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Headlines : "War on Terror"Scrapping Global Treaties
In a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card is accusing North Korea of being a ‘bully’ because of their disregard for international treaties governing the use of nuclear technology. This whole situation would be hilarious except for the fact that it has the potential to degenerate into an arms race.
[Posted By Judy]Republished from AlterNet
News that North Korea fired a missile into the Sea of Japan drove White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card into high dudgeon: “I think they’re looking to kind of be bullies in the world,” he told Fox News Sunday. It takes one to know one.
World leaders, scientists and citizens from around the globe were gathering for a month-long meeting at the United Nations as the North Korean news broke. Their project: to review world progress on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. Specifically, the UN conferees are reviewing the status of the 35-year-old Non Proliferation Treaty on Nuclear Weapons.
North Korea’s apparent test played right into White House hands, guaranteeing that as the NPT negotiations began, all fingers were pointing at Kim Jong Il and his Axis of Evil fellows in Tehran. But when it comes to nuclear proliferation and eroding international controls, the biggest bully on the block right now is in Washington.
In the world of Bush’s bully-boys global treaties are just for girlie men. The North Korean test proves that the treaty system’s limp — that was the spin being put on the NPT conference even before anything fell into Sea of Japan, and it’s exactly what W.‘s…
Posted by Judy
Born and raised in Toronto, I'm now heading over to the UK to pursue an MA in Russian Politics, Security and Integration. I'm crazy about feminism, multilateralism, peacekeeping, the Toronto Maple Leafs and puppies.
