Louise Arbour: Israel may be more to blame than Hizbullah

Jerusalem Post ^ | Nov. 24, 2006 | HILARY LEILA KRIEGER AND TOVAH LAZAROFF

[ScaniaBoy]

According to criminal law, "there is very little distinction between recklessness and intent," she said. "It is a small distinction as to whether you desire the result, or you foresee it as virtually certain and you do not care. In terms of culpability there is not a lot of difference between recklessness and intent."

Manslaughter vs Murder????

She is bigotted and biased, but does she have to be so absolutely, totally stupid as well?

[ScaniaBoy]

Ping!

[Valin]

Israel could be considered deserving of more blame for its actions in the Lebanon war than Hizbullah, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post Thursday.

Here in this one sentence we see the UU at it's finest.

[Valin]

According to criminal law, "there is very little distinction between recklessness and intent," she said. "It is a small distinction as to whether you desire the result, or you foresee it as virtually certain and you do not care. In terms of culpability there is not a lot of difference between recklessness and intent."

Arbour indicated that this could mean that Israel was guilty of human rights violations for its actions in Lebanon.

"When you kill civilians virtually each time [in a military attack], at some point you have to ask yourself, 'Wasn't that foreseeable that so many would be killed?" she said. "That is where I think you start having to engage in the possibility that it is somewhat culpable."

Right! If only the Isarelis would simply line up quietly and wiat to be killed we could avoid this crisis.

[quesney]

Hahahahahah?

This is absolutely risible! She can't be serious. By her definition, any technologically superior country starts off by default as being less moral, now matter how well intentioned, simply because it's more competent.

...and now matter how immoral, no matter how evil the intentions of their technologically inferior advesary. Terrorists are more moral by virtue of being less competent, or flat out incompetent.

At what point, under this logic, do militarily weaker oppoents become less moral -- when they acquire and succesfully detonate a nuke in a major Western city? When their evil intentions are matched by a greater ability to carry them out?

Folks, it's time to leave the UN. It is beyond discussion at this point.

[Valin]

Ahem that would be UN not UU.

Memo to self:
Read your reply BEFORE you post it.
/radical concept

[ScaniaBoy]

Yes, but Mme Arbour should think before speaking, and then think again, and again......and then decide to shut up.

:-)

[Nitro]

Israel is out numbered 1,000 to 1 and they are surrounded on three sides with their backs to the sea.

That makes Israel comfortable, they are all trained as Special Forces and as we all know.....

When you surround Israel, they have you just where they want you!!

[PGalt]

She is bigotted and biased, but does she have to be so absolutely, totally stupid as well?

Pre-meditated mass murder.

What can we expect from a nuanced, elitist UNaccountable bureaucrat?

Geez Louise, buy a clue. (there must be some uncashed oil-for-food vouchers somewhere)

[LibFreeOrDie]

Photo and bio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Arbour

[Valin]

Aren't you assuming something? That she can in fact think. Because if the statements she made in this article are true (and I have no doubt they are) I doubt she can...think that is.
UN, home base for moral midgets

[Lancey Howard]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour

LOL
What a simple, stupid little mouse Arbour is.

[juliej]

Does anybody take this stupid woman seriously? What a joke she is!

[dennisw]

This stupid evil bitch is so typical of what's wrong with the UN. GET THE UN OUT OF THE USA!

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni left shakes hands with United...Thursday November 23, 05:32 PM

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sraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni , left, shakes hands with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Louise Arbour, right, during a meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov.

[taxesareforever]

The U.N. Human Rights Commision should be the "We Hate Everything About the U.S. and Israel Commission."

[yoe]

According to criminal law, "there is very little distinction between recklessness and intent," she said. "It is a small distinction as to whether you desire the result, or you foresee it as virtually certain and you do not care. In terms of culpability there is not a lot of difference between recklessness and intent."

What on earth is Arbour talking about - a street fight, game of tennis, ping-pong, soccer? I believe the intent when you go to war is to win by making the other side so miserable they quit.........usually people die in wars….who is this woman? – she condones human shields but thinks Israel is aggressor here? As usual, the United Nations takes a dim view of protecting yourself from a determined enemy especially if you are of the Hebrew persuasion and you upset Muslims by fighting back………….just another nit-wit Human Rights twit living on other people’s money and bringing precious little to the table of common sense…………………….

[DB]

Hey moron, if you place and use rocket launchers in civilian areas, civilians get hit when these sites get taken out. It is as simple as that.

[wodinoneeye]

Typical libtard reasoning.

When they believe that you cant fight to defend yourself if someone possibly could be killed on the other side then they are serfs just waiting to happen.

[garbanzo]

By her definition, any technologically superior country starts off by default as being less moral, now matter how well intentioned, simply because it's more competent.

This is social Marxism in a nutshell. Only "oppressors" have free moral agency. The "oppressed" only act out their class interests.

[PeteB570]

Arbour needs to talk with the Gaza Granny.

Oh, wait. She blew herself up.