Hmmmm.....interesting. 1) What provides any country, or the United Nations Security Council, with the 'right' to disarm Iraq?
2) What, specifically, are the resources you mention that the UNSC can 'mobilize'? L > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of G. Stewart > Sent: Sun, March 16, 2003 7:46 AM > To: Keith Hudson > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: It's the testosterone (was Re: [Futurework] Powerful stuff! > > > Keith, > > What a nice set-up you've provided for a gentle proposal by > a woman! Thanks! > > Gail > > You wrote: > > From: "Keith Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Harry Pollard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 2:00 AM > Subject: It's the testosterone (was Re: [Futurework] > Powerful stuff! > > > It's the testosterone that's doing it! At this stage of > the war, all sorts > > of otherwise reasonable male politicians (as well as the > male editor and > > mainly male staff of the Economist) are becoming turned on > and turning into > > rabid supporters. > > > > ... > > > > Shame on them for forsaking their rationality. > > > Here's the proposal: > March 16, 2003 > > ________________ > > The time has come for the Security Council to do something > bold... > > Article 1, Chapter 1 of the UN Charter states that the first > purpose of the United Nations is "to maintain international > peace and security, and to that end, to take effective > collective measures for the prevention and removal of > threats to the peace..." > > A member country of the United Nations -- Iraq under Saddam > Hussein -- possesses weapons of mass destruction and has not > disarmed as demanded by the UN Security Council. > > This behavior is destroying international peace and > undermining a general sense of security. Some member states, > in a "coalition of the willing," are threatening war against > Iraq in the absence of effective early action by the > Security Council. > > The Security Council is not simply empowered but is > obligated to "take action to maintain or restore > international peace and security." Member states of the UN > are committed, if asked, to contribute forces and resources > through negotiated agreements with the UN. > > Accepting its obligation and immediately calling upon member > states to contribute toward "effective collective measures," > the Security Council establishes itself as the responsible > enforcement agency in the situation, not just a forum. > > The initiative by the Security Council to mobilize its own > forces and resources changes the structure and character of > the discussion. > > In the process of negotiation between the Security Council > and those providing assistance (many nations, including the > "coalition of the willing" ), an early timetable for the > effective disarmament of Iraq, with only necessary use of > force, is established. > > An illegitimate "war" threatening international peace and > security is averted in favour of a legitimate "UN police > action" strengthening international peace and security. > > THE UNITED NATIONS. > A great idea. > A grand agreement. > The time has come to do something > bold > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
