| Rath said: @Dib8r. The journalist is writing about a report from the US dept of defence. If you read through the article you will see quotes from the CIA pretty much disagreeing with your points, weapons being sold by Al Qaeda to Iraq would be direct links. I'd like it if you could please post a few links as sources as well for your claims about WMDs being made in Sudan with funding from Al Qaeda being the same as those used by Saddam if possible? I've had a search but so far haven't come up with any. Also can I please have the reference for the Geneve Convention thing? I'm genuinely interested in this because it'd be quite radical for there to be a clause revoking sovereignity - it's the one thing that nations are generally most protective of. |
There isn't in the Geneva convention.
Well, there sorta is, but it's very vague to say the least.
Theoretically when you sign the Geneva convention you are agreeing to give up some soverignty from the onset. While technicially countries themselves are supposed to hand over those who have caused "grave breeches" if they don't they other nations basically can revoke soverignty go in and facilitate compliance since grave breeches are given universal jurisiction.
It's less really in the Geneva convention though, then it is a modern interpretation of the Geneva convention.
Without it things like the ICT for Rwanda would of never happened.
Overall, i'd say you were right, and in general the international community greatly overreaches on this kinda stuff. Though for reasons I can understand... since as it is, the UN and Geneva convention would be nothing but optional guidelines anyway.
This action in Libya would be illegal under the Geneva convention according to it's guidelines.
