Comments on: Dept. of War Crimes – And the Kofi (Beat) Goes On! http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/ Just another Pajamasmedia.com weblog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:58:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Curtis http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31366 Curtis Fri, 17 Dec 2004 04:00:06 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31366 Odd, isn't it, how some so abhor the death penalty for murderers yet say little or nothing about those who strap children with bombs? And these people would "regulate" the Internet to boot? I don't even for a moment believe their motives are pure. Odd, isn’t it, how some so abhor the death penalty for murderers yet say little or nothing about those who strap children with bombs? And these people would “regulate” the Internet to boot? I don’t even for a moment believe their motives are pure.

]]> By: Terrye http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31365 Terrye Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:33:02 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31365 Considering the amount of time and energy Europeans and UN officiates spend talking about human rights they might actually want to be a part of bringing the Butcher of Baghdad to justice. Guess not. I agree that the death penalty is a larger part of this. I have a solution. The Iraqis need to put Saddam and his henchmen in a public place like a pizzaria and then send a fellow crazy into the place with a bomb strapped into him and let nature takes its course. What problem could they have with that? Considering the amount of time and energy Europeans and UN officiates spend talking about human rights they might actually want to be a part of bringing the Butcher of Baghdad to justice. Guess not.

I agree that the death penalty is a larger part of this.

I have a solution. The Iraqis need to put Saddam and his henchmen in a public place like a pizzaria and then send a fellow crazy into the place with a bomb strapped into him and let nature takes its course.

What problem could they have with that?

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“At a Geneva meeting in November, WSIS members outlined an ambitious task that includes “definition of the Internet and Internet governance” and identifying “the main [Internet] players and their functions” as well as “current Internet governance mechanisms.”

“First they came for the bloggers,but I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a blogger” with apologies to Pastor Martin Niemˆller.

Annan is not only incompetent, he is dangerous.

]]> By: PeterUK http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31363 PeterUK Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:48:19 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31363 This was foreshadowed by european forensic experts declining to work on the mass graves of Saddam Husseins victims,it is, as was said by Jim Rockford above,all about the death penalty. We have now got to the stage where one principle overrides another.It is also about the EU Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm Europe is binding itself into legislative paralysis,which in the epoch we are entering amounts to the longest suicide note in history. This was foreshadowed by european forensic experts declining to work on the mass graves of Saddam Husseins victims,it is, as was said by Jim Rockford above,all about the death penalty.

We have now got to the stage where one principle overrides another.It is also about the EU Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm

Europe is binding itself into legislative paralysis,which in the epoch we are entering amounts to the longest suicide note in history.

]]> By: ahem http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31362 ahem Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:22:07 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31362 I've got <a href="http://oneeyedking.typepad.com/myoldgrayetc/2004/12/a_call_to_end_t.html" rel="nofollow"> my own opinion</a> about Kofi. :) I’ve got my own opinion about Kofi. :)

]]> By: Salt Lick http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31361 Salt Lick Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:28:24 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31361 I graduated college in the 70s's and went into the Peace Corps with a naive faith in international NGOs. Two years of international service and study of these organizations showed me they were mostly feeding troughs for people who wanted to mask an "cosmopolitan, affluent lifestyle with the pretense of "doing good." Not that some of the people in these organization aren't truly virtuous, self-sacrificing people, but they aren't the ones who run things. Roger, it seems to me intrigue we now watch vis a vis the UN is begging to be further extrapolated into fiction by a good writer. Big-time Good vs. Evil. There's a big, Ayn Randian/James Bondian, story here. I graduated college in the 70s’s and went into the Peace Corps with a naive faith in international NGOs. Two years of international service and study of these organizations showed me they were mostly feeding troughs for people who wanted to mask an “cosmopolitan, affluent lifestyle with the pretense of “doing good.” Not that some of the people in these organization aren’t truly virtuous, self-sacrificing people, but they aren’t the ones who run things.

Roger, it seems to me intrigue we now watch vis a vis the UN is begging to be further extrapolated into fiction by a good writer. Big-time Good vs. Evil. There’s a big, Ayn Randian/James Bondian, story here.

]]> By: chuck http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31360 chuck Thu, 16 Dec 2004 04:54:11 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31360 Look, If it were *your* job to save the world and suddenly some uncredentialed nobody from Texas showed up and took it over, wouldn't *you* be pissed? And if he took away your victims? Lord, what would *you* do? I'd bitch too. Actually, I think most of these things are just attempts to hobble the US. It's a power struggle. To these folks the US is bad and US power is worse. Everything else pales by comparison. They sure aren't helping themselves with me, though. Now I'm a damned Republican ;) Look,

If it were *your* job to save the world and suddenly some uncredentialed nobody from Texas showed up and took it over, wouldn’t *you* be pissed? And if he took away your victims? Lord, what would *you* do? I’d bitch too.

Actually, I think most of these things are just attempts to hobble the US. It’s a power struggle. To these folks the US is bad and US power is worse. Everything else pales by comparison. They sure aren’t helping themselves with me, though. Now I’m a damned Republican ;)

]]> By: foreign devil http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31359 foreign devil Thu, 16 Dec 2004 04:34:51 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31359 The 'Net' and in particular, the 'blogs' have proven to be a frightening threat to people who have something to hide and a penchant for forgetting which lies they've told. G*d help us all, if they and Kofi ever figure out a way to censor us or worse! The ‘Net’ and in particular, the ‘blogs’ have proven to be a frightening threat to people who have something to hide and a penchant for forgetting which lies they’ve told. G*d help us all, if they and Kofi ever figure out a way to censor us or worse!

]]> By: Morgan http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31358 Morgan Thu, 16 Dec 2004 04:21:21 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31358 Well, I lost my anti-UN/NGO/thugocracy/etc. alliance rant to computer problems. I'll be happy I did in the morning. I did want to say, however, that I though John Moore's (07:13 PM) post above was terrific. Granted, that was hours ago, but it was a <i>long</i> rant. Well, I lost my anti-UN/NGO/thugocracy/etc. alliance rant to computer problems. I’ll be happy I did in the morning.

I did want to say, however, that I though John Moore’s (07:13 PM) post above was terrific. Granted, that was hours ago, but it was a long rant.

]]> By: Rick Ballard http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31357 Rick Ballard Thu, 16 Dec 2004 04:10:07 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/12/15/dept-of-war-crimes-and-the-kofi-beat-goes-on/#comment-31357 Iraqis have the right to dispense justice in conformity with the applicable criminal code in effect during the period in question. I believe that conspiracy to commit murder is a capital offense under the extant Iraqi code. I will be quietly applauding as the Iraqis administer justice through trial in a public tribunal. I would hope that the hangings are closed to the public but if not, that's their business too. I'd really like to see them get their hand on Sevan. His corruption caused more than a few deaths and hanging him might be a signal lesson to other UN kleptocrats. Here's to short trials followed by short drops. Iraqis have the right to dispense justice in conformity with the applicable criminal code in effect during the period in question. I believe that conspiracy to commit murder is a capital offense under the extant Iraqi code. I will be quietly applauding as the Iraqis administer justice through trial in a public tribunal. I would hope that the hangings are closed to the public but if not, that’s their business too.

I’d really like to see them get their hand on Sevan. His corruption caused more than a few deaths and hanging him might be a signal lesson to other UN kleptocrats.

Here’s to short trials followed by short drops.

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