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2007-03-11 12:11:35 · 8 answers · asked by # 1 Edge head (Mr DEDEDE) 3 in Wrestling

2007-03-11 12:11:35 · 5 answers · asked by iluvpink1456 1 in Celebrities

IS THERE A US COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION?

Rogue Nation - Richard Du Boff

http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/Rogue.html

1. In December 2001, the United States officially withdrew from the
1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty, gutting the landmark agreement-the first
time in the nuclear era that the US renounced a major arms control
accord.

2. 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention ratified by 144 nations
including the United States. In July 2001 the US walked out of a London
conference to discuss a 1994 protocol designed to strengthen the
Convention by providing for
on-site inspections. At Geneva in November 2001, US Undersecretary of
State John Bolton stated that "the protocol
is dead," at the same time accusing Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya,
Sudan, and Syria of violating the Convention but offering no specific
allegations or supporting evidence.

3. UN Agreement to Curb the International Flow of Illicit Small Arms,
July 2001: the US was the only nation to oppose it.

4. April 2001, the US was not reelected to the UN Human Rights
Commission, after years of withholding dues to the UN (including current dues of
$244 million)-and after having forced the UN to lower its share of the UN
budget from 25 to 22 percent. (In the Human Rights Commission, the US
stood virtually alone in opposing resolutions supporting lower-cost
access to HIV/AIDS drugs, acknowledging a basic human right to adequate
food, and calling for a moratorium on the death penalty.)

5. International Criminal Court (ICC) Treaty, to be set up in The Hague
to try political leaders and military personnel charged with war crimes
and crimes against humanity. Signed in Rome in July 1998, the Treaty was
approved by 120 countries, with 7 opposed (including the US). In
October 2001 Great Britain became the 42nd nation to sign. In December 2001 the
US Senate again added an amendment to a military appropriations bill
that would keep US military personnel from obeying
the jurisdiction of the proposed ICC. [In fact advocating use of force
to "rescue" Americans charged with war crimes - RR]

6. Land Mine Treaty, banning land mines; signed in Ottawa in December
1997 by 122 nations. The United States refused to sign, along with Russia,
China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Vietnam, Egypt, and Turkey.
President Clinton rejected the Treaty, claiming that mines were needed to protect
South Korea against North Korea's overwhelming military advantage." He
stated that the US would "eventually" comply, in 2006; this was
disavowed by President Bush in August 2001.

7. Kyoto Protocol of 1997, for controlling global warming: declared
"dead" by President Bush in March 2001. In November 2001, the Bush
administration shunned negotiations in Marrakech (Morocco) to revise the accord,
mainly by watering it down in a vain attempt to gain US approval.

8. In May 2001, refused to meet with European Union nations to discuss,
even at lower levels of government, economic espionage and electronic
surveillance of phone calls, e-mail, and faxes (the US "Echelon"
program).

9. Refused to participate in Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD)-sponsored talks in Paris, May 2001, on ways to crack
down on off-shore and other tax and money-laundering havens.

10. Refused to join 123 nations pledged to ban the use and production
of anti-personnel bombs and mines, February 2001.

11. September 2001: withdrew from International Conference on Racism,
bringing together 163 countries in Durban, South Africa

12. International Plan for Cleaner Energy: G-8 group of industrial
nations (US, Canada, Japan, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, UK), July 2001:
the US was the only one to oppose it.

13. Enforcing an illegal boycott of Cuba, now being made tighter. In
the UN in October 2001, the General Assembly
passed a resolution, for the tenth consecutive year, calling for an end
to the US embargo, by a vote of 167 to 3 (the US, Israel, and the Marshall
Islands in opposition).

14. Comprehensive [Nuclear] Test Ban Treaty. Signed by 164 nations and
ratified by 89 including France, Great Britain, and Russia; signed by
President Clinton in 1996 but rejected by the Senate in 1999. The US is
one of 13 nonratifiers among countries that have nuclear weapons or
nuclear power programs. In November 2001, the US forced a vote in the
UN Committee on Disarmament and Security to demonstrate its opposition to
the Test Ban Treaty.

15. In 1986 the International Court of Justice (The Hague) ruled that
the US was in violation of international law for "unlawful use of force" in
Nicaragua, through its actions and those of its Contra proxy army. The
US refused to recognize the Court's jurisdiction. A UN resolution calling
for compliance with the Court's decision was approved 94-2 (US and Israel
voting no).

