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2005-07-25 International-UN-NGOs

British diplomats push Annan for a 'no excuses' definition of terrorism

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Posted by trailing wife 2005-07-25 01:21|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well good luck with that. Really, I mean it.

Posted by tu3031 2005-07-25 08:12|| 2005-07-25 08:12|| Front Page Top

#2 and when they were done, they flogged a dead horse for good measure.

Posted by 2b 2005-07-25 08:13|| 2005-07-25 08:13|| Front Page Top

#3 and when they were done, they flogged a dead horse for good measure.

Posted by 2b 2005-07-25 08:13|| 2005-07-25 08:13|| Front Page Top

#4 ain't a-gonna happen.

Any rational definition of terrorism would include the violence perpetrated against Israeli civilians. The UN hates Israel and has too many factions who benefit from continued paleo terror. Therefore, they'll stall and twist and do everything else... EXCEPT define terrorism.

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2005-07-25 09:16|| 2005-07-25 09:16|| Front Page Top

#5 "... efforts to write a global anti-terror treaty have been at an impasse since 1996, bogged down in the UN's legal committee as member states wrangle over the definition of terrorism..."
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One sentence, actually written by a UN apologist, illustrates the futility of the UN.

Posted by mhw 2005-07-25 09:52|| 2005-07-25 09:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Sample UN-style definitions:

Terrorism is a mean attack against innocents, but to make an omelet freedom fighters must break a few eggs.

Human rights are universal, but government must set limits according to local customs.

Genocide must never happen again, but there are other words for the systematic killing of defenseless populations.

Global warming is a weak hypothesis, but it must be stopped at any cost, to be paid by the West only.

Love is a political message; I am sure Saddam Hussein loves his people... Oh, sorry, that was Chirac.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-07-25 13:22|| 2005-07-25 13:22|| Front Page Top

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