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UN investigator warns US on use of drones (targeted executions may violate international law)
AP on Yahoo ^
| 10/27/09
| Edith M. Lederer - ap
Posted on 10/27/2009 7:53:42 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
UNITED NATIONS A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate international law.
Philip Alston said that unless the Obama administration explains the legal basis for targeting particular individuals and the measures it is taking to comply with international humanitarian law which prohibits arbitrary executions, "it will increasingly be perceived as carrying out indiscriminate killings in violation of international law."
Alston, the U.N. Human Rights Council's investigator on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions, raised the issue of U.S. Predator drones in a report to the General Assembly's human rights committee and at a news conference afterwards, saying he has become increasingly concerned at the dramatic increase in their use, especially in Afghanistan and Pakistan, since June.
He said the U.S. response that the Geneva-based council and the General Assembly have no role in relation to killings during an armed conflict "is simply untenable."
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KEYWORDS: donttreadonme; drone; drones; investigator; islam; strike; tm; unitednations
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To: VeniVidiVici
Gosh, shame on me, but ..... he looks a little sweet to me, how about you?
To: Markos33
Looks like a good candidate for urban renewal.
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posted on
10/28/2009 3:59:51 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(This is the time of year when ACORNS fall.)
To: NormsRevenge
Philip Alston said that unless the Obama administration explains the legal basis for targeting particular individuals and the measures it is taking to comply with international humanitarian law which prohibits arbitrary executions, "it will increasingly be perceived as carrying out indiscriminate killings in violation of international law." That's just silly. We're either targeting particular individuals or carrying out indiscriminate killings. Take your pick. It can't be both.
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posted on
10/28/2009 4:19:04 AM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
To: stuartcr
Isnt this essentially what snipers do? Yup....it's also what any combatant does when he uses his sights on an enemy.
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posted on
10/28/2009 4:26:35 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(My anger is manufactured.......................................in the WHITE HOUSE and CONGRESS!!)
To: NormsRevenge
I see we have another enemy agent of influence and a subject for a “targeted execution.”
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posted on
10/28/2009 4:35:12 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Obama is a kamikaze president aimed at the heart of this Republic.)
To: All
Yeah the UN wants to investigate our housing also lol.
Pump sand UN scum.
106
posted on
10/28/2009 4:36:18 AM PDT
by
rbmillerjr
(It's us against them...the Establishment RINOs vs rank and file...Sarah Palin or bust)
To: NormsRevenge
How about you give us one of those tersely worded resolutions that you don’t do anything about??
UN OUT OF USA, USA OUT OF UN NOW! Bunch of Commies and Muslim sympathizers in that building.
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posted on
10/28/2009 5:14:15 AM PDT
by
halfright
(My presidents picture is in the dictionary, next to the word, "rectum".)
To: NormsRevenge
WE DON’T ESPOUSE TO INTERNATIONAL LAW, ASSWIPE!!
108
posted on
10/28/2009 5:26:37 AM PDT
by
wolfcreek
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
To: NormsRevenge
In other UN news, we have this.
Col. Sanders Impersonator Punks UN
Colonel Sanders impersonator Robert Thompson shakes hands with Libya's Dr. Ali Treki, president of the General Assembly. A spokesman says Treki accepted the handshake because 'he's a very polite man.' (Handout)
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posted on
10/28/2009 5:29:08 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
10/28/2009 5:52:55 AM PDT
by
nikos1121
(Praying for -16 today.)
To: elpinta
Got it: manned aircraft used to mass-murder non-combatants is OK. Yup, carpet bombing B-52s are acceptable, I guess.
111
posted on
10/28/2009 5:56:36 AM PDT
by
Lurking in Kansas
(Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down their level, then beat you with experience.)
To: NormsRevenge
Haven’t read all the previous posts but my hunch is that the UN is really worried about the USA using drones on the UN building in NYC. Think how many problems could be solved that way! LOL
To: NormsRevenge
arbitrary executionsYes, totally arbitrary. It's a known fact that Predators are programmed to shoot the (insert random number here) person they come across.
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
10/28/2009 6:45:46 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(DEFINITION: rac-ist (rA'sis't) 1. Anyone who disagrees with a liberal about any topic.)
To: NormsRevenge
Well then lets add:
Surface to air missles, tanks, why H let’s just go all the way, a soldier firing at a enemy combatant fits his discription.
HOW IN THE H DO THESE PEOPLE ACTUALLY GET DRESSED IN THE AM.
HE IS TO DUMB TO EVEN FUNCTION ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.
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posted on
10/28/2009 6:50:06 AM PDT
by
Marty62
(former Marty60)
To: NormsRevenge
BTW, the fact that these two headlines appeared moments apart:
- UN investigator warns US on use of drones (targeted executions may violate international law)
- Six UN staff dead in Taliban raid on UN hostel
.....was truly delicious.....
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posted on
10/28/2009 6:51:32 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(DEFINITION: rac-ist (rA'sis't) 1. Anyone who disagrees with a liberal about any topic.)
To: elpinta
117
posted on
10/28/2009 7:06:55 AM PDT
by
dervish
(I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself)
To: NormsRevenge
use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate international law. They're not targeted executions, they are simply neutralizing legitimate command and control nodes.
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posted on
10/28/2009 7:13:42 AM PDT
by
markomalley
(Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
To: VeniVidiVici
looks like a vampire to me.
119
posted on
10/28/2009 7:16:57 AM PDT
by
rahbert
To: NormsRevenge
Wow, the irony of these statements when considered alongside the Taliban suicide operation that just wiped out several UN personnel in Kabul.
I was stunned when I saw these two thread headlines in a row in breaking news:
Six UN staff dead in Taliban raid on UN hostel
followed by
UN investigator warns US on use of drones (targeted executions may violate international law)
Gee, seems like they'd be much more concerned about the Taliban's "targeted executions" of their workers and supportive of anything that will keep them safe -- like wiping out the Taliban and AQ. But that would require some common sense.
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