France, Russia and Germany reject 24 hour ultimatum

Guardian Unlimited ^ | 3/17/03

[ken5050]

FYI..read Safire's column in today's NYTimes..

[Ebenezer]

While we take for granted Britain's role as a reliable ally of the United States, we must not overlook the remarkable support that Spain (no stranger to terrorism) has provided us at this moment. Hats off to Spanish Prime Minister Aznar for standing behind us. Contrast that to France's and Germany's cluck-cluck, running-scared attitude.

[cardinal4]

He's known to have his eye on the SG

Unless he renounces his citizenship, this is a legal impossibility.

[twigs]

No it's not. It's a tradition that citizens of the SC do not get that position, but if you read the by-laws, there is absolutely nothing that prevents that from happening.

[cardinal4]

I would like to see that myself, not that I dont believe you, but my blood just went cold......

[Mister Baredog]

"We hope it will still be possible to settle the situation on the basis of the UN security council resolutions and by means of further inspections."

Hans your next inspection regime will be in France. I assure you you will remain popular there.

[twigs]

It's been posted many times on FR. I'll have to look for it.

[Destro]

Axis and ultimatums...why does that sound familiar?

[Ebenezer]

The Russians are such hypocrites! Their war in Chechnya is evidence enough.

The same for the Chinese. They sure didn't give peace and negotiations a chance when it came to dealing with unarmed students at Tiananmen Square back in 1989.

[twigs]

Charter of the United Nations
CHAPTER XV
THE SECRETARIAT
Article 97

The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such staff as the Organization may require. The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. He shall be the chief administrative officer of the Organization.

http://www.un.org/Overview/Charter/chapte15.html

I thought I had read a few more details, but I don't see them; however, they don't change the substance of what's here.

We should all be concerned, IMHO.

[glennaro]

Agreed. France, Germany and Russia -- along with the U.N. Security Council -- are now irrelevant to the liberation of Iraq.

[LandOfTheFreeHomeOfTheBrave]

If nothing else, the fact that HC is a sitting US senator and possible pres candidate, would be in direct violation of the spirit if not the the letter of Article 100:


Article 100
1. In the performance of their duties the Secretary-General and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the Organization. They shall refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as international officials responsible only to the Organization.

[twigs]

I agree with your assessment. However, I have never known the letter, much less the spirit, of any law that stood in the way of their goals to stop them.

[Smedley]

Yes, but the US, UK, Spain and Portugal reject the French/German/Russian rejection.

So there.

[lavaroise]

Ultimatum shmultimatum, they are the ones sending ultimatums while we are simply doing our jobs.

[JasonC]

Profits my eye. The Russians are as opposed to our power and influence in the world as the French are, perhaps more so. Putin is continuing to help give Iran nuclear weapons. He is not remotely our friend and never has been. He sows trouble across our path to keep us busy, flaks to keep us from cleaning it up too rapidly, and then expects us to ignore all of it if he occasionally says something nasty about Muslims. All his actions are important and hostile, all his support is mere words and meaningless.

[LaGrone]

I knew we would never get along with Russia too long. Putin is no better than Chiraq. I predict they will align themselves with France, Germany, and China against everything we try to do from now on in the war against terrorism.

However, we will have new allies from East Europe. Forgive me, but I really want revenge and retribution against all these countries who have made our job impossible in disarming Saddam. No future Iraqi contracts for them PLEASE.

[prokhanov]

Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov is now saying 1441 does NOT authorize force.

For Russian readers:

http://www.grani.ru/Politics/World/Iraq/m.26171.html

[LaGrone]

Excuse me, I have to go take a France and wipe my Russia with Turkey.

[Squantos]

My contribution to the effort......."caution foul language"


http://www.insults.net/html/swear/french.html



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