WAR WITH IRAN-- the consequences
Posted: November 25th, 2007, 2:53 pm
Chris Hedges, a reporter with thirty years' experience in the hot war zones of the Middle East and elsewhere, and the author of books on the human ( and personal) lust for war in the recent past, writes of the consequences of a U.S. attack on Iran-- cogently and expertly:
First, here is his brief summary of the story so far:
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George W. Bush has shredded, violated or absented America from its obligations under international law. He has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, backed out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, tried to kill the International Criminal Court, walked out on negotiations on chemical and biological weapons and defied the Geneva Conventions and human rights law in the treatment of detainees. Most egregious, he launched an illegal war in Iraq based on fabricated evidence we now know had been discredited even before it was made public. He seeks to do the same in Iran.
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Here is Chris Hedges' full article:
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071210/hedges
--Z
First, here is his brief summary of the story so far:
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George W. Bush has shredded, violated or absented America from its obligations under international law. He has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, backed out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, tried to kill the International Criminal Court, walked out on negotiations on chemical and biological weapons and defied the Geneva Conventions and human rights law in the treatment of detainees. Most egregious, he launched an illegal war in Iraq based on fabricated evidence we now know had been discredited even before it was made public. He seeks to do the same in Iran.
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Here is Chris Hedges' full article:
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071210/hedges
--Z