History will remember 60+countries,100+ NGOs demanded justice4 Syria Russia calls it publicity stunt
snip* It's decision day for Syria. At 10am this morning in New York, the UN Security Council will hold a critical vote on whether to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court. A total of 58 countries have issued a statement calling for member countries to adopt the resolution. Among the serious crimes committed by all sides in the conflict are the use of chemical weapons, indiscriminate attacks against civilians, torture on a massive scale, tactics to starve civilians, and sexual violence. But Russia's ambassador to the UN has signalled his country will veto the resolution, dismissing it a "publicity stunt". It's also likely that China will veto the move.
http://www.hrw.org/the-day-in-human-rights
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) betray victims of serious crimes there. The resolution has broad international support and was approved by the other 13 Security Council members. Live updates below - Human Rights Watch's Balkees Jarrah and Philippe Bolopion are in the room.
Luxembourg now speaking.
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Luxembourg: Torture is being committed systematically and on "an industrial scale" in #Syria #ICC4Syria #JusticeForSyria
10:49 AM - 22 May 2014
imthevicar
(811 posts)60+ countries all or most dependent on us or Nato financing. !00+ NGO's financed by the US government.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)But more to the point, what does this have to do with Assad and Syria?
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Seymour Hersh traced the weapons back to the rebels and Turkey.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)upon discovery, no?
The remainder of the charges should be considered...but Russia and China say no.
I understand how political these situations become and how the US has been entirely
inconsistent by other terrible actors, including our own crimes..but that will not
prevent me from supporting the victims of Syria.
imthevicar
(811 posts)They together purchased 127 tones of Gold to Mint as a new currency. Only taking the new currency as payment for oil. (this would have spelled the end of the Petro dollar.) What nations were they? Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Syria and Iran. All of them with a plethora of US financed and sponsored NGO's. and the Powers that be have been itching to get us to war with the last two. So far, They have been thwarted at every turn. So for now they will switch up for a while. and concentrate on the old eastern block nations. Since every major conflict in the last 50 years has been started because of one, I'm awaiting the next false flag operation.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)victims? There were no crimes at all? This was a false flag operation?
imthevicar
(811 posts)Yes and YES!