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To: Softechie who wrote (17954)	4/24/2003 12:21:09 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

WMD......... Walmart McDonalds DairyQueen They be 'On the Way' T

To: Softechie who wrote (17954)	4/24/2003 12:24:47 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 89467

Whats in a name......... 'By their Works ..you shall know them...." The Naz Annan Labels Coalition 'Occupying Force' 2 hours, 42 minutes ago By JONATHAN FOWLER, Associated Press Writer GENEVA - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) called Thursday on the U.S.-led coalition to respect international law as the "occupying power" in Iraq (news - web sites), drawing immediate ire from U.S. officials. "I hope the coalition will set an example by making clear that they intend to act strictly within the rules" governing occupations, Annan told the U.N. Human Rights Commission. The United States responded that it had not been established whether the coalition that toppled Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime was an occupying power under international law but that coalition forces were nevertheless abiding by international conventions. "We've not only made that clear by our words — we've made it clear from day one of this conflict through our actions," U.S. envoy Kevin Moley told reporters. "We find it — at best — odd that the secretary-general chose to bring this to our attention." Annan cited the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1907 Hague Convention, accords that set down the responsibilities of occupiers — ranging from maintaining public order to collecting taxes. "We're simply saying that the issue of an occupying power has not yet been dealt with," Moley said. "We'll come to that and we'll presumably come to that quickly," he said, adding that in the meantime, the coalition was conforming with international accords. Last week, Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks, deputy operations director at U.S. Central Command, said the United States did not currently consider itself an occupying power in Iraq. Rather, he said the coalition was a "liberating force" — a category that does not exist in the Geneva or Hague conventions. "While there may be a number of similarities to what the Geneva Convention describes, that's not a category that we have stated publicly at this point," Brooks said. "Whether that changes over time needs to be seen." Moley also said he was angered that Annan cited "the decision to go to war without specific authorization by the U.N. Security Council." "This is an egregious misstatement of the facts of our going to war in Iraq," the U.S. envoy said. Annan refused to comment as he left the human rights commission. The United Nations (news - web sites) said he was returning to New York. The international community was deeply divided over the legality of the U.S.-led attack. The United States and Britain said they could legally go to war against Iraq under U.N. resolutions dating from 1991 ordering Saddam to disarm. They also noted that Resolution 1441, adopted in November, required Iraq to cooperate with U.N. arms inspectors or face "serious consequences." Washington also said Saddam's presumed weapons arsenal amounted to an imminent threat and therefore justified pre-emptive strikes. Other Security Council members — chiefly France, Germany and Russia — disagreed. They said inspections of Iraq's arsenal were working, meaning the country could be peacefully disarmed. Annan said the coalition decision to act "created deep divisions that will need to be bridged if we are to deal effectively, not just with the aftermath in Iraq, but with other major challenges on the international agenda."

To: Softechie who wrote (17954)	4/24/2003 3:47:00 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 89467

Still waiting for Da Idiot to find WMD Have you been hired to find WMD???

To: Softechie who wrote (17954)	4/24/2003 4:46:55 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

nah, they wont find any... wont matter later anyway in the meantime, not finding gives a green light for going after Syria either physically or diplomatically so far only with huge diplomatic pressure the gunboat is winning this table match / jim

To: Softechie who wrote (17954)	4/24/2003 4:47:09 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

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