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2011-07-11 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by tipper 2011-07-11 08:55|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The 1648 Peace of Westphalia and the notion of 'preventing states from systematically committing crimes against their own people' are incompatible, cannot be reconciled, can't carry out both policies/standards at the same time.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-07-11 11:03|| 2011-07-11 11:03|| Front Page Top

#2 In the old days, this was called colonialism, and resulted in railroads being built and suttee forbidden. That it also resulted in countries being raped of their resources to benefit the colonizers (as well as women, and men being drawn and quartered at crossroads throughout the Belgian Congo for whatever annoyed the hangers at the moment), is part of the insoluble problem that results from the intersection of one set of human imperfection with different set of human imperfection.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-07-11 18:52|| 2011-07-11 18:52|| Front Page Top

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