From: Kharin (kharin@kharin.com)
Date: Mon Sep 15 2003 - 06:00:16 MDT
"Yes, the USA, like others has withdrawn from treaties. A treaty
is simply an agreement. There is nothing wrong with ending a treaty. "
Hmm. In my view, the most singularly depressing aspect of recent developments has been the US rejection of international agreements (in particular those relating to the containment of what some have termed 'weapons of mass destruction') which sought certain goals the US had declared itself in favour of. As an example, consider the criticisms made by the US of the UN charter, wherein the guarantees of sovereignty as being inviolable were viewed as a means of endorsing the most despotic regimes provided that any atrocities committed were done within the confines of their own borders (e.g. if Hitler has not invaded another state but simply exterminated all the Jews within Germany). Such criticisms have some obviour merit, but one of the developments that would have moved the UN away from this stance was the International Criminal Court, which the US has not only abstained from but actively sought to undermine. In such matters, the UN itself appears to be viewed as a threat to US hegemony.
Of course, others are capable of behaving in the same manner and the EU's actions at Cancun were nothing short of disgraceful.
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