16. In 1984 the US quit UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization) and ceased its payments for UNESCO's budget, over the New
World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) project designed to
lessen world media dependence on the "big four" wire agencies (AP, UPI,
Agence France-Presse, Reuters). The US charged UNESCO with "curtailment
of press freedom," as well as mismanagement and other faults, despite a
148-1 in vote in favor of NWICO in the UN. UNESCO terminated NWICO in 1989;
the US nonetheless refused to rejoin. In 1995 the Clinton
administration proposed rejoining; the move was blocked in Congress and
Clinton did not press the issue. In February 2000 the US finally paid
some of its arrears to the UN but excluded UNESCO, which the US has not
rejoined.

17. Optional Protocol, 1989, to the UN's International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, aimed at abolition of the death penalty and
containing a provision banning the execution of those under 18. The US
has neither signed nor ratified and specifically exempts itself from the
latter provision, making it one of five countries that still execute
juveniles (with Saudi
Arabia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Nigeria). China abolished
the practice in 1997, Pakistan in 2000.

18. 1979 UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women. The only countries that have signed but not ratified are
the US, Afghanistan, Sao Tome and Principe.

19. The US has signed but not ratified the 1989 UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child, which protects the economic and social rights of
children. The only other country not to ratify is Somalia, which has no
functioning government.

20. UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
1966, covering a wide range of rights and monitored by the Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The US signed in 1977 but has not
ratified.

21. UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide, 1948. The US finally ratified in 1988, adding several
"reservations" to the effect that the US Constitution and the "advice
and consent" of the Senate are required to judge whether any "acts in the
course of armed conflict" constitute genocide. The reservations are
rejected by Britain, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Greece,
Mexico, Estonia, and others.

22. Is the status of "we're number one!" Rogue overcome by generous
foreign aid to given less fortunate countries? The three best aid
providers, measured by the foreign aid percentage of their gross
domestic products, are Denmark (1.01%), Norway (0.91%), and the Netherlands
(0.79), The three worst: USA (0.10%), UK (0.23%), Australia, Portugal, and
Austria (all 0.26).

rbd / 19 Dec 01
http://www.islamawareness.net/WarCrimes/American/

2007-03-11 12:11:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-03-11 12:11:28 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-03-11 12:11:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-03-11 12:11:26 · 13 answers · asked by .::Princess::. 1 in Pregnancy

i see alot of comments by red sox fans about the yankees payroll blah blah blah or yankees not being loyal to thier players...... the red sox should be in the same category...maybe even worst.....your entire roster is full of free agents or ppl not from your system...your 2004 championship was much like the florida marlins of 1997... u bought it..ur trying again to do that...

ppl forget we didnt buy derek jeter he was home grown..same as bernie,rivera,pettitte,posada....also they dont actually pay the full contract of arod, texas is still paying a good amount of it...

and u can say how the yankees arent loyal to thier players like bernie.... well same can be said for the red sox with nomar garciaparra.. the players i mentioned b4 like jeter ext... have been in the yankees for 10 years.. who in the red sox have been there that long?!?!

your best players were from free agency..schilling,ramirez,ortiz...

2007-03-11 12:11:23 · 14 answers · asked by cecilia m 1 in Baseball

would you be a creative storyline writer or be a booker
personally i would prefer to be a booker cuz being a booker i would get to book match cards anyway i want
if working for wwe, i would prefer booking raw cuz thats where all the big stars are
i know most of u hate vince and dont watch wwe but what would u be a writer or a booker
also what is ur ultimate dream match

2007-03-11 12:11:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Wrestling

this girl is beautiful and cant see it....her self esteem is very low and i wanted to have some tips to help bring her self esteem up...because i love her

2007-03-11 12:11:13 · 8 answers · asked by jay 1 in Singles & Dating

2007-03-11 12:11:11 · 89 answers · asked by nglmts 1 in Baby Names

my mom is obsessed with school work, i am homeschooled by my mom and she helps me with work but lately my mom has been obsessed e.g i have a test coming up and my mom remains me about everyday i hate it, please help me find a way to stop my mom with her obsession

2007-03-11 12:11:11 · 11 answers · asked by princess 2 in Home Schooling

I'm in high school and i really love this boy in my group of friends. He's really shy and i want to kiss him whenever i see him? how do i get him to want me?

