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(CNSNews.com) – Iran has been chosen as a member of the “bureau” overseeing a month-long United Nations conference in New York aimed at finalizing a controversial global “arms trade treaty.”
The move, which came as the conference got underway last week but received virtually no attention, is the latest example of Iran taking up leadership positions at the United Nations despite its defiance of Security Council resolutions relating to its nuclear program.
Furthermore, according to an expert panel monitoring U.N. sanctions on Iran, Tehran continues to flout a Security Council ban on exporting its weaponry, with Syria the main recipient.......(story continues)
Originally posted by votan
reply to post by buster2010
Are not the problems in syria caused by foreigners in the first place?
Originally posted by Desolate Cancer
reply to post by xuenchen
Though Iran shouldnt be on the committee according to your reasoning that they sell arms, neither should any of the five permanent members or a huge host of other countries.
Who would the committee be made of?
Originally posted by xuenchen
Originally posted by Desolate Cancer
reply to post by xuenchen
Though Iran shouldnt be on the committee according to your reasoning that they sell arms, neither should any of the five permanent members or a huge host of other countries.
Who would the committee be made of?
Perhaps there shouldn't even be a "committee" in the first place.
The "real" "committee" is unknown.
The entire U.N. idea is a charade.
It will as usual, only accomplish nothing but money generating for the international con artists.
Originally posted by The X
Maybe we should just let the US and israel manage the global arms treaty, It's not like they would want to bend the rules in their favour at all.
If it was down to israel i think we would see a clause making all illegally held nuclear weapons made legal, but, for israel only.
Originally posted by xuenchen
Originally posted by Desolate Cancer
reply to post by xuenchen
Though Iran shouldnt be on the committee according to your reasoning that they sell arms, neither should any of the five permanent members or a huge host of other countries.
Who would the committee be made of?
Perhaps there shouldn't even be a "committee" in the first place.
The "real" "committee" is unknown.
The entire U.N. idea is a charade.
It will as usual, only accomplish nothing but money generating for the international con artists.
Iran Daily and the official IRNA news agency went further, both claiming that “some 193 participating countries unanimously voted in favor of Iran.”
(The rest of the bureau are South Korea, Japan, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Mexico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Australia, Switzerland and Netherlands.)