UN Chief to US: Don’t Steal My Credit Card
UN to Remind Obama Stealing Info Is a Crime
As the White House rails against WikiLeaks for releasing a cache of classified State Department documents, insisting that the “stealing” of the classified data is a crime, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is said to be planning to remind the president to practice what he preaches.
That is because one of the first leaks to come out of the data was a document signed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ordering State Department officials at a number of embassies to steal the credit card numbers and other personal data of members of the UN Security Council, including Ban.
According to one of Ban’s spokesman, Farhan Haq, the Secretary-General intends to press the US on the plot “on various levels.” Haq reminded people in his comments that the 1946 UN convention on privileges makes attempting to steal the data sought by Secretary Clinton is itself a serious crime under international law.
The release of WikiLeaks data includes less than one tenth of one percent of the overall data the organization claims to have, but the release has already uncovered at least this one serious crime. So far US officials are trying to deflect the charges by making a big deal of WikiLeaks, but it seems inevitable that Secretary Clinton and others will be brought to account for their crimes, particularly when those crimes are being committed against other top officials.
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Anti_Govt_Rebel
November 29th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
"…but it seems inevitable that Secretary Clinton and others will be brought to account for their crimes, particularly when those crimes are being committed against other top officials."
Let's only hope, but I'm not holding my breath.
JLS
November 29th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
"Haq reminded people in his comments that the 1946 UN convention on privileges makes attempting to steal the data sought by Secretary Clinton is itself a serious crime under international law."
Of course we know that that doesn't apply to people in the US government, who are above any law.
Why oh why
November 29th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
"attempting to steal the data sought by Secretary Clinton is itself a serious crime under international law."
Serious like torture and illegal wars, or even more serious?
MvGuy
November 29th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Threatening to nuke Iran is a crime the horrible hag commits alot…. What happens when these awful people get power that makes them think killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people is "worth it"..??? Isn't that type of thinking evil and psychotic..?? She needs a DOCTOR, not a cabinet post!!! Are you listening Madelain Albright….Hillary Clinton..??
paulBass
November 29th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
HA! stealing is bad mmmkay
Montaigne
November 30th, 2010 at 12:28 am
"Haq reminded people in his comments that the 1946 UN convention on privileges makes attempting to steal the data sought by Secretary Clinton is itself a serious crime under international law."
One wish that below-par parody on a person, not to speak of STATESMAN, (Clinton) be FORCED to either submit herself to a trial, or openly declare she does NOT consider herself responsible to any law, oath, or responsibility her job includes. And that furthermore she in that connection is determined to unlawfully persecute, blacklist or spread dirt on anyboddy in government circles trying to get accountability from her.
EmeraldDruid
November 30th, 2010 at 1:11 am
It's interesting to watch the pigs in the trough squirm as all their dirty police state government secrets come rolling out.
I've always said that the best way to deal with these criminals in high places is to simply shine a big spotlight on them and watch as the cockroaches run for cover.
musings
November 30th, 2010 at 5:47 am
Now that we, the people, are being subjected to TSA searches, we are treated to the fact that this is just standard operating procedure for our government. The all-seeing eye of power wants to know whatever it can know about those with whom it interacts.
Imagine someone taking umbrage at that! "Don't touch my junk," is the shot heard 'round the world, and even a UN ambassador can say it now.
Montaigne
November 30th, 2010 at 7:51 am
By the way: Where is president Obama's "shock" to learn of his foregin secretarys illegal actions? His demanding her to step down? His promises to from now on keep governing within the law and international obligations?
One might turn racist on his obvious fright, indetermination and constant sneaking away from responsibility and promises. But I really feel, that is to excuse him too much! I mean Martin Luther King or Nelson Mandela WERE truly and worthy humans! While he is a little coward grabbing the goodies like everyone else in Washington, and only planning to get away with it all!
JLS
November 30th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
"What happens when these awful people get power that makes them think killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people is "worth it"..???"
Good question. Maybe it's because they are collectivists. I mean, they don't seem to care about or even see people as individuals but rather as a collective entity. We don't care about your preferences we're going to force you to buy insurance, we don't care about a few hundred thousand dead if it means something we feel will be better for those that survive, that sort of thing. I think we in the west have seriously lost the ability to think in anything but macro terms. Either that or she's just a heartless beast.
JLS
November 30th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
lol brilliant!
4854derrida
November 30th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
"'[To] the extent that we can find anybody involved of breaking American law who has put at risk the assets and the people that I have described…they will be held responsible. They will be held accountable,' Attorney General Eric Holder said at a press conference."
That's it, AG Holder–assets! That's what we're all about here at Empire.
The Almighty Dollar!
Coolidge: "The business of America is business," i.e., what we're all about is accumulating capital!
'Twas ever thus…
http://abcnews.go.com/US/official-wikileaks-great…
John_Mohammad
November 30th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Now the fun begins when we find out exactly WHO had their personal info lifted by Hillary's minions, and what was it used for? When can we expect her criminal trial to begin, along with the trials of those charged with stealing said personal information? At the very least, even if nothing was done with the information (a stretch of the imagination, I know) Hillary and Co. are guilty of conspiracy if nothing was actually harvested, and felony theft for each person's info lifted. Since in addition DNA was listed as being on the collection list, what possible purpose would that serve? One word will suffice: blackmail. The very existence of that one item being on the list should be sufficient for charges of conspiracy. If Hillary and Co. are not relieved of their posts or at the very least indicted for this and prosecuted, my faith in the government and the US justice system will be gone completely.
RickR30
November 30th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Yeah, that's not gonna happen, ever. Those in power are untouchable, not matter their crimes. There are two systems of justice: the one for the people (get groped by TSA zombies) and another for the inbred political underclass (kill millions, make millions).