-           It was the United Nations ‘Security’ Council that stood by while 500,000 children in Iraq were subjected to malnutrition and death.

-           It was the United Nations ‘Security’ Council that stood by and watched America illegally invade Iraq without passing a resolution.

-           It was the United Nations ‘Security’ Council that watched the Israelis destroy Lebanon for 33 days with American ammunition. One man at the UN ‘Security’ Council, John Bolton, ruled over the lives and deaths of the Lebanese. [viii]

-           It was the United Nations ‘Security’ Council that watched Israel raze Palestinian homes over and over again.

-           It is the United Nations ‘Security’ Council that is witnessing the starvation of Palestinians people, women and children alike.

And it is the United Nations ‘Security’ Council that is ordering the savage and cruel gang violation of Iran.  They have passed resolution to take her defenses away.  Under the pretext of her nuclear program, her inalienable right to enrich uranium for energy –Article IV of the NPT, they have passed a resolution that Iran must not have conventional weapons to defend herself when they come to attack her – to ravage her, to take all that is hers and her children’s.

Regardless of race, color, or religion, we are all equal under the law.  To repeat a cliché, we are only as strong as the weakest link in the chain –  this is humanity’s bond – a bind that if broken with indifference, will cause the demise of civilization as we know it.  We must not remain complacent in the face of the insecurity that is about to take place – the UNSC’s violation of Iran.  This is not a call for justice for Iran, nor for the children of Iran, but a call to disallow oppression.  We must defend justice with our lives, lest one day we be in need of justice to defend our lives.

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Soraya has lived and studied in Iran, UK, France, and has obtained her degree in International Relations from USC, Los Angeles.  She is an independent researcher, public speaker, radio commentator, political columnist, and peace activist. 

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Tim was banned from the site for posting private email from the publisher to him on his blog, and then attacking the publisher and the site in emails and articles. OEN has no responsibility to publish articles from people who attack the site. Tim's accusations that he was banned for his political positions are untrue. Check his articles. He repetitively wrote about and had published exactly the things he claimed he was banned for doing. Former Chairman of the Liberal ... to see more of bio, click on member name Timothy V. GattoTim was banned from the site for posting private email from the publisher to him on his blog, and then attacking the publisher and the site in emails and articles. OEN has no responsibility to publish articles from people who attack the site. Tim's accusations that he was banned for his political positions are untrue. Check his articles. He repetitively wrote about and had published exactly the things he claimed he was banned for doing. Former Chairman of the Liberal ... to see more of bio, click on member name

I Agree I don't know how or why the US has managed to influence the Security Council, but the evidence is there. This seems to be the smoking gun that anti-corporationists must use to illustrate how money and the Corporate "reward" system can interfere in things that five years ago would have seemed anathama to the World Body. The times are a changin indeed! by Timothy V. Gatto (348 articles, 177 quicklinks, 38 diaries, 574 comments) on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 12:21:49 AM

 

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