute for Policy Research & Development, Researcher at the Islamic Human Rights Commission, teaches undergraduate courses in International Relations at the University of Sussex, ’01 (Nafeez, October 22, “United States Terrorism in the Sudan: The Bombing of Al-Shifa and its Strategic Role in U.S.-Sudan Relations” http://www.mediamonitors.net/mosaddeq16.html) Third, We destroyed Africa’s single most important facility in the provision of medicine Becker, of the International Action Center in New York & Members of Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark’s delegation to the El Shifa Pharmaceutical Plant which gathered evidence refuting the claim that the plant made CBWs, 98 (Richard, “Sudan: Diversionary Bombing,” web site of the Institute for Media Analysis, www.covertaction.org/content/view/105/75/) Specifically, Destroying the plant undermined Africa’s access to malaria medication Clark, of the Newstatesmen, 3-20-2K (Malcom, “Bad air and rank hypocrisy” Newstatesmen, http://www.newstatesman.com/200003200023) Last, We still haven’t taken responsibility for our mistake by providing compensation for the attack even though Sudan wants us to BBC News, 8-20-’07 (“Sudan Commemorates Al-Shifa Bombing, Hopes For Better Relations With USA” lexis) Observation Two: Terrorism Credibility
Close, Arab affairs specialist for the CIA for twenty-six years & an independent consultant on the region, 98 (Raymond, “The Only Effective Defense Against Terrorism is To Rebuild America's Reputation For Fairness,” The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, November) Second, Taking responsibility and rebuilding the plant is critical to creating the international cooperation needed to solve terrorism Lewis, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and James Madison chair in First Amendment issues, ’99 (Anthony, September 1, “Abroad at Home; Weighing the Price” New York Times, lexis) And, Don’t bother reading your Iraq takes out the case arguments. Not only was the Al Shifa bombing a necessary precondition for the war but the bombing was the single biggest boost to bin Laden’s power and prestige. Bovard, Policy Advisor for the Future of Freedom Foundation, 12-6-2K4 (James, “Sudan: Don’t Forget the Past Follies,” Freedom Daily, The Future of Freedom Foundation, http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0410c.asp) And, You can’t solve our advantage with a counterplan – The plan is critical to acquiring information needed to break down terrorist networks. Marks, of the Reveille, 3-8-2K2 (Brian, “An example of how not to fight terrorism,” University Wire) And, terrorists are on the verge of acquiring bioweapons – they won’t be deterred Van Evera, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at MIT, ’06 (Stephen, September, “Confronting The Specter Of Nuclear Terrorism: Special Editor: Graham Allison: Assessing U.S. Strategy In The War On Terror” 607 Annals 10, American Academy of Political and Social Science, lexis) Second, Even one bioterror attack would kill millions Livingstone, chief executive of GlobalOptions, considered one of the nation’s preeminent authorities on terrorism, ’99 (Neil, February 3, “Clinton Anti-Terror Plan Is Correct” Newsday, lexis) And, Even a small attack would cause nuclear retaliation triggering nuclear World War III Hymers, Ret. Lt. Colonel in the US Army, published over a hundred articles, summa cum laude Masters Degree in Theology, 2K1 (Robert, “The Roots of Terrorism”, http://www.rlhymersjr.com/Online_Sermons/11-04-01PM_TheRootsOfTerrorism.html) Observation Three – Preemption First, The attack on Sudan set a dangerous precedent against adhering to international norms against preemptive conflict. Our actions have opened the door for other countries to follow our lead and launch their own preemptive strikes. Adherence to the norms is critical. Brennan, Louisiana Law Review & Recipient of the Association Henri Caitant award for the best paper on a civil or comparative law topic, 99 (Maureen, “Avoiding Anarchy: Bin Laden Terrorism, the U.S. Response, and the Role of Customary International Law,” Louisiana Law Review, Summer, 59 La. L. Rev. 1195) Second, The precedent we set with Al Shifa sets the stage for world war as other countries emulate our policy and launch preemptive strikes against their enemies. Close, Arab affairs specialist for the CIA for twenty-six years & an independent consultant on the region, 98 (Raymond, “The Only Effective Defense Against Terrorism is To Rebuild America's Reputation For Fairness,” The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, November) Scenario