From: Jonathan Davis (jonathan.davis@lineone.net)
Date: Mon Sep 15 2003 - 07:23:59 MDT
To understand why these agreements are being undermined, I recommend "The
West and the Rest" by Roger Scruton.
Regards
Jonathan
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Kharin
Sent: 15 September 2003 13:00
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Subject: Re:virus: The Ideohazard 1.1
"Yes, the USA, like others has withdrawn from treaties. A treaty is simply
an agreement. There is nothing wrong with ending a treaty. "
Hmm. In my view, the most singularly depressing aspect of recent
developments has been the US rejection of international agreements (in
particular those relating to the containment of what some have termed
'weapons of mass destruction') which sought certain goals the US had
declared itself in favour of. As an example, consider the criticisms made by
the US of the UN charter, wherein the guarantees of sovereignty as being
inviolable were viewed as a means of endorsing the most despotic regimes
provided that any atrocities committed were done within the confines of
their own borders (e.g. if Hitler has not invaded another state but simply
exterminated all the Jews within Germany). Such criticisms have some obviour
merit, but one of the developments that would have moved the UN away from
this stance was the International Criminal Court, which the US has not only
abstained from but actively sought to undermine. In such matters, the UN
itself appears to be viewed as a threat to US hegemony.
Of course, others are capable of behaving in the same manner and the EU's
actions at Cancun were nothing short of disgraceful.
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