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Originally Posted by timhaughton
The judgement is one for the legal authorities to make. So for example, the US is the only nation in history to have been convicted of the unawful use of force (international terrorism) AND to have vetoed a security resolution calling upon all member states to observe international law. That's a pretty damning indictment in my book.
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I don't see a conviction anywhere and ALL P5 have vetoed UNSCR concerning terrorism. Dafur comes to mind.
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History is only as good as its sources. What are yours. I'll give you a clue, if it starts "US officials say..." it's probably not unbiased. Mine include interviews with Bin Laden.
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Oh I don't know ... how about the fact that Al Qeida did not exist until LONG AFTER the Soviets left Afghanistan? And Bin Laden is a known liar. He has said that he had repulsed a Soviet brigade when the truth was he ran with his tail between his leg. CIA funds were directly controlled by Zia and Zia didn't need an idiotic lackey from Saudi Arabia to do his work.
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Don't hold back, it is important that as citizens we debate these things.
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You want more? The Mujahadeen was NOT the Taliban nor Al Qeida. Those two groups came long after the Soviets went bye bye and the Americans left Afghanistan high and dry.
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You'll have to cite a source before I can really comment on that. Most of what Ahmadinejad says is mistranslated in the western media. Like his famous "wipe Israel from the map" quote that he never said.
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You're joking me!
The Iranian Holocaust Conference
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Originally Posted by timhaughton
You're asking the wrong question. You never need a reason to not kill hundreds of thousands of people. YOU have to give the reason.
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You're the one making the claim. You're the one needing to back it up.