Annan Challenges U.S. Doctrine of Preventive Action

[Anus Retainus]

Oops! forgot the link!

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) warned President Bush (news - web sites) that his doctrine of preemptive military intervention posed a fundamental challenge to the United Nations (news - web sites) and could lead to a global free-for-all.

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Go Kofi, Go!!!! :yourock:

<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&u=/nm/20030923/ts_nm/un_annan_dc_3>

[Sweetpea]

1. Where is the clip???

Great stuff before tomorrow!!!!

[Anus Retainus]

2. Sorry!

I was way too excited by the news!

[Paragon]

3. C-SPAN says Kofi at 10 am, Bush at 10:30 am

I love it!

[AnnabelLee]

4. This should be an excellent set-up

for Bunnypants' speech.:evilgrin:

[Paschall]

5. Thank you, Mr. Annan!

<snip> "My concern is that, if it were to be adopted, it could set precedents that resulted in a proliferation of the unilateral and lawless use of force, with or without credible justification," Annan warned in a text of his speech released in advance. </snip>

Not naming any names, but a big, unmistakeable WINK, WINK, NUDGE, NUDGE.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Nobody could have the slightest doubt about whom he was speaking

I think it took a lot of courage for him to use such strong language and a lot of nerve for Bush* to completely ignore it!:grr:

[Rhiannon12866]

6. I missed it this morning

I did see a clip of Bush*s speech later and he didn't appear to me to be fazed in the slightest. Is he an android or what?:shrug: