President Obama’s effort to effective emasculate the international ban on cluster bombs failed today, when at least 50 nations including Britain filed objections. Human rights campaigners had been condemning the US effort, saying that it would be a major back-track from the formal ban.
The US version would have simply “regulated” the manufacture of cluster munitions without banning them, and was supposed by Russia, China and Israel, all of whom still have such weapons in their arsenals.
The US said the ban makes “no sense” and that the change from a ban to a regulation would have had a “substantial humanitarian impact on the ground.” Its opponents agreed on that account, but said the impact wouldn’t be in a good way.
Though Britain was among those who already signed the ban, their objection to the US changes was still something of a surprise, as the nation rarely openly challenges US policy in international forums.
"…the nation [Britain] rarely openly challenges US policy in international forums."
Maybe they're tired of being cast in the same criminal light as their dear friend and former colony. I mean, look what doing as they're told has gotten them so far. Just maybe the UK government is beginning to listen to its citizens. Perhaps?
It doesn't matter if there is an international ban on cluster bombs or not; the US regime will use them if they want to and self-righteously claim that they are for defense- but if that's the case, the only place they could be used is on American soil ! US will do as usual and do what US wants to do, no matter what anyone says.
WEAPON OF PROTEST DESTRUCTION
If the day ever comes when Empire USA decides to do a genocide of all the Occupy Wall Street camps nationwide, what weapon in its arsenal would have the greatest kill power?
You guessed it, and suffice to see that the four nations with the most state sponsored terrorism, they were the only ones who wanted such weapons of protest destruction.
my dad once told me "if you throw a stick at a pack of dogs the one that yelps is usually the one you hit!" so shut the hell up, grow some balls, join the army, and go hunt some terrorist in their own hills without the use of cluster bombs and then limp back and say the same thing.
More of the Great Satin act for the world to see……..
The U.S. proves again it has no morality, no values! It really doesn't have to try to prove it. We are convinced!
A few years ago, I read an article on one of the web news sites about a special kind of cluster bomb that Israel was using on the Palestinians. Has anyone ever seen those little steel flechettes? They are like a little steel dart that have razor-sharp fins and points on them. Well, these special Israeli bombs would have thousands of those flechettes inside them and the bomb itself would be set with some sort of elevation activated detonator – so these things could be dropped over areas which were populated with lots of Palestinians, preferably women and kids and old people who can't run very fast – and then they would be set to explode about 500 or so feet off the ground. This would result in thousands of those deadly flechettes being literally sprayed into crowds of people, and the result would be human flesh being torn to shreds.
Oh, and if I'm not mistaken – I believe the article mentioned that the sleazeballs inside the US Government gave those weapons to the Israelis with a wink, and a promise to make sure they were used for 'defensive' purposes. Har, har, har.
People – we have a gang of mass murdering, sadistic, subhuman monsters in control of our government – and they are in the same league of killers who are in charge of Israel.
I predict that these kinds of weapons are going to soon be used on American citizens, right here in North America – and these drones that they've got flying over our country will likely be the vehicle from which they'll be fired.
Why the hell would anyone be stupid enough to waste amunition on the enemies women and children? Has everyone here lost their minds?! The whole objective of warfare is to dominate the field not be dominated you idiots! The people in control of our government intend to keep their office, the only way they can do that here is either make themselves a favorite among the people or create a dictatorship which if there is a patriot left simply wouldn't work. Thus I call your statement a lie and you as a stuck up city-slicker who could'nt face down a small dog on your own front lawn!
I think the answer to these problems lies in an alley too few are willing to follow just yet: we need to remove profits from the production of arms, worldwide. Can it be done? I think we can convince people easily, in time: http://show.tvhobo.com/?1.7