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24. how is he on landmines?

Fri Jun 13, 2014, 08:52 PM

Jun 2014

http://www.trust.org/item/?map=fifteen-years-after-the-landmine-ban-the-number-of-new-casualties-halves

interesting stuff there, somehow Colombia has been a hotspot of usage.
no connection to our Plan? Sounds like we have our non-signatory hands in our pockets. sure.

http://www.the-monitor.org/index.php/publications/display?url=lm/2009/es/mine_casualties.html

http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/demining/

http://research.un.org/content.php?pid=479461&sid=3932674

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John Kerry, at conference in London, to address ending rape as weapon of war [View all] karynnj Jun 2014 OP

Unfortunately, I think the only way to "end rape as a weapon of war" The_Commonist Jun 2014 #1

That would do it, but this is an attempt to make rape as a systematic tool of war like using karynnj Jun 2014 #6

True, but it is something we should strive Harmony Blue Jun 2014 #59

Yeah, good luck with that John...indeed. Perhaps the US should stop 'crusading' Purveyor Jun 2014 #2

US does not recognise the ICC. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #3

Completely agree karynnj Jun 2014 #8

I can hear the RWers screaming now. They'll scream about aborting the fetus of rapists, etc. freshwest Jun 2014 #9

Maybe if the guys at the top could keep their intel peckerheads out of other people's phones toby jo Jun 2014 #4

I seriously doubt there is any link there karynnj Jun 2014 #7

I don't know. They sound pretty rapey to me. Ash_F Jun 2014 #11

you can find shitty workers anywhere,look at cops, look at politicians JI7 Jun 2014 #17

Disgusting - you compare rogue spies looking at what calls their girlfriends made to women raped! karynnj Jun 2014 #19

Disgusting - You think stalking has nothing to do with rape? /nt Ash_F Jun 2014 #35

Stalking is wrong - no matter how it is done karynnj Jun 2014 #39

PS - hundreds of women get raped by US troops. Ash_F Jun 2014 #36

The other poster is not from the US - and I told her the truth - we do not have 67 votes karynnj Jun 2014 #40

So what if we don't have 67 votes? Ash_F Jun 2014 #41

The First of all Kerry can not campaign on anything -- the Secretary of State is not suppose to do t karynnj Jun 2014 #44

Btw....Kerry has long ago said final farewell to his WH ambition and he is really enjoying where he mylye2222 Jun 2014 #45

A mobile court would not be prosecuting any Americans would it? Ash_F Jun 2014 #46

I am NOT dismissing it - you are dismissing ANY positive action that is not 100% what you want karynnj Jun 2014 #47

Please work backwards through this subthread because you have lost track of yourself. Ash_F Jun 2014 #48

No thank you karynnj Jun 2014 #49

He is pushing something that can not pass Ash_F Jun 2014 #50

The acceptability of the idea is not dependent on the opinion of the US karynnj Jun 2014 #51

No the US should do more while not being hypocrites Ash_F Jun 2014 #52

You are ignoring the realities that President Obama and SoS Kerry work with day after day karynnj Jun 2014 #53

Call out pro-rape Republicans at every opportunity. Ash_F Jun 2014 #54

No one said the Republicans were pro-rape. karynnj Jun 2014 #55

Somehow you twisted yourself into defending Republicans Ash_F Jun 2014 #56

No twisting required -you made an absurd accusation that had no basis in reality karynnj Jun 2014 #57

I thought you said you were going to ignore me? Ash_F Jun 2014 #58

So - it is not the right thing to do to deny VISAs to people who order mass rapes? karynnj Jun 2014 #60

I already addressed the visa proposal Ash_F Jun 2014 #61

stupid comment, even if you have a problem with the NSA the issue in the OP is far worse and more JI7 Jun 2014 #10

I thinks JK is well informed on Isra�l and doesnt personnzly supports it anymore. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #5

nothing like a good, clean war reddread Jun 2014 #12

You really are not informed about him. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #13

which stereotypes? reddread Jun 2014 #16

While in the Senate, he was one of the people who voted against cluster bombs karynnj Jun 2014 #21

how is he on landmines? reddread Jun 2014 #24

None of these links reference Kerry - just the US nt karynnj Jun 2014 #32

personally I cannot distinguish between high level officials and US government policy trajectories reddread Jun 2014 #42

He also voted against Gulf War. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #25

for IWR, but who is counting we wont be going back... speaking of those war crimes reddread Jun 2014 #27

You do know that this is the biggest pile of SBVT lies that has been put together for years karynnj Jun 2014 #29

yes. so muxh kerrys history revisionnism had been already heard. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #31

I actually have had grave reservations about folks like Cockburn reddread Jun 2014 #43

Voted against war with Iraq before voting for it. And not because it believed in it - it was only 24601 Jun 2014 #37

And lucky him! That AUMF has not been repealed - so it it still in effect if he & the President 24601 Jun 2014 #38

Even Kerry knows Spouting Horn Jun 2014 #26

do you do downplay an essential human rights issue... mylye2222 Jun 2014 #28

Kerry heads the State Department - he can do what he can on both karynnj Jun 2014 #30

Actress Angelina Jolie made an honorary dame in the Queen's birthday honours list. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #14

Wonderful honor for someone who really seems to deserve it karynnj Jun 2014 #33

As well as the one she showed on refugees issues. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #34

Apparently Kerry did in part of his speech recite excerpts from Maya Angelou " Still I rise" mylye2222 Jun 2014 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author karynnj Jun 2014 #22

Here is a state department link to text and video karynnj Jun 2014 #23

the us military can't even get serious about rape in its own ranks. KG Jun 2014 #18

Different issue - and they have worked on that issue karynnj Jun 2014 #20