Annan Reiterates His Misgivings About Legality of War in Iraq

[wtmusic]

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 21 - Secretary General Kofi Annan opened the annual United Nations debate of world leaders on Tuesday with a plea for greater observance of international law and a reminder of his misgivings about the legality of the American-led war in Iraq.

"Those who seek to bestow legitimacy must themselves embody it, and those who invoke international law must themselves submit to it," he told the audience of delegates in the General Assembly hall, which included President Bush and Ayad Allawi, the interim Iraqi prime minister.

Mr. Annan, who last week told a BBC interviewer that he considered the war in Iraq "illegal" because it proceeded without Security Council approval, stuck to the point by citing the example of Iraq in his larger argument about the primacy of international law and how it applies to advanced powers as well as unprincipled individuals.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/22/international/22annan.html?8bl

[serryjw]

1. How did you make that PIC?

[wtmusic]

4. photoshop...is there anything else?

:P

[serryjw]

9. What's the difference?

google shows it for $20 and $80......??

[wtmusic]

10. buyer beware

$20 is probably a "cracked" (no key) version. Better to pay a little more, get it from Amazon ($120-150).

[Eloriel]

2. GOOD for him! Go, Kofi!!

Maybe there's one person the Bushies can't make back down. Ya think?

[wtmusic]

5. Kofi can't be bought

and it's driving the neos nuts. Actually, what's driving them nuts is they know he's right and they're wrong. :silly:

[K-W]

6. Neo-cons dont know they are wrong.

That is why they are so incredibally scary.

[Erika]

3. Bush Is So Arrogant

that he will tell the U.N. what is legal/illegal. As he wets his diapers on what now to do with Iraq. Our kids...his ego.

[Disturbed]

7. War Criminals

GW Bush and all of his Neo Fascists are War Criminals.

This selected bunch of Neo Fascists should not be allowed to run for election. They should be charged with War Crimes instead.

[wtmusic]

8. I'm with you

and we can't give up on that idea, no matter who's elected. The sooner Junior's brought to trial the sooner this country can start to heal.

[Eloriel]

11. Just a little

:kick:

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[UdoKier]

13. Ah, U.N. Bashing! So now you're blaming Saddam's malfeasance on Annan?

Sounds just like what I heard O'Liely lying about last night!

Care for some pizza?