One: India & Pakistan First, Our doctrine of preemption will give India a green-light to preemptively attack Pakistan Nischalke, Doctor, 9-27-2K2 (“Acrimonious Exchanges Raise Fear of New Regional Tensions After Gujarat Attack,” Wold Markets Analysis) Second, These conventional strikes will escalate to nuclear war. LA Times 6-2-2K2 (“One Misstep Away From Nuclear War”) That causes extinction Caldicott, Former Prof @ Harvard, Founder of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, 2K2 (Helen, The New Nuclear Danger, p. xii) Scenario Two: China First, China is ramping up for a pre-emptive strike against Taiwan AFP 7-13-2K7 (“US military prepared for 'worst' with China”) Second, China will use our doctrine of preemption as a model and justification – Adhering to international norms against unjustified preemption is critical to avert conflict. Harris, Convener of the North-East Asia Program at the Australian University in Canberra, 10-10-2K2 (Stuart, “First strike will suit opportunists,” The Australian) PLAN (SEE THE PLANS PAGE) Observation 4: We Solve First, Just apologizing isn’t enough – it’s a hollow gesture – offering compensation is critical Mideast Mirror, 1998 (Sep 25th, “You can't fight terrorism without consistency and dialogue, U.S. told”) Second, The consensus is on our side – the plant wasn’t producing weapons – not taking any responsibility because it could have crushes our credibility Ahmed, Director of the Institute for Policy Research & Development, Researcher at the Islamic Human Rights Commission, teaches undergraduate courses in International Relations at the University of Sussex, ’01 (Nafeez, October 22, “United States Terrorism in the Sudan: The Bombing of Al-Shifa and its Strategic Role in U.S.-Sudan Relations” http://www.mediamonitors.net/mosaddeq16.html) Third, The plan is critical to properly compensating the victims and getting the plant rebuilt. Waiting to act only furthers the injustice and does more damage to our global leadership Bandow, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, 8-10-2K1 (Doug, “Making it right in Sudan; U.S. owes damages for pharmaceutical bombing,” Washington Times) The plan is critical to restoring our global commitment to international leadership Lane, Chairman of the Center for Contemporary Diplomacy, 1998 (William, “U.S. Urged to Back U.N. Investigation into Sudan Attack”, US Newswire) And, The plan reverses the international precedent set by the Al Shifa attack Mideast Mirror 8-25-98 (“The Arabs and the "message of force" delivered by American cruise missiles”) And, The plan reaffirms our commitment to international norms of justice and fairness. U.S. Newswire 8-19-2K3 (“Sudan Embassy: Time for the United States to Take Responsibility”) Observation Five – Pre-Empts First, Your corruption arguments don’t link Rohrabacher, Republican Representative from the 46th District in California, 9-25-2K (Dana, “H.R. 5290 [106th]: To provide private relief for Salah Idris of Saudi Arabia and El Shifa Pharmaceuticals Industries Company relating to the bombing and destruction of the El Shifa Pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum, Sudan, and for other purposes,” http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h106-5290)
Rohrabacher, Republican Representative from the 46th District in California, 9-25-2K (Dana, “H.R. 5290 [106th]: To provide private relief for Salah Idris of Saudi Arabia and El Shifa Pharmaceuticals Industries Company relating to the bombing and destruction of the El Shifa Pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum, Sudan, and for other purposes,” http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h106-5290) Third, Providing aid to increase pharmaceutical manufacturing is at the heart of the topic Garrett, Senior Fellow in Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, 4-18-2K7 (Laurie, “Fiscal 2008 Appropriations: State, Foreign Operations,” Statement to Committee on Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, CQ Congressional Testimony)
The Independent, ‘99 (May 4th, “U.S. Admits Sudan Bombing Mistake”) And, You can’t win a unique disad – We are the biggest donor to Sudan already Bureau of African Affairs, 8-15-’07 (State Department Documents and Publications, “Fact Sheet: United States Policy on Sudan” lexis) And, Bush has quadrupled aid to Africa and Sudan already Agence France-Presse 2-5-2K7 (“US boosts foreign aid as part of international security drive, P. Lexis) Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 2.81 Mb. Share with your friends:
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