To: Pharmboy
The man in charge of "peacekeeping" missions at the UN at the time was none other than Kofi Annan. Anna's office ordered the UN forces at the time to withdraw from confrontation. The Belgians who were killed had previously surrendered without firing a shot and were later murdered in cold blood. How can anyone look to the UN for moral authority?
The sad truth is that no one will stand up for victims of genocide. As long as the killing does not spread across international borders, a government may kill as many of its own people as it wants without any consequences. See the history of Turkey, The soviet Union, Germany, Cambodia, Rwanda etc. Today in Darfur and in Bumra people are being killed, villages are burned, women raped, crops are destroyed in order to wipe out whole groups of people. These victims are innocent. They are not being killed for what they have done but for who they are.
It is sad that in the 21 century, so much of the world still lives in such savagery. Take a few seconds today and thank God that you live in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
5 posted on
12/20/2004 6:42:54 AM PST by
FBRhawk
(Pray with faith, act with courage, never surrender!)
To: FBRhawk
I am thankful every day that this country saw fit to let my ancestors in during the 19th Century and the early years of the 20th. Whatta county, America!
6 posted on
12/20/2004 6:47:11 AM PST by
Pharmboy
(Listen...you can still hear the old media sobbing.)
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