February 28, 2003, 23:57
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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.
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February 28, 2003, 23:59
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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. 
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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. 
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March 1, 2003, 00:06
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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.
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March 1, 2003, 00:22
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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.
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How... uhh... decent of them to be deceitful like that.... 
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March 1, 2003, 00:24
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Yes. A sarcastic, light-hearted comment deserves a rolleyes. 
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March 1, 2003, 00:38
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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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March 1, 2003, 00:42
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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.
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Treaty? Since when do General Assembly ressolutions have the effect of international law?
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March 1, 2003, 00:59
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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...
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March 1, 2003, 01:33
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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?
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 YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!!
I've never played Red Alert in my life! 
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March 1, 2003, 11:09
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King
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Re: Global Politics Quiz
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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?
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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.
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March 1, 2003, 12:34
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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. 
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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.
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March 1, 2003, 12:38
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I'd still like to see that etx of the resolution described in 14.
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