Posts Tagged ‘rant’

Raids into Pakistan

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Alright, so Bush has unilaterally OK’d military raids into Pakistan -incursions in which civilians have been killed- without seeking permission first from the Pakistani government. This is of course not the first time something of this sort happens, but it seems like it being ok is SO ingrained in culture and driven home by the media that it doesn’t seem to cause anyone to flinch. I’m going to get all Chomskyan on you:

Lets start from the beginning:
If you look at the UN Charter, chapter 1, article 2:
2. All Members, in order to ensure to all of them the rights and benefits resulting from membership, shall fulfill in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter.

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