01-03-2003 08:57									#31
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How so? The Israelis and the US were afraid of agreeing to a text which asserted, when applied to the occupied territories, that Israel had the obligation to grant their population self-determination and freedom from perpetual military occupation.

	01-03-2003 08:59									#32
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quote: Originally posted by Frogger The reason the US and Israel objected was that the text included a section on the fundamental right of all populations to self-determination.

Well, I'm sure nobody has a problem with that - not Russia, or China, or any country with indigenous populations, or in the Balkans. Let alone all those countries in Latinamerica, and Africa with ethnic or tribal populations. Why, nosirree, everybody believes in self-determination for everyone. It's just that some populations, by their very attitude, determine that they need to be oppressed, or even exterminated. But it's their fault.

	01-03-2003 09:06									#33
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No, but the other countries which plan on breaking the treaty had the decency to sign on and then ignore it.

	01-03-2003 09:22									#34
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quote: Originally posted by Frogger No, but the other countries which plan on breaking the treaty had the decency to sign on and then ignore it.

How... uhh... decent of them to be deceitful like that....

	01-03-2003 09:24									#35
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Yes. A sarcastic, light-hearted comment deserves a rolleyes.

	01-03-2003 09:38									#36
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I can't wait for No. 16 to be added:

Which evil hyperpower attempted to conquer the world before being stopped by an alliance of freedom-loving nations led by the Enlightened European Establishment Pact (EEEP)?

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	01-03-2003 09:42									#37
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quote: Originally posted by Frogger No, but the other countries which plan on breaking the treaty had the decency to sign on and then ignore it.

Treaty? Since when do General Assembly ressolutions have the effect of international law?

	01-03-2003 09:59									#38
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Sigh...

"resolution" then. I don't really see what the point of becoming anal about that comment is. Laugh or not, and move on with your life.

I thought it was funny, but this crowd is tough...

	01-03-2003 10:33									#39
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quote: Originally posted by Uncle Sparky I have just one thing to say to Oerdin: An African or European swallow? Oerdin: I don't know! ( flies off cliff to his certain death) That settles that ! Gee, I post an innocent geopolitical quiz and some people go to red alert! UR: I've had my arse bitten by better men than him... maybe I should rephrase that! So, has there been a thread started on Hussein Kamel yet?

YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!!

I've never played Red Alert in my life!

	01-03-2003 20:09									#40
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quote: Originally posted by Uncle Sparky 15. Which country refuses to fully pay its debts to the United Nations yet reserves its right to veto United Nations resolutions?

Which country (in adition to Israel) has been clearly attacked by the UN functionaries?

Giving money to the people that attacks you is plain stupid.

	01-03-2003 21:34									#41
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quote: Originally posted by Adam Smith US has not ratified #10. The main US objection is that the convention, as written, would have essentially banned international adoptions. The US is by far the largest home for international adoptees. Better provisions are being worked out in a current round of negotiations. But don't let the facts get in the way of a good troll.

The real reason is that several US states wanted to keep their right to get people on death row for murders they commited as minors.

	01-03-2003 21:38									#42
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I'd still like to see that etx of the resolution described in 14.