{"id":58564,"date":"2016-09-09T22:16:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T04:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=58564"},"modified":"2016-09-09T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T22:15:09","slug":"un-bias-why-doesnt-un-call-for-accountability-from-usnato-for-bombing-countries-and-killing-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2016\/09\/09\/un-bias-why-doesnt-un-call-for-accountability-from-usnato-for-bombing-countries-and-killing-people\/","title":{"rendered":"UN BIAS – Why doesn\u2019t UN call for Accountability from US\/NATO for bombing countries and killing people?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shenali D Waduge<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

If the UN claims to be a body held together to maintain global peace and claims to treat all UN member states equally, then the UN cannot have one law for some and no law for others<\/strong>. This is precisely what we see happening. One country has been bombing countries together with partner countries since 1945 and nothing is being done against them.<\/strong> UN cannot wash its hands by saying these crimes happened before UN was implemented. All the crimes have occurred under the UN\u2019s watch and some of these crimes the UN has been complicit in helping justify invasions and occupations. UN cannot create tribunals and investigations against some countries and ignore the need for greater actions against countries that manufacture arms and create conflicts and even the terrorists so as to sell their arms by arming both sides and thereafter to add to injury send off their missionaries in the form of NGOs to further destabalize countries.<\/strong> This farce must stop. We have seen enough bloodshed and put up with UN lies enough.<\/p>\n

The countries that the US and allies have bombed represent 1\/3 of the people on this earth. The UN must explain its silence and inaction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, Micah Zenko, noted that the United States has dropped an estimated 23,144 bombs in the Muslim-majority countries of Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 alone.<\/strong> What has UN done about this? However, if any other country is defending itself as Syria has done the UN is quick to come up with reports finding fault with Syria. What kind of double standard is this?<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia was put on the UN shamelist for bombing children and one call threatening to remove funds to the UN was enough for Saudi to be removed from the list! This means money dictates who UN takes action against. Why is Africa and Asia remaining in the UN to be treated like shit.<\/p>\n

William Blums\u2019 list of US bombings<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Afghanistan 1998<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Afghanistan 2001-2015<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Bosnia 1994, 1995<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Cambodia 1969-70<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. China 1999 \u2013 US\/NATO heavily bombed Chinese embassy in Belgrade is legally Chinese territory, and it appears rather certain that the bombing was no accident (see chapter 25 of Rogue State)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            1. Congo 1964<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. Cuba 1959-1961<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. El Salvador 1980s<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. France \u2013 1986, after French refused to use its air space for US war planes they were forced to take a longer route, US bombed the French embassy in Libya as punishment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                    1. Grenada 1983<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                      1. Guatemala 1954<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                        1. Guatemala 1960<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                          1. Guatemala 1967-69<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                            1. Indonesia 1958<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                              1. Iran 1987<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                1. Iraq 1991 (Persian Gulf War)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                  1. Iraq 1991-2003 (US\/UK on regular basis)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                    1. Iraq 2003-2015<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                      1. Korea and China 1950-53 (Korean War)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                        1. Kuwait 1991<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                          1. Laos 1964-73<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                            1. Lebanon 1983, 1984 (both Lebanese and Syrian targets)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                              1. Libya 1986<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                1. Libya 2011, 2015<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                  1. Nicaragua 1980s<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                    1. Pakistan 2007-2015<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                      1. Panama 1989<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                        1. Somