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<DIV>The Constitution is the Supreme law of the land, is it not? Thus it supersedes international law. </DIV>
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<DIV>Can you cite where they US did not break international law when its self preservation was at risk?</DIV>
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<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan</DIV>
<DIV><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 3/30/09, <SPAN>Sunil</SPAN> <SPAN>Ramalingam</SPAN> <I><sunilramalingam@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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Donovan,<BR><BR>Can you cite a legal defense for your proposition, " I didn't suggest that. I said the US can break international law if it needs to in order to protect its own interests."<BR><BR>Or is it simply 'Might makes right,' as Dave suggests?<BR><BR>Sunil<BR><BR>> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:54:09 -0700<BR>> From: tiedye@turbonet.com<BR>> To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Spanish Court Considering Arrest Warrants for<BR>> <BR>> Of course we CAN, we are the big bad ass empire, we can get away with<BR>> anything (and often do), the question is SHOULD we. And what can we do<BR>> to establish an actual rule of law?<BR>> <BR>> 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?<BR>> <BR>> Dave<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Donovan Arnold wrote:<BR>> > "Are you suggesting that we are
justified in torturing prisoners, burning<BR>> > down villages, and attacking non-combatants simply because these inhumane<BR>> > actions serve our purposes?"-Tom Hansen<BR>> > <BR>> > I didn't suggest that. I said the US can break international law if it<BR>> > needs to in order to protect its own interests.<BR>> > <BR>> > Best Regards,<BR>> > <BR>> > Donovan<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > --- On *Mon, 3/30/09, Tom Hansen /<thansen@moscow.com>/* wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > From: Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com><BR>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Spanish Court Considering Arrest<BR>> > Warrants for<BR>> > To: "vision 2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>, "Sunil Ramalingam"<BR>> > <sunilramalingam@hotmail.com><BR>> > Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 10:04 AM<BR>> ><BR>> > Arnold stated:<BR>> ><BR>> > "Not true,
the US can violate international law in order to<BR>> > protect its<BR>> > own interests."<BR>> ><BR>> > This comment extends WAY BEYOND the pale.<BR>> ><BR>> > International law such as those prescribed by the Geneva Accords<BR>> > of 1949?<BR>> ><BR>> > Are you suggesting that we are justified in torturing prisoners,<BR>> > burning<BR>> > down villages, and attacking non-combatants simply because these<BR>> > inhumane<BR>> > actions serve our purposes?<BR>> ><BR>> > The ends does NOT justify the means!!!<BR>> ><BR>> > If so, I suggest we change our nattional motto "E Plurubus Unum"<BR>> > to "Do as<BR>> > I say, not as I do."<BR>> ><BR>> > Tom Hansen<BR>> > Moscow, Idaho<BR>> ><BR>> > Join us at The First Annual Intolerista Wingding, April 17th,<BR>> > featuring<BR>> > Roy Zimmerman and Jeanne
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