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To: little jeremiah; smileyface
I think we're being sent a message.


235 posted on 10/26/2022 7:04:12 PM PDT by numberonepal (WWG1WGA)
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To: numberonepal

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I’m trying to find info about Article VI of the UN Bioweapons Convention. So far, no luck. All the links I found so far that have some info, I can only handle so much legal/gov language. Finally found the info at the last link. Any permanent member can veto any investigation; I wonder if the US will veto it. Probably. But at least the evidence may be presented, I hope.

The Biological Weapons Convention - An overview
https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/article/other/57jnpa.htm

Russia and China Push to Enact Article VI of The Biological Weapons Convention to Investigate US/Ukraine
https://federalinquirer.com/russia-and-china-push-to-enact-article-vi-of-the-biological-weapons-convention-to-investigate-us-ukraine/

Moscow urges UN probe of Ukrainian biolabs
https://detv.us/2022/10/26/moscow-urges-un-probe-of-ukrainian-biolabs-rt-en/

Biological Weapons Convention (BTWC)
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons (BTWC)
Biological Weapons Convention
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_Weapons_Convention

Aha, Wikipedia has it clearly, above link:

Article VI: Complaint about an alleged BWC violation
Article VI allows States Parties to lodge a complaint with the United Nations Security Council if they suspect a breach of treaty obligations by another state.[40] Moreover, the article requires states to cooperate with any investigation which the Security Council may launch.[40] As of January 2022, no state has ever used Article VI to file a formal complaint, despite several states having been accused in other fora of maintaining offensive biological weapons capabilities.[63] The unwillingness to invoke Article VI may be explained by the highly political nature of the Security Council, where the five permanent members—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States—hold veto power, including over investigations for alleged treaty violations.[64][63]


252 posted on 10/26/2022 7:46:05 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Never worry about anything. Worry never solved any problem or moved any stone.)
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