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06-17-2010, 12:00 PM
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#226 | | The Lone Wanderator
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Originally Posted by itsallaboutgz  What you have to realize is that there are larger world powers that governs him. He is only a puppet. Look up Bilderberg group.
A bit off topic, why the hell does the G20/G8 summit cost $1.3billion for a 2 day event? Almost a billion is spent on security alone while past summits in London, Scottland, Pittsburg range from $18-100 million. Complete lavish spending of tax payers money. There seems to be more to this story. I am surprised not many people are talking about it. | People are too busy still bitching about the Olympics.
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06-17-2010, 06:30 PM
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06-17-2010, 09:27 PM
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#228 | | Banned By Establishment
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Originally Posted by itsallaboutgz W
A bit off topic, why the hell does the G20/G8 summit cost $1.3billion for a 2 day event? | Jet fuel is expensive for the air patrols.
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06-24-2010, 02:18 AM
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#229 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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| Quote: UN chief says East Jerusalem demolition plan 'illegal'
Palestinian boys play with a donkey in Silwan, East Jerusalem, 22 June The demolition plans are strongly opposed by the Palestinians
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said the plan to demolish Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem to make way for a tourist park is illegal and unhelpful.
On Monday Jerusalem City Council approved the plan to demolish 22 Palestinian homes in Silwan - "part of a major redevelopment of the area."
The move has drawn criticism both at home and from the Obama administration.
Mr Ban said the plan was "contrary to international law" and "unhelpful" to efforts to restart peace negotiations.
The scheme is still in an initial stage.
"The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the decision by the Jerusalem municipality to advance planning for house demolitions and further settlement activity in the area of Silwan," Mr Ban's office said in a statement.
Israel's government had a "responsibility to ensure provocative steps [were] not taken" that would heighten tensions in the city, he said.
On Tuesday, the US State Department criticised the move, saying it undermined trust and increased the risk of violence.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak also criticised Jerusalem's municipality for "bad timing" and poor "common sense".
Under the plan, 22 Palestinian homes would be demolished to make room for an Israeli archaeological park. Another 66 buildings constructed without Israeli permission would be legalised.
Israel has come under international pressure over its settlement plans in East Jerusalem, including the construction of 1,600 housing units.
Under international law the area is occupied territory.
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09-23-2010, 01:26 PM
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#230 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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So the United Nations Human Rights Council has come out with their findings and found Israels acts are deserving of prosecutions (now the UNHRC report is separate from the committee that Ban Ki Moon had set up) Quote: |
In a 56-page report, the UN panel of three international lawyers said: "There is clear evidence to support prosecutions of the following crimes within the terms of article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention: wilful killing; torture or inhuman treatment; wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health". |
Here's the full 56 page report for those interested http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies...C.15.21_en.pdf Quote:
Israeli raid on Gaza aid flotilla broke law - UN probe
Israel's military broke international laws during a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a UN Human Rights Council investigation says.
Its report said the action by commandos, which left nine dead, was "disproportionate" and "betrayed an unacceptable level of brutality".
It said there was clear evidence to support prosecutions against Israel for "wilful killing".
Israel rejected the report as "biased" and "one-sided."
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UN's Gaza flotilla probe finds Israeli soldiers committed 'willful killing'
Israel rejected the UN Gaza flotilla probe's findings as 'biased.' In Turkey, most politicians welcomed the news and praised the panel's objectivity.
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In a 56-page report (pdf), the UNHCR's three-member panel wrote that Israeli commandos had committed war crimes during their May 31 raid of the aid ship the MV Mavi Marmara that left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead. Although Israel contends that its soldiers acted in self-defense, the council found that their response was “disproportionate” and that soldiers exercised an “unacceptable level of brutality.”
| http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terro...illful-killing
Somewhat Off-Topic but Also buried in the headlines Bill Clinton has said the new generation of IDF soldiers are a hindrance to peace as the new generation consists of many settlers and russian imigrants who are anti-peace http://www.news1130.com/news/world/a...aw-israeli-ire | |
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09-23-2010, 01:30 PM
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#231 | | Banned By Establishment
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lol michael
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09-23-2010, 01:42 PM
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#232 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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yea yea digging up a tonne of shit  but ppl should know its not all over the news like it should be
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