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To: zonder who wrote (430)3/24/2003 9:06:17 AM
From: JSwanson  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 7833
 
but only after you look up the definition of "sovereignty" - i.e. something to do with internal affairs and not foreign affairs.


Main Entry: sov·er·eign·ty
Variant(s): also sov·ran·ty
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English soverainte, from Middle French soveraineté, from Old French, from soverain
Date: 14th century
obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence
3 : one that is sovereign; especially : an autonomous state



To: zonder who wrote (430)3/24/2003 8:59:13 PM
From: Michael M  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7833
 
F the UN

I don't know if you were born yesterday or a couple of days before but I will risk assuming that you agree that there has been a lot of crap go down in the world since the UN was formed.

Perhaps you would like to inform us of all the times the UN has acted on its own or authorized its members to use force to deal with any of this murderous behavior. I'll give you a head start.

1. Korea (I believe the Russian delegate on the Security Council was in the bathroom or something when they voted)
2. Desert Storm
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