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2003-01-29 Axis of Evil

Unilateral action in Iraq ’would violate international law’

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Posted by Steve 2003-01-29 12:24 pm|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Funny how "unilateral action' is against international law, but a dictator killing thousands of his own countryman, and threating the peace of the world is A-OK.

Until the UN starts requiring some form of standards to its membership, its waste of time in my opinion.

oh, and buy the way, is it 'unilateral' if we have the following ready to go into action:

Australia
UK
Spain
Italy
Norway
Kuwait
Oman
Bahrain
Turkey
Israel
Japan
S. Korea
Kazakstan
Georgia
Tajikistan
pakistan
It doesnt look very "uni" to me!

Posted by Frank Martin 2003-01-29 12:43:58|| [varifrank.blogspot.com] 2003-01-29 12:43:58|| Front Page Top

#2 "If you ask is Australia justified as a matter of law in joining unilateral action in Iraq, the answer is clearly and unequivocally no."

Why do these airheads keep bringing up this crap?

If the U.S. were poised to go into Iraq alone, and Australia signed on as a partner in military action before things got underway, such a war would no longer be a "UNILATERAL" action.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-01-29 13:35:39|| 2003-01-29 13:35:39|| Front Page Top

#3 It's "uni" if "uni" stands for U.N. independent!

Posted by Anonymous-TN 2003-01-29 13:38:12|| [littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog] 2003-01-29 13:38:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Ooooooh! SUED in the ICJ!

What're they gonna do, impound Queensland?

Posted by mojo 2003-01-29 13:40:35|| 2003-01-29 13:40:35|| Front Page Top

#5 These "Uni's" that are complaining are really Euni's" which is a compound pun.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-01-29 14:12:20|| 2003-01-29 14:12:20|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes,launching a war is illegal but if you get UK,France,Russia and China,those paragons of morality, to agree then it's A-O-K.I guess you need to be a professor to understand that.

Posted by El Id 2003-01-29 15:59:58|| 2003-01-29 15:59:58|| Front Page Top

#7 You have to consider the source. The Sydney Morning Herald is like the New York Times of Australia. "World Ends...Women, Minorities Hardest Hit". Get the picture?

Posted by tu3031 2003-01-29 16:21:44|| 2003-01-29 16:21:44|| Front Page Top

#8 "unilateral" is defined in French as "Without the approval of France."

Posted by Doug 2003-01-29 21:05:42|| 2003-01-29 21:05:42|| Front Page Top

#9 International law? The sharia says we kufr aggress against the munimen (believers). Gotta do what the sharia says. Allah knows best.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-29 21:09:15|| 2003-01-29 21:09:15|| Front Page Top

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