For Christ's sake... We've been over this.
For Christ sake... That's exactly what I'm implying.
Ouch. That was quite the opinion piece.
For greater clarity, my frustration wasn't directed at you but the subject matter.
I can't believe the pro-Palestinian protesters didn't ask permission and respect the indigenous Canadians ancestoral lands.
It is certainly a valid critique of that group though.
www.cp24.com
justiceinconflict.org
I believe you’re correct. Iran really complained how Xerxes was portrayed in 300.
They still do. Both culturally and religiously (Shia v Sunni Muslim).
ICC has put politics over principles, which means the principles aren't worth much, and there's no point supporting an international court that isn't entirely principles-driven. They could and should have had arrest warrants for Hamas out within weeks of the start of the conflict instead of waiting until they could hang a rap on both sides. International organizations have got to stop moving at two speeds - one for Israel, and one for everyone else - if they're going to have any credibility.Academics, former diplomats & a couple of ex-politicos (Lloyd Axworthy & Allan Rock) call for Canada to back ICC & Co.
Here's the open letter in question ...Trudeau must more publicly support ICC decisions amid Israel-Hamas war: ex-ministers
A group of prominent former politicians and current academics is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to change his tone on the possibility of arrest warrants for senior Israeli leaders.
... also archived here.A Message to the Canadian Government: Stop dithering, and Support the ICC’s work in Israel and Palestine Now.
The following is an open letter that I had the pleasure and honour of drafting alongside Canadian justice and accountability leaders Alex Neve, Heidi Mathews, Ardi Imseis, Kjell Anderson, Leilani F…
Meanwhile, here's what another former Canadian justice minister has to say ....
"Irwin Cotler: ICC prosecutor weaponized international law in ‘incomprehensible’ way"
From the article, highlighting something @brihard mentioned upthread ....
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Visited Gaza Beach Club (UN operated) in early 80's. Poor accn, no night life and beach sucked, not sure if tourist potential has increased.
Or, put another way ....Historically, none of the countries in the ME look the way the lines are drawn now - largely arbitrarily to suit the needs of colonial powers that needed to sort things out quickly, and divide the spoils, following WW1 and the collapse of the 'Sick Man of Europe': the Ottoman Empire.
How the Curse of Sykes-Picot Still Haunts the Middle East
“Hundreds of thousands have been killed because of Sykes-Picot and all the problems it created,” Nawzad Hadi Mawlood, the governor of Iraq’s Erbil Province, told me when I saw him this spring. “It changed the course of history—and nature.”
May 16th will mark the agreement’s hundredth anniversary, amid questions over whether its borders can survive the region’s current furies. “The system in place for the past one hundred years has collapsed,” Barham Salih, a former deputy prime minister of Iraq, declared at the Sulaimani Forum, in Iraqi Kurdistan, in March. “It’s not clear what new system will take its place.”
How the Curse of Sykes-Picot Still Haunts the Middle East
A century after the Sykes-Picot Agreement carved up the Ottoman Empire, it is still the root cause of much of the region’s strife.www.newyorker.com
UK has certainly been repeatedly "colonized", though.
Or the French, or the Belgians ....
Yeah...imagine people of different ethnic groups living together peacefully. Unfortunately the damned Brits and French drew lines on the map that forced them to slaughter each other against their will!
The French were not always great, but not that bad. The Belgians however deserves every last bit of hate they get.
