One of the most horrifying articles I have ever read. Despicable. Wish I had the time to answer to it. Will do.
In his speech, Falk said he would like the Human Rights Council to ask the International Court of Justice to look at Israeli behaviour in the occupied territories. This should focus on whether the prolonged occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem had elements of “colonialism, apartheid and ethnic cleansing inconsistent with international humanitarian law,” the investigator declared.
No man is above the law. Learning from Israel.
The year-long trial took place almost entirely behind closed doors and left the public wondering whether the 65-year-old Katsav was wise to drop out of a plea bargain two years ago.
The plea deal meant Katsav would not face the most serious charges and promised him a suspended sentence at worse, but the former president decided to prove his innocence in court.
Defamation (2009)
This is a must-see documentary. When the Holocaust is your threshold, everything else become acceptable.
Click here to watch the whole documentary
Why? She eventually comes from one of those countries who bought Gheddafi’s oil
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After the Security Council met today to discuss the situation in Lybia, these are the informal comments to the media by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs.
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Ok, so what the UN - and its Member States - are going to do? I think I missed this point in Mr Pascoe’s Speech.
(Minute 04:16)
“What do you think of Gheddafi’s Speech today?”
B. Lynn Pascoe sighs and then smirks, clearly embarassed by the question. In that precise moment I felt so disappointed and unhopeful. I am deeply ashamed of the mitigated words of those who should be at the forefront, instead. What are you afraid of, Mr. Pascoe. How many Rwandas are yet to come?
Then he answered, and he voiced just a mild restricted judgement, basically he said that inciting a civil war is “dangerous” and “bad”. He hid behind a neutral personalized expression “I am concerned” and “huge concern” “we are so concerned”. You are concerned when your son doesn’t study, not when such slaughters are happening with total impunity.
Then I remembered what my professor used to say: “You should not blame the UN, you should blame the States they are made of”. Yeah, maybe I just wished the UN officials were, for once, better than those governing them.
