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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 11:03 AM
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Why hasn't the UN denounced the USA for allowing and encouraging torture?
A few left leaning groups in America will have no effect if the world does not raise the issue...It is against International Law to torture people so why isn't the International community speaking out about it?
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hootinholler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 11:04 AM
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1. Because that would come from the Security Concil where the US has a veto. n/t
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bullimiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 11:06 AM
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2. because they are a toothless, subservient, impotent body.
who survive at the whim of the controlling superpowers.
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 11:09 AM
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3. Because we can veto anything.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 11:11 AM
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4. Probably for the same reasons Congress has done nothing
Congress at least has the ability to stop the mad man and his minions where the UN can only speak out.

Yet they all stay strangely quite about the whole issue.

I have my suspicions but nothing to back it up.
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ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 11:16 AM
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5. Because our power there is too great and our $$$ too important.
Edited on Mon Apr-14-08 11:16 AM by ThomWV
Though our strength is ebbing we are still a giant.
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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-14-08 12:01 PM
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6.  Italy: Judge issues 140 arrest warrants in "Plan Condor" case. Bush NOT YET indicted.
This too will come to pass. Meanwhile, 30,000 died and finally ...

Italy: Judge issues 140 arrest warrants in "Plan Condor" case. Bush NOT YET indicted.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2528536

There is no statute of limitations on war crimes.
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