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Ban Landmines!

An SI Board Since January 2001

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Emcee: Proud_Infidel	Type: Unmoderated

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Sign the petition to ban landmines. Believe it or not, the United States is one of the holdouts in signing a landmine treaty.

thelandminesite.com

Other holdout countries besides the US include China, Burma(Myanmar), Iraq, and North Korea.

What is the Landmine Ban Treaty?

The "Mine Ban Treaty", formerly known as The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Antipersonnel Mines and On Their Destruction, was opened for signature in Ottawa, Canada, on December 3, 1997, and become international law on March 1, 1999.

The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty urges "countries in a position to do so" to provide for the "care and rehabilitation and social and economic integration of mine victims."

The 1997 Mine Ban Treaty requires that States Parties destroy their landmine stockpiles within 4 years and clear minefields within 10 years.

As of November 29, 2000, 139 countries have signed the Mine Ban Treaty. Fifty-four countries remain.

Every country in the Western Hemisphere has signed the 1997 Landmine Ban Treaty except the United States and Cuba.

Every NATO member, except the United States and Turkey, has joined the Mine Ban Treaty.

Eight of the twelve biggest landmine producers and exporters over the past thirty years are now States Parties to the Mine Ban Treaty and have stopped all production and export: Belgium, BiH, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France,
Hungary, Italy and UK.

There are now only 16 landmine-producing countries, including the United States, China and Russia.
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76	Forgot to add this URL to my post: vvaf.org	Proud_Infidel	-	1/13/2001
75	LPs% <i>"Ban" WAR, folks!!! There's a petition I'll sig	Proud_Infidel	-	1/13/2001
74	I would discourage anyone from signing the petition. From several points of view	LPS5	-	1/12/2001
73	I also wonder how "acceptable" these devices would be for our own govt	Proud_Infidel	-	1/10/2001
72	I should mention that mutilation and death from the blasts themselves are not th	E	-	1/10/2001
71	Good, I'm glad to have contributed. In the hour since I posted the link, t	E	-	1/10/2001
70	E, I added that site to the header. Brian	Proud_Infidel	-	1/10/2001
69	The international community agrees that: it is not OK to use exploding bullets a	Proud_Infidel	-	1/10/2001
68	No, I didn't post that site. Thx Brian	Proud_Infidel	-	1/10/2001
67	A War Surgeon Talks about Landmines "I have been a war surgeon for 17 year	Proud_Infidel	-	1/10/2001
66	<i>Why do sponsors agree to pay for these donations? This is an excellen	E	-	1/10/2001
65	P.S. The site itself cleared, for example, with 3 corporate sponsors 34209 sq c	E	-	1/10/2001
64	clearlandmines.com By clicking, you can clear, by virtue of a contribution by a	E	-	1/10/2001
63	BAN LANDMINES CAMPAIGN RECEIVES NOBEL PEACE PRIZE in 1997 The International Cam	Proud_Infidel	-	1/10/2001
62	Anyone who believes that our military need these repulsive weapons, need only li	Proud_Infidel	-	1/10/2001
61	To me the whole idea of banning landmines is a no-brainer, but then again I lik	Proud_Infidel	-	1/10/2001
60	Just noticed this new thread of yours on the new subjects list. I signed the pet	E	-	1/10/2001
59	Indeed....compassionate conservatism involves more than just words.	Proud_Infidel	-	1/9/2001
58	If i was in your country i would be inclined on economics grounds towards the re	marcos	-	1/9/2001
57	thelandminesite.com	Proud_Infidel	-	1/9/2001
56	Landmines not only terrorize civilian populations, they impede economic recovery	Proud_Infidel	-	1/9/2001
55	What is the Landmine Ban Treaty? The "Mine Ban Treaty", formerly kno	Proud_Infidel	-	1/9/2001
54	In most mine-affected countries, government rehabilitation services have long wa	Proud_Infidel	-	1/9/2001
53	Email ALL of Congress with ONE email at mailblasterdot.com	Proud_Infidel	-	1/9/2001
52	Average hospital stay for patients with bullet wounds is 18.1 days; but for a pa	Proud_Infidel	-	1/9/2001

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