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Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: RedTop on March 29, 2007, 05:07:20 PM: Does anyone else read this as though governments must have "Permission" to say what they want to , to another country? I read it that way. Am I wrong?
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UNITED NATIONS — After marathon negotiations, the U.N. Security Council agreed late Thursday afternoon on a watered-down press statement expressing "grave concern" at Iran's capture of 15 British sailors and marines and calling for an early resolution of the problem, including their release.

Primarily because of Russian opposition, Britain failed to win council support for a stronger statement that would "deplore" Iran's detention of the Britons and call for their immediate release.

A press statement is the weakest action the council can take, but the statement must be approved by all 15 council members. A presidential statement, unlike a press statement, also needs consensus but is read at a formal Security Council meeting and becomes part of its official record.
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Full Story here..
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,262540,00.html
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: storch on March 29, 2007, 05:59:30 PM: now is probably a good time to start targeting russian cities then.
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: detch01 on March 29, 2007, 06:22:46 PM: umm, that would be a statement issued by the UN Security Council, not a statement from the gov't of the UK. The UN is not "the world government". At least not yet.

:noid

asw
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: Maverick on March 29, 2007, 07:20:38 PM: Yep them Iranians are really concerned now that they got a semi nasty letter from the big bad UN.
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: lazs2 on March 30, 2007, 09:55:53 AM: I don't think that the iranians quite realize yet that the brits have the 28th largest army in the world.

lazs
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: ghi on March 30, 2007, 10:32:04 AM: war vs Iran is inevitable
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: LePaul on March 30, 2007, 10:45:01 AM: Quote
Originally posted by lazs2
I don't think that the iranians quite realize yet that the brits have the 28th largest army in the world.

lazs

If I were Iran, I'd be more wary of their special forces.
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: Jackal1 on March 30, 2007, 10:56:47 AM: The U.N. is nothing more than a joke and an embarrassment. Nuff said.
Get the U.N. to hell out of the U.S.
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: wooley on March 30, 2007, 12:41:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by lazs2
I don't think that the iranians quite realize yet that the brits have the 28th largest army in the world.

lazs

Unfortunately, Lazs2 raises a valid point. 25 years ago, when we were still maintaining our military at cold war levels, we were barely able to muster enough of a force to kick Argentinian conscripts off the Falklands. We got very, very lucky in that conflict.

Lets just say that we couldn't mount the same operation now so I can't see the Iranians losing too much sleep over Tony's rhetoric.

Any chance of you Yanks sorting this out for us...
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: lazs2 on March 30, 2007, 02:10:57 PM: I believe that tony said that if he doesn't get his people back that he will raise his voice in negotiations..

lazs
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: DREDIOCK on March 30, 2007, 05:13:35 PM: Lets not forget who the UK has as its greatest ally. The country with the most powerful military force on the face of the earth

And one that now owes the UK one at that

Hmmmm Now Im thinking. This couldnt have been by some master design could it?
That they had some Brits accidently on purpose wander over there to entice the Iranians to capture em to provide an excuse for a larger escalation?

:noid
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: storch on March 30, 2007, 05:27:02 PM: Quote
Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Lets not forget who the UK has as its greatest ally. The country with the most powerful military force on the face of the earth

And one that now owes the UK one at that

Hmmmm Now Im thinking. This couldnt have been by some master design could it?
That they had some Brits accidently on purpose wander over there to entice the Iranians to capture em to provide an excuse for a larger escalation?

:noid
ummm your last name wouldn't be Dulles would it?
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: ghi on March 30, 2007, 05:42:36 PM: Do it b4 they build one and use it against us!
If those apes are using clorine bombs against their brothers muslims in IRAQ, wouldn't they use nookes against us ,if they get them!!?

the only solution to crisis!

(http://www.netoriginals.com/uss/images/resources/bomb.jpg)
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: john9001 on March 30, 2007, 05:45:05 PM: Quote
Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Lets not forget who the UK has as its greatest ally. The country with the most powerful military force on the face of the earth

that military force can't do anything when the democratic controlled congress cuts off their funding.
Title: U.N. can tell countries what to say now?
Post by: Maverick on March 30, 2007, 05:54:18 PM: Think of the positive effect! Cutting and running from 2 conflicts simultaneously will be twice the legacy for the congress!