Posted on 12/04/2001 11:53:48 PM PST by JohnHuang2
It didn't take long for the anti-American voices to blame the U.S. and the UK for "war crimes." The Times of India reported Dec. 3, that "allegations of war crimes against the U.S. and UK [are] coming in thick and fast for ignoring the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war."
Kate Allen, director of Amnesty International, was joined by Mary Robinson, U.N. high commissioner for Human Rights, in calling for "an urgent inquiry into the carnage" resulting from the recent uprising at the prison near Mazar-i-Sharif.
According to Oliver August, with The Times, London, CIA agent Mike Spann, and his colleague, identified as "Dave," caused the riots. Oliver says that Spann was "aggressively interrogating foreign Taliban prisoners, asking "Why did you come to Afghanistan," when a prisoner "jumping forward," announced "We're here to kill you."
Spann pulled his gun, according to August, and his colleague shot three prisoners. Then all hell broke loose. Spann was "kicked, beaten and bitten to death," according to the reports, and more than 500 people died before it was over.
No one will ever know exactly what happened to cause the riot. It is certain that the riot would not have occurred had the Taliban-supported, al-Qaida idiots not attacked innocent civilians in the United States.
Spann was a hero for volunteering to be there in the middle of that mess. The fact that the Taliban and al-Qaida soldiers were in prison, instead of hell, is evidence of the U.S. forces' desire to limit the carnage. Neither the Taliban, nor al-Qaida can be accused of similar humanity. Still, our enemies ignore the initiating cause of the problem and the inhumane actions of the perpetrators, and point an accusative finger at the United States.
Get real, Kate Allen! Wake up and smell the coffee, Mary Robinson! These self-appointed, power-hungry, pseudo-saviors of the earth, poked the wrong giant in the eye. Some of them pretended to surrender in an earlier battle, then pulled concealed weapons and slaughtered their would-be captors. Those who pretended to surrender, and were rounded up and imprisoned, had no more respect for human life than did those 19 deranged men who slaughtered 4,000 innocent people Sept. 11.
Perhaps the only way to deal with these people is to remove two of the words from George Bush's "Wanted Poster."
These events signal the importance of a much broader perspective on U.S.-U.N. relations. There are now 12 U.N. treaties making their way toward international law – all of which deal with some form of terrorism, to prosecute "crimes against humanity." The International Criminal Court is expected to enter into force early next year. Its purpose is to prosecute "war crimes," and "crimes against humanity." This outfit, carrying the Clinton administration's signature of approval, claims the authority to prosecute offenders in any nation – whether or not the nation has ratified the treaty.
Americans have not paid much attention to the U.N., or its claims, because in the past, it has never had the muscle to enforce its desires. That's changing rapidly. Next March, the U.N. High Level Panel on Financing Development, will present its recommendations, which include the creation of a Global Taxing Authority, and the implementation of the Tobin Tax, a tax on currency exchange, and a tax on the use of fossil fuels. These taxes will provide an estimated $1.5 trillion dollars per year to the U.N.
This amount is about 100 times more than the current U.N. budget, and will be more than enough to finance the U.N. standing army, already approved.
Now revisit Mary Robinson's call for the U.N. to investigate the U.S. and the U.K. for so-called "war crimes" at the prison near Mazar-i-Sharif. The U.N. Commission on Human Rights made similar noises about the U.S. involvement in Kosovo. Remember that the U.S. was kicked off the Human Rights Commission, and Sudan was given a seat. Realize that of the more than 180 members of the U.N., only about 30 can be considered friendly enough to vote with the United States. There is no veto on the Human Rights Commission, nor on the International Criminal Court, nor in the U.N. General Assembly. The U.S. veto applies only to decisions of the U.N. Security Council, and the ICC is not subject to the decisions of the Security Council.
The anti-American voices in the world will be quieted in one of two ways: (1) by imposing social and economic equity, which is the expressed goal of "sustainable" global governance, or (2) by allowing the people in poverty-stricken nations to experience individual freedom to develop free markets, and governments empowered by the consent of the governed.
Global governance is built on the socialist principle: "from each according to his ability; to each according to his need." The U.N. intends to "take" from America, and "give" to its favorite "needy."
The United States cannot let this happen. We cannot be intimidated by Mary Robinson, any more than we can be intimidated by Osama bin Laden. We must take strength from those principles of freedom that made us a great nation, practice patience, compassion and charity to all – except to those who deliberately poke us in the eye, and attack our citizens. They should feel the wrath of war for their crimes. The terrorists in the prison at Mazar-i-Sharif felt our wrath. Who's next?
Uh huh. Then why did all those prisoners sneak hundreds and hundreds of guns into the prison beforehand?
It has been PROVEN that the whole thing was a Taliban setup. There is nothing to argue on this point, and thus no war crime.
Its also worth noting that when the massacres of the Yakaolang valley were occuring not to mention the killing of villagers in the central highlands in 98-99 Not a peep was heard once from the UN. These incidents have all been extensively documented by Human Rights watch. Yet absolutely nothing was done to investigate these issues further.
With this kind of overly convenient picking and choosing of what incidents it wants to investigate and which ones it doesnt the UN is sending an extremely inconsistent message to the world community.
Not to mention that its also recently come to light that UN peacekeepers on the official UN payroll may have been involved in the killings in Rwanda.
When it comes to credibility, it appears that the UN may be its own worst enemy.
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