Posted on 06/21/2007 9:45:15 AM PDT by anotherview
Jun. 21, 2007 17:38 | Updated Jun. 21, 2007 17:46
House urges UN to charge Ahmadinejad
By BY HILARY LEILA KRIEGER AND JTA
The US House of Representatives urged the UN Security Council Wednesday to charge Iran's president under genocide conventions.
The non-binding resolution, initiated by Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Steve Rothman (D-N.J.), passed by 411-2. It cites an October 27 speech in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad allegedly called for Israel to be "wiped off the map" and calls for the Security Council to charge him under its 1948 convention for the prevention of genocide.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) attempted to read into the record alternate translations of Ahmadinejad s remarks that suggest the Iranian leader was calling Israel to come to an end through democratic means, and not through violence.
"I am unequivocal in my support for the security and survival of Israel, and I do have serious concerns with the remarks made by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran," said Kucinich, a long-shot candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. "But I object to resolutions that lay the groundwork for an offensive, unprovoked war."
One of the alternate translations was by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
Kucinich and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a long-shot contender for the Republican presidential nomination, were the only votes against. The sponsors of the resolution cited the UN charter to support their argument that Ahmadinejad should be charged.
The charter - which Iran has accepted - requires all UN member states to 'refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.'
"When the leader of an armed nation such as Iran calls for the destruction of a fellow member state of the United Nations, the UN must prosecute and punish him," Rothman said. "It is my hope that this resolution will effectively increase pressure on the United Nations to hold Iranian President Ahmadinejad accountable for his genocidal words and prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons."
The vote is meaningless, of course. The U.N. overwhelmingly supports Iran and hates Israel, but it's still a good message to send to the world.
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His complete agreement with leftist moonbat Dennis Kucinich on this is purely a coincidence.
It is amazing to me how many things Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich seem to agree on.
Oh, they'll probably spin it with a whole bunch of anti-UN language. Whatever it takes to justify their "fortress America" cowardice of letting the islamofascists gain in strength until they become a problem too big to contain, all the while blaming the US for everything.
I guess Ron Paul read something in the Constitution about genocide that the rest of us missed.
They’re nothing if not predictable.
In past threads... I and other FReepers have noticed the similarities. More proof...
This resolution was directed at the UN security council. Kucinich's statement is implicitly acknowledging that the council is useless and will not act to aid Israel. Why else would there be an "unprovoked war" if the council was going to act against Iran? Even a nut like Kucinich can read the writing on the wall with these useless sacks.
Hey, brand-newbie.
Here's a clue: the Constitution authorizes Congress to make treaties.
The Constitution also authorizes Congress to utilize the privileges conferred by the treaties it makes.
RINO is usually interpreted as a philosophical Democrat calling him or herself a Republican. I think it applies to Libertarians like Reps. Paul and Fink as well.
Ron Paul always votes against any US involvement with the UN in any capacity. His opposition to inclusion of the UN in the making of US foreign policy -- and, for that matter, having anything whatsoever to do with the UN -- is nothing new.
Nonsense. Kucinich probably opposed it because he in some twisted way supports Amadinejad, but I'm certain Ron Paul opposed it simply because the US Constitution doesn't recognize the authority and legitimacy of the UN.
paul doesnt want to charge him he rather have him as a guest when he takes over for fat rosie on the view
See #17.
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