Battlefield Cleanup Measure Wins Approval (including the United States !!

[ConcernedCanuk]

. . Friday November 28, 2003 8:31 PM


By JONATHAN FOWLER

Associated Press Writer

GENEVA (AP) - World governments approved a treaty Friday that would require countries to clean up unexploded mines and other munitions in territories they control after a war.

Ambassadors from 92 nations, including the United States, Russia and China, agreed to the language in the accord. It is the first disarmament treaty accepted by the Bush administration.

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(It is the first disarmament treaty accepted by the Bush administration. why do I suspect a trick ?)

"Governments also have agreed ``without delay after the cessation of hostilities'' to give the United Nations and aid groups information to help locate and clear explosives. "

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(after the cessation of hostilities - aha - there it is - the USA is NEVER done with hostilities !!)

"There are no precise figures about the amount of unexploded weapons around the world, but in Iraq alone U.S. officials have said there are up to 1 million tons of that will take years to remove. The new treaty was negotiated in less than a year and is the first agreement produced under the conventional weapons accord since 1996."

[oneighty]

1. Easy explanation

Bush* buddies get the ordnance clearance contracts, they skim ninty percent off the top for profits, hire the job out to EX-Military EODs.I get frequent job offers.

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