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| Security Council Makes Attacks on U.N., Aid Workers a War Crime |
| 2003-08-27 |
| UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 26 -- Spurred to action by last week’s bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, the Security Council today unanimously approved a resolution aimed at protecting U.N. staff and humanitarian workers. Doh! After all the animals are out of the barn... The resolution had languished since late April because of U.S. opposition, but surged into the spotlight after the attack, which killed 23 people -- including 19 U.N. staff members -- and injured more than 160. Was there a quid pro quo here? The ICC, perhaps? It said deliberate attacks on U.N. and other humanitarian workers in armed conflicts are a war crime -- and demands the prosecution of anyone who tries to harm them. Where? Belgium? During intense negotiations, Mexico and the other supporters of the resolution agreed to drop a reference to the International Criminal Court, which the United States vehemently opposes, and reached agreement with Washington on defining what constitutes a war crime against humanitarian personnel. That cleared the way for the 15 to 0 vote. © 2003 The Washington Post Company Bingo! |
| Posted by:.com |
| #20 nice shot Chris. I like it, but the UN (like the Int'l Red Cross) has separate standards for Jooooos |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-27 8:36:09 PM |
| #19 So now all we have to do is sign every one in Israel up to be UN or NGO workers and watch the fun begin! |
| Posted by: Chris Smith 2003-8-27 4:25:37 PM |
| #18 I don't know that the UN has accomplished anything with this resolution, but I may be a skeptic. Enacting a "Hate Crime" as a new way to charge someone guilty of a brutal murder is an semantic edifice. Brutal murder is already punishable under existing statute. If a bully assaults an NGO worker in Singapore, you should cane the doo doo out of the bully. Extraditing him to stand before a tribunal in Belgium is counterproductive as there is no caning in Belgium. Most certainly, don't slide the ICC into that type of resolution so that you can extradite Colin Powell to Belgium for not preventing the bullying incident. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-8-27 3:20:31 PM |
| #17 At the risk of being branded as just another Steve, I think we should take a moment from giving the UN the kicks they so richly deserve, and recognise that this is one of the saner - or at least less stupid - things they have done lately. Now if they would only extend this prohibition to the act of blowing up buses and restaurants full of women and children... |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-8-27 1:38:37 PM |
| #16 like Stevey? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-27 12:57:45 PM |
| #15 STOP IT! or your all going to your room. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-8-27 12:46:44 PM |
| #14 The Tao of Steve... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-8-27 11:36:24 AM |
| #13 A sieve of Steves... |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-8-27 11:34:17 AM |
| #12 "Conspiracy of Steve" "Nest of Steves" "den of Steves" I prefer the "Grand Army of Steve" myself. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-8-27 11:04:41 AM |
| #11 God, I'm glad I'm not a Steve! That may be the next thing the UN wants to make a "war crime". Pretty soon, the UN is going to make defending yourself a war crime. The UN needs to either grow up, or move on. I prefer moving on. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-8-27 10:48:15 AM |
| #10 Oh GEEEEZ, what a killer nick! It's a two-edged sword, however... Sorry, couldn't help myself. ;-> Welcome to RantBurg, Mr SuperHose! Geez that's hard to type when you're laughing your ass off! |
| Posted by: .com 2003-8-27 10:40:45 AM |
| #9 To allay further Steve conversion, I as Steve D will adopt the nick-name I earned hosing pavement on summer 3rd shifts hosing pavement for Sea World of Ohio as a High School student. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-8-27 10:24:57 AM |
| #8 a den of Steves |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-27 10:18:29 AM |
| #7 Rantburg is a veritable Nest of Steves! |
| Posted by: .com 2003-8-27 10:17:16 AM |
| #6 Oh no! I smell cahoots & collusion... Bamboozled by the Conspiracy of Steve! |
| Posted by: .com 2003-8-27 10:15:59 AM |
| #5 Steve D - So, uh, where's the obilgatory "Bwahahah" huh? .com, wrong Steve. Bwahahahah! |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-8-27 10:12:29 AM |
| #4 Steve D - So, uh, where's the obilgatory "Bwahahah" huh? I think this proves what I've thought along along. Vindication. Sweet. ;^) |
| Posted by: .com 2003-8-27 9:43:55 AM |
| #3 This is just a diabolicle ploy to catch all leaders of terrorist group when they show up at teh UN building to ratify the Geneva Convention. |
| Posted by: Steve D 2003-8-27 8:02:24 AM |
| #2 Guess it's ok to commit genocide, but touch a UN employee... and you're toast. |
| Posted by: Raphael 2003-8-27 6:19:31 AM |
| #1 So, let's see...attack a U.N. worker and the U.N. sez, "War crime! Crime against humanity! How dare you!"...but if a dictator were to feed someone into a plastic shredder, the U.N. sez, "Well, harummph, we don't want to, uh, that is to say, we can't tell a soverign nation what to do, er, we mean, uh, uh, who are we to judge?" |
| Posted by: Uncle Joe 2003-8-27 1:49:56 AM |