UN says Guantanamo must close.

eek. · May 19, 2006

hehe

It only took them 5 years to reach a decision too....

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US 'must close Guantanamo camp'

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The committee told the US to end secret detention

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The US should close the Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba and any secret "war on terror" detention facilities abroad, a United Nations report has said.
The UN Committee against Torture said that detaining persons in such conditions was a violation of the UN Convention against Torture.
It also urged the US to put in place "immediate measures" to eradicate torture of detainees by its troops.
The committee's report follows a hearing in early May into US conduct. 
"The state party should cease to detain any person at Guantanamo Bay and close the detention facility," the 11-page report said.
It also told the US to ensure no-one was detained in any secret detention facility.
"The state party should investigate and disclose the existence of any such facilities and the authority under which they have been established and the manner in which detainees are treated," the report said.
The report also urged the US to "rescind any interrogation technique" that constituted torture, such as the use of dogs to scare detainees. It criticised vague guidelines that it said had led to serious abuse of detainees and techniques which "have resulted in the deaths of some detainees during interrogation". The report was compiled by a panel of 10 experts who heard testimony in early May from a delegation of US officials into its "war on terror" conduct.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4996798.stm
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JoeContrarian · May 19, 2006

I say the UN must close.

eek. · May 19, 2006

Absolutely.

Folks like Joe Contrarian and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should be left in charge of our future safety and security....

JoeContrarian · May 19, 2006

eek, in all seriousness, fuck the UN! If I were in charge, there wouldn't be war and the phrase "international law" would actually mean something.

What about Darfur, eek? Does a country (like the US) need to make it's case it is under a direct threat before anyone will act? Tens of thousands have died in Dafur! Do you UN fetishists care? Newp.

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The United Nations was created after World War II to promote peace and international understanding. But over the years, and today more than ever, the U.N. has failed to achieve its original mission. It has failed to address the most dangerous threats facing the civilized world, refused to condemn terrorist acts, encouraged America's enemies, and supported some of the world's most oppressive governments, all while wasting billions of dollars.

As veteran reporter Eric Shawn of Fox News Channel points out, the U.N.'s iconic skyscraper is where our so-called allies all too often undermine the United States and our vital interests. And for the honor of hosting our adversaries in our own country, Americans pay a whopping 22 percent of the U.N.'s bloated budget.

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€ how terrorists and rogue states seeking nuclear weapons flout toothless U.N. resolutions
€ how our allies' selfish economic interests drive U.N.-backed challenges to America's sovereignty
€ how kickbacks, bribes, and corruption have pervaded the highest echelons of the U.N.
€ how U.N. ambassadors and staff enjoy luxurious and tax-free Manhattan lifestyles and other perks
€ how U.N. workers have repeatedly turned children into their sexual prey

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eek. · May 19, 2006

The UN isn't there to be "liked" by you or me or anyone else Joe.

Its there to try and stop us blowing each other up.

The League of Nations had the same ideal and once folks started to quit the place WW2 wasn't long in coming.

Learn from history.

The Arabs won't be keen on the UN either, the UN is where Israel magically appeared from.

The UN fairy waved her wand and Israel appeared.

docmercer--banned · May 19, 2006

Absolutely.

Folks like Joe Contrarian and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should be left in charge of our future safety and security....

uppy:

docmercer--banned · May 19, 2006

This sounds like right out of the GOP Playbook:

how kickbacks, bribes, and corruption have pervaded the highest echelons of the U.N.
how U.N. ambassadors and staff enjoy luxurious and tax-free Manhattan lifestyles and other perks
how U.N. workers have repeatedly turned children into their sexual prey

BASEHEAD · May 19, 2006

No more soccer and three squares a day.....the inmates must be pissed.

BASEHEAD · May 19, 2006

eek. said:
The UN isn't there to be "liked" by you or me or anyone else Joe.

Its there to try and stop us blowing each other up.

The League of Nations had the same ideal and once folks started to quit the place WW2 wasn't long in coming.

Learn from history.

The Arabs won't be keen on the UN either, the UN is where Israel magically appeared from.

The UN fairy waved her wand and Israel appeared.

Talk about fairy tales.....lol.

Its no more than a front for worldwide racketeering and human rights abuse these days.Everything they are supposed be against they now represent.They have no urgency to reform.Any initiation of such reform is rebuffed.They make things worse.