Wednesday, April 12, 2006

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran attack debate raises nuclear prospect

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran attack debate raises nuclear prospect
Legality issue

There is also the question of legality to be considered.

Any attack would be hard to justify. Jack Straw told reporters recently: "I don't happen to believe that military action has a role to play in any event. We could not justify it under Article 51 of the UN charter which permits self-defence."

In the absence of Security Council approval, the US might argue that its interests in the Gulf were at stake and that its ally Israel was at risk.


The Bush crime family risks World War III. What in the heck are they thinking? We may be joining our sisters-in-law in Mexico before we know it. The state of Aguas Calientes is pretty nice.
Aguascalientes site

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