Monday, August 07, 2006
THEY AREN'T ALLOWED TO DO THIS!
BBC headline:
Good grief! Impossible! They aren't allowed to "ignore" Security Council resolutions!
The BBC also tells us:
Hold on, hold on, I'm looking it up. Non-proliferation S/RES/1696 (2006) 14-1-0:
UN Charter...charter. Hang on. The UN search turns up lots of variations. Ah, here it is, Article 41, Chapter VII:
The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.
Not just "economic sanctions" mind you. But also an interruption to mail delivery, rail service and even telegraphic communications? Yep, such is surely bound to scare 'em into complying. ¶ by Robert, Monday, August 07, 2006
BBC headline:
Iran to ignore nuclear resolution
Good grief! Impossible! They aren't allowed to "ignore" Security Council resolutions!
The BBC also tells us:
...The UN Security Council passed resolution 1696 by 14 votes to one on 31 July.
It gives Iran until the end of August to suspend uranium enrichment and open its nuclear programme to international inspections.
If Tehran fails to do so, the council will consider economic sanctions...
It gives Iran until the end of August to suspend uranium enrichment and open its nuclear programme to international inspections.
If Tehran fails to do so, the council will consider economic sanctions...
Hold on, hold on, I'm looking it up. Non-proliferation S/RES/1696 (2006) 14-1-0:
...7. Requests by 31 August a report from the Director General of the IAEA primarily on whether Iran has established full and sustained suspension of all activities mentioned in this resolution, as well as on the process of Iranian compliance with all the steps required by the IAEA Board and with the above provisions of this resolution, to the IAEA Board of Governors and in parallel to the Security Council for its consideration;
8. Expresses its intention, in the event that Iran has not by that date complied with this resolution, then to adopt appropriate measures under Article 41 of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations to persuade Iran to comply with this resolution and the requirements of the IAEA, and underlines that further decisions will be required should such additional measures be necessary;...
8. Expresses its intention, in the event that Iran has not by that date complied with this resolution, then to adopt appropriate measures under Article 41 of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations to persuade Iran to comply with this resolution and the requirements of the IAEA, and underlines that further decisions will be required should such additional measures be necessary;...
UN Charter...charter. Hang on. The UN search turns up lots of variations. Ah, here it is, Article 41, Chapter VII:
Article 41
The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.
Not just "economic sanctions" mind you. But also an interruption to mail delivery, rail service and even telegraphic communications? Yep, such is surely bound to scare 'em into complying. ¶ by Robert, Monday, August 07, 2006
