[Vision2020] Spanish Court Considering Arrest Warrants for

[Dave]

Of course we CAN, we are the big bad ass empire, we can get away with
anything (and often do), the question is SHOULD we.  And what can we do
to establish an actual rule of law?

Donovan, what good is a "law" if no one follows it?  If I felt it were necessary to bulldoze your house to "protect" my interests, what would stop me?

Dave



Donovan Arnold wrote:
> "Are you suggesting that we are justified in torturing prisoners, burning
> down villages, and attacking non-combatants simply because these inhumane
> actions serve our purposes?"-Tom Hansen
>  
> I didn't suggest that. I said the US can break international law if it
> needs to in order to protect its own interests.
>  
> Best Regards,
>  
> Donovan
>
>
> --- On *Mon, 3/30/09, Tom Hansen /<thansen at moscow.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Spanish Court Considering Arrest
>     Warrants for
>     To: "vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>, "Sunil Ramalingam"
>     <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
>     Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 10:04 AM
>
>     Arnold stated:
>
>     "Not true, the US can violate international law in order to
>     protect its
>     own interests."
>
>     This comment extends WAY BEYOND the pale.
>
>     International law such as those prescribed by the Geneva Accords
>     of 1949?
>
>     Are you suggesting that we are justified in torturing prisoners,
>     burning
>     down villages, and attacking non-combatants simply because these
>     inhumane
>     actions serve our purposes?
>
>     The ends does NOT justify the means!!!
>
>     If so, I suggest we change our nattional motto "E Plurubus Unum"
>     to "Do as
>     I say, not as I do."
>
>     Tom Hansen
>     Moscow, Idaho
>
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