---------- From: NY Transfer News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [CubaNews] UN to Tackle (Again) the Big Question: What IS 'Terrorism?' Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit [A new round of international arm-twisting and extortion by the USA can be expected at UN Headquarters in January, and it will be most interesting to see Negroponte's contortions when the United Nations takes up, again, the thorny issue of defining 'terrorism' so that it includes the USA's enemy-of-the-month but excludes friends like Luis Posada Carriles and groups like Alpha 66 and its own CIA.] PTI via Times of India - Nov 22, 2001 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=1400509067 UN to Hold Fresh Talks on Terrorism UNITED NATIONS: Unable to resolve differences on the definition of terrorism, a key United Nations committee has voted to hold further negotiations in January on finalising a comprehensive convention against terrorism proposed by India. The legal committee of the UN unanimously decided on another round of talks to be held from Jan 28-Feb 1 on Wednesday when the negotiating team, after coming close to finalising the convention, stood divided on who was a terrorist and what constituted terrorism, a UN spokesman said. The major sticking point was efforts by some nations, including Pakistan, to exclude what they call "liberation movements" while defining terrorism though majority accepted that terrorism was justified under no circumstances. The Arabs countries, who describe the Israeli occupation of West Bank and Gaza Strip as "a heinous form" of terrorism, say Palestinian struggle against Tel Aviv is legal and legitimate. But Israelis argue such a formulation would give legitimacy to suicide bombers. The negotiations were aimed at consolidating various treaties against terrorism into one document or an umbrella convention. Secretary General Kofi Annan has strongly urged the 189-member General Assembly to finalise and adopt the convention after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in the US to show it was serious in fighting the scourge. Next year's convention would also consider Russian sponsored convention against terrorism, the spokesman said. ( PTI ) ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
