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UN Warning to United States Favors Terrorists
SHAWSBLOG ^ | 103109 | Steve Emerson

Posted on 10/31/2009 2:35:40 PM PDT by Arc51

the U.N.’s special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, has warned the United States against striking terrorists from unmanned drones. “My concern is that these drones, these Predators, are being operated in a framework which may well violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law,”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: afganistan; bbc; un

1 posted on 10/31/2009 2:35:42 PM PDT by Arc51
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To: Arc51

Is there any “international humanitarian law and international human rights law”?

If so, it is rather unevenly applied. One need not look further than Israel for an example of how the UN considers the matter.

But when you have an international thugocracy, and they rule by majority vote, not hard to see why this interpretation is the one that is used.


2 posted on 10/31/2009 2:48:55 PM PDT by alloysteel (....the Kennedys can be regarded as dysfunctional. Even in death.)
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To: Arc51

Direct Link:
http://jkshaws.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/3163/


3 posted on 10/31/2009 2:51:54 PM PDT by PIF
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To: Arc51
Dear U.N.’s special rapporteur:

This means WAR!

4 posted on 10/31/2009 2:53:27 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Arc51
Hey UN. They are terrorists. By definition they target and kill innocent civilians to further their agenda. In my eyes they have no rights - including no right to live. We will continue to use every means, every technology we have or develop to exterminate these terrorists and remove their threat from the face of the Earth. You don't like it, or you don't like how we do it, tough {expletive}. We were attacked, we will fight back, period.
5 posted on 10/31/2009 2:54:30 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (obama out now! I'll keep my money, my guns, and my freedom - you can keep the change.)
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To: Arc51
"...are being operated in a framework which may well violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law,"

...while those terrorists killed by the Predators are operating completely in line with "international humanitarian law" and "international human rights law"......

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6 posted on 10/31/2009 3:04:43 PM PDT by hoosier hick (Note to RINOs: We need a choice, not an echo....Barry Goldwater)
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To: Arc51

I imagine the same UN dweeb sees Palestinians blindly shooting rockets into Israeli civilian neighborhoods as no big deal.


7 posted on 10/31/2009 3:10:17 PM PDT by Fetid Facts
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To: Arc51

OK lets just carpet bomb the entire area or drop a few nukes.

It seems to be ok to kill indiscriminately but if you can target those you want to kill that is bad.


8 posted on 10/31/2009 3:25:43 PM PDT by Lundy_s Lane II
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To: Arc51

May violate international law, you say?

So?

It’s time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US.


9 posted on 10/31/2009 3:26:53 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2013: Change we can look forward to.)
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To: alloysteel

It is back to their inaliable rights as muslims to kill christians, jews , innocents and pro-democracy western countries. The UN relates to this as if you look at the membership you will see that the majority are muslim.

With the G7 fcreating it and funding it , I find it ridiculous that they can challenge the funders democracy and right to defend themselves.

What B/S!

Soon they will be dictating what happens in the US!

(and Obama wants closer times and more UN power through US tax dollars.....I readily can see where this goes.....)


10 posted on 10/31/2009 3:47:50 PM PDT by himno hero
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To: ThunderSleeps

When will we elect people who are smart enough to know we shouldn’t be funding this haven for terrorist loving pedophiles? It is a cesspool stinking up American soil in New York City.


11 posted on 10/31/2009 4:05:38 PM PDT by peeps36 (Democrats Don't Need No Stinking Input From You Little People)
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To: alloysteel

Essentially, international law is useless. International law is what the country with the most might says it is. The UN can warn all they want. We are not subject to their warnings.


12 posted on 10/31/2009 4:14:57 PM PDT by dbeall
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To: Arc51

So with this logic, that in a war which we did not start that now we are not allowed to shoot back, here are some other examples of the slippery slope the UN is setting up:

We will not be allowed to step on cockroaches in our pantries with remote controlled traps or use electric toothbrushes kill the bacteria on our teeth, because these organisms do not have electronic gadgets to fight back.

We will not be allowed let our police carry guns when chasing gang members who only carry knives ,or chase bank robbers in any car that goes faster than their get away cars .

We will not be allowed to stop viruses by immunize against them because that is unfair to the virus, we should give the viruses a fair chance.

We shall not put locks on our doors unless the thieves are given keys, but if not we are to put up big signs out front of our houses when we leave to let thieves know we are not at home and it is safe to come in.

We shall not complain that these new laws of fairness are not explained ahead of time, or that the UN officials can make them up on the fly, and we shall give most of what we earn to them in taxes, so that the UN can do their job to level the playing field, and if we do complain we shall forfeit all our property and our first born .... oh joy


13 posted on 10/31/2009 4:16:53 PM PDT by seastay
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To: seastay
I hope one day we will elect a president tat will tell the UN to F-— off. The only way we will we able to keep Obama from turning our nation over to the UN is to impeach his ass before he can finish destroying this nation.
14 posted on 10/31/2009 4:45:45 PM PDT by Americanexpat
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To: Arc51

When is this festering boil called the UN going to lanced of the body of this country and sent floating down the East River?


15 posted on 10/31/2009 5:30:37 PM PDT by JoeMac ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!'' Popeye The SailorMan)
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To: Arc51

we must be doing a great job killing terrorists


16 posted on 10/31/2009 8:54:51 PM PDT by 1st Division guy
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