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2003-03-13 Iraq

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Posted by ISHMAIL 2003-03-13 07:06 pm|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Regrets, the link for the news immediately above is not working , but it is found at the following source :

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-609297,00.html

Posted by ISHMAIL 2003-03-13 02:55:49|| 2003-03-13 02:55:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Jolly good show! The UN Charter is a normative, and not a binding legal document. In the Kosovo intervention, UN authority was secondary to OSCE Euro-norms. Prosecutions of war criminals have been enabled by what is referred to as "Statutes of the Tribunal." That is, the prosecuting parties make national law, allowing participation in the Tribunal. Sovereign authority is devolved, in a sense, but it is revocable at will. If the outside world is not importing common sense, then the exporters should leave them out of the arena of sound judgement.

Don't equate the Russians with the French here. Russia has legitimate concerns about recovery of the 9 billion dollars that it is owed by Iraq. Those concerns will dissolve with a quick victory. As for the French, they are the scum-of-the-earth.

Posted by Anonon 2003-03-13 03:10:02|| 2003-03-13 03:10:02|| Front Page Top

#3 "Don't equate the Russians with the French here."
I was willing to give Russia the benefit of the doubt, but not anymore. Since they know we're going in no matter what, there is no logical reason to use the veto, except to deliberately hurt us. I don't know why so many people want to give them an easy pass.

Posted by cdw 2003-03-13 08:16:21|| 2003-03-13 08:16:21|| Front Page Top

#4 No turning back? It looks like Bush and Bair are turning back every day. Every day we're told to wait longer while the US gets pissed on from all over the world. Bush is a bitch.

Posted by g wiz 2003-03-13 10:07:27|| 2003-03-13 10:07:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Dangerous days ahead. Looks like Iraq wants to disclose documents about the "destruction" of VX gas and anthrax. That's a central UN demand.
Of course the inspectors will need time to "verify" the lies. Saddam gains time.
You have to give him credit. The bastard is good at his game. Forget the resolution.
Frankly I don't see how the U.S. can "win" the Security Council or world opinion right now.
We might better roll tomorrow and in a few days the evidence of Iraq's WMD program will fly right in our face.
Nothing we can do on the diplomatic front right now will win us friends. Lets get the job done and people will see why it was necessary to do it NOW.

Posted by tcc 2003-03-13 18:04:11|| 2003-03-13 18:04:11|| Front Page Top

#6 I want to see the votes. I want to know which leaders have a grasp on reality.

Abstaining is as good as a no vote this time.

Posted by dc 2003-03-13 21:33:26|| 2003-03-13 21:33:26|| Front Page Top

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