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To: D. Long who wrote (110811)	8/10/2003 2:43:32 AM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

To say that there is no such thing as international law is simple ignorance.

To: D. Long who wrote (110811)	8/10/2003 5:59:44 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<You don't get it - there is no legal apparatus that supercedes the "internal decision-making process" of any nation-state. International law is only law insofar as the national authority agrees to be bound by it. > Well, Osama's rulz ok then. So the USA should quit bleating about getting the Twin Towers skittled and go with the flow and enjoy the bloodbath. That's what power from the barrel of the gun is about. No ethics. No laws. No morals. Just mindless animal power. Cannibalism. Theft. Anything goes. Nothing to supersede the power of national sovereignty. That's the same as Saddam and any common tough guy. It's odd that the USA would like to have a world run like that. Some Americans seem a bit squeamish about it. Especially when the opposition bites back. It's the well-off people in communities who benefit most from property rights, laws and civilization. Those who have nothing have nothing to lose. The USA is based on a broadly civilized world and has more to lose than other countries if it all goes bad. Mqurice