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Kofi Annan denounced the Iraq war as illegal, which we take to mean he didn't like it one bit.(Brief Article)
* Kofi Annan denounced the Iraq war as illegal, which we take to mean he didn't like it one bit. Since the beginning there has been debate about how to read the U.N. charter. The interpretation behind Annan's recent pronunciamento--essentially that you can wage war only if attacked and if granted permission by the Security Council--is much too pinched. The charter explicitly forbids war only to dismember other countries and subjugate them. In other words, it forbids wars of aggression. The actual practice of states--which is what really defines international law--has never been in line with Annan's reading. Consider only France's behavior, in Suez or ...
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- Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents December 23, 1996 700+ words
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- Press release article from: M2 Presswire July 2, 2001 700+ words
...Assembly adopts Security Council recommendation to appoint Kofi Annan to further...General Kofi Annan to a second...recommendation by the Security Council contained...President of the Security Council (document...that Mr. Kofi Annan be ...
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- Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report Stanglin, Douglas May 4, 1998 700+ words
U.N. retreat. Secretary General Kofi Annan has invited the Security Council's 15 members to a spring weekend retreat in a quiet setting outside New York City. The purpose of the unprecedented, off...
- IRAQ -- Baghdad could be allowed to spend a further $1 billion per year to...
- Newspaper article from: Petroleum Intelligence Weekly August 6, 2001 700+ words
...upgrade its oil industry, including the drilling of 400 wells, if the United Nations Security Council approves a new proposal from Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The money would be drawn from UN controlled proceeds of Iraqi crude and could be...
