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"first criticism of Iraq by the Security council" [?]
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Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:57:45 GMT
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I thought this was an interesting historical note:
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On 21 March 1986, the Security Council President, making a "declaration" and
"speaking on behalf of the Security Council," stated that the Council members
are "profoundly concerned by the unanimous conclusion of the specialists that
chemical weapons on many occasions have been used by Iraqi forces against
Iranian troops...[and] the members of the Council strongly condemn this
continued use of chemical weapons in clear violation of the Geneva Protocol of
1925 which prohibits the use in war of chemical weapons".
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But guess what:
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The US voted against the issuance of this statement, and the UK, Australia,
France and Denmark abstained. However, the concurring votes of the other ten
members of the Security Council ensured that this statement constituted the
first criticism of Iraq by the Security Council.
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It is from:
http://www.casi.org.uk/info/usdocs/usiraq80s90s.html
More here:
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2000.htm
Scott A
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