by freeman 21 Replies latest jw friends
Just heard on the news the Spanish Navy got a tip from US intelligence and with that info seized a North Koran ship loaded with 12 scud missiles on its way to Yemen, with a final destination of Iraq or Iran. Look like Bush called it correctly, an axis of evil indeed.
Freeman
Edited by - freeman on 10 December 2002 18:49:40
well you know terrorists can't turn your back on them for a minute
We will have to see what this ultimately turns out to be.
Maybe the ship should have not been intercepted, and let the rockets go to their final destination. They probably were just for decoration anyways. Saddam wouldn't really use them now would he?
(NOTE: Huge sarcasm here)
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Freedom469,
this is proof that Sadamed did not have those ones to load and launch...Yet
oh come on, we all know that the scuds were for Saddam's birthday celebration...quit being so negative.
"There is no evidence that North Korea has sold Scuds to Iraq."
[url] http://www.msnbc.com/news/845880.asp?0cv=CA01[/url]
Path
It appears the Bush war machine has some explaining for all of us:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/845880.asp?vts=121120020710
Appears the Yemeni govt claims the missles are theirs.... now the question is, does the U.S. have international rights to seize them? One world government, bully, protector of freedom???? you tell me...
Yeah, got a kick of that story.
Don't you know? Only the 'US and friends' are allowed to have missiles! Silly people, everybody else's we or our allies get to confiscate!
BTW, for those not in the know, the PROPER way to handle this whole 'like-a-blockade-but-not-really-we-just-like-bullying-people-around' thing is:
Step 1) Declare war on another country for harboring terrorists, terrorist activities, whatever. Congress must vote this through
Step 2) Promptly blockade each of their ports (a 'naval blockade,' by international law, has very specific details that must be observed and can only be done between countries at war),
Step 3) THEN you are free to seize their ships, inspect whoever or whatever you like, etc. as long as you can support the blockade.
What the US continues to do now is just irritating. It would be perfectly acceptable in a state of war. CONGRESS HAS DECLARED NO WAR!! This is troubling as it is - akin to police searching your house without a warrant.
Xander,
Actually, Congress has authorized President Bush to use force to combat terrorism and to resolve the crisis in Iraq. This IS a declaration of war. The Constitution does NOT outline how congress does this nor the wording necessary, but only that Congress shall authorize it. Congress has authorized the use of force.
Secondly,
IF these were really for Yemeni regular army troops why were the SCUD parts hidden under sacks of cement?