2007-03-11 12:11:09 · 17 answers · asked by i ♥ u 3 in Singles & Dating

my track number is cp633963241gb

2007-03-11 12:11:07 · 3 answers · asked by OLASENI B 1 in London

I need help finding 6 souvenirs Tim would have put if he made a scrapbook.Also what is the difference between a journal and a diary entry?

2007-03-11 12:11:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

so, im hosting a fashion bash. basically, i have a fashion show and then a dance/party afterwards.

for the fashion show, i dont know what music to use. like should i use a specific song or just music [w/o lyrics]?

if i use a song, is it a good idea to use "this is why im hot" when models are walking down the runway?
and if i pick pure music w/o words, idk what to choose thats hip for a fashion show when models are walking down the runway [prefer it has few french words]?

please tell me some hiphop/rap songs that are def a need for 3 hrs of partying.

2007-03-11 12:11:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Music

Can I use my guitar amp to play my ipod? I know that I might need to buy a 1/4 inch to a 1/8 inch but is it even possible?

2007-03-11 12:10:57 · 8 answers · asked by Matt 1 in Music

This question will have it's expiration extended until the end of the tournament.
The first one to predict the winner will get the points.

2007-03-11 12:10:55 · 28 answers · asked by Count Acumen 5 in Basketball

Hubby and I are coming into NYC to see Machel's 25th Anniversry Show. Anybody here planning to go? We are going to the 8 o'clock show and would love to meet with fellow Trinis either before or after for a lime. (Warning: My husband is Jamaican, but has been in Trini training for 14 years...he getting there.) Either email me or post. Thanks.

2007-03-11 12:10:54 · 1 answers · asked by TriniGirl 3 in Trinidad & Tobago

I have been taking courses online for my BSBA I am considering switching majors to accounting. Has anyone recieved ther accounting degree online? Was the material difficult to understand taking the courses this way? Where did you get your online degree from? Did you continue and get your Masters? was it online? MAc, MTax, or MBA? Did you get your CPA? Any other info or tips you would like to give would be great!

2007-03-11 12:10:50 · 2 answers · asked by pumpkin 2 in Other - Business & Finance

My brother in law thinks that there isn't anything on the planet that is spicy enough to make his eyes water. We've tried everything we can think of. Short of putting battery acid in his food, is there anything you can suggest? He's not my favorite brother in law so if it burns his tongue off thats fine with me!

2007-03-11 12:10:50 · 5 answers · asked by j05gemini 3 in Family

2007-03-11 12:10:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

there not single

2007-03-11 12:10:49 · 18 answers · asked by elain h 2 in Singles & Dating

Well i kind of don't know if anyone can help but anyway just gave it a go and see wht happens!
I have manic depression which means one moment i'm up on cloud nine and the next moment i have this horriable voice playing around wiht my mind and giving me all thse suicidal thoughts...I'm on loads of meds to try and clarm me down but i still have these great big waves of self hate and shame... i just wish that i could try to holld life toghether but i have lost all my streangh and gave up fighting last year since then i've been drinking my self to sleep and taking anything i can to relax me and don't see any point in life anymore.
I have two kids and well life has just become so scarey one live in NZ and i only see like 4 times in here life and the other has just turned six and well her mother is the love of my life and was the person who saw me fall to pieces and well hates me now.... and well we have been broken up for 4 years and well i think of her every day... any
advice anyone?

2007-03-11 12:10:46 · 17 answers · asked by aka.fifth 1 in Mental Health

2007-03-11 12:10:38 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Polls & Surveys

2007-03-11 12:10:38 · 9 answers · asked by Arthur Dent 1 in Polls & Surveys

i wont to or no

2007-03-11 12:10:35 · 1 answers · asked by lilmexicana 1 in Diet & Fitness

I keep reading questions on here about police officers being violant racist or what ever else you want to call the police.

They go out everyday and risk there life to try protect people so why do people insist on saying all these things about them.

Yes you do get dodgy coppers same as you get dodgy bankers shop keepers but people seem to think that one dodgy copper makes them all dodgy.

2007-03-11 12:10:27 · 35 answers · asked by ? 5 in Law Enforcement & Police

I'm looking to buy another paintball gun. I have a Tippman 98 Custom. I was looking at the SP-8 from smartparts. Is that a good gun or not? I dont want the Ion or the Shocker.

2007-03-11 12:10:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Outdoor Recreation