At 10:57 PM 10/30/2002 +0100 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
>Also note that his previous postings on the UN suggest that he believes
>non-democratic countries should not have a vote in the more-or-less
>democratic UN because those countries are not democratic themselves.
Actually, I have never stated this. I have stated that I believe that the
UN should not be the referee in this particular dispute, and I have also
stated that the one-country one-vote principle for all countries is a very
good principle for the UN to use for certain of its roles - the most
important of which I consider to be its role as a talking-shop for all
countries.
>So, what do we have here? We have one hell of an inconsistency in JDG's
>beliefs. When Cameroon (which he calls a dictatorship) might vote *against*
>America's proposal, he is opposed to a dictatorship having a vote (which
>may or may not be a decisive vote). Yet, when an other dictatorship
>(Singapore) votes in favour of what the US wants, he has no problem with it
>that said country is a dictatorship...
This is not true at all. I simply stated what the projections of the
votes in the UNSC was. Not once did I state that I had no problem with
Singapore voting in favor of the US resolution. Indeed, I believe that I
have argued that the US need not be putting a vote to the UNSC at all.
I hope that you will retract your insulting description of my arguments as
"inconsistent," as well as all of your inaccurate descriptions of my
opinions.
John "Less Insults, More Thoughts" Giorgis
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People everywhere want to say what they think; choose who will govern
them; worship as they please; educate their children -- male and female;
own property; and enjoy the benefits of their labor. These values of
freedom are right and true for every person, in every society -- and the
duty of protecting these values against their enemies is the common
calling of freedom-loving people across the globe and across the ages.
-US National Security Policy, 2002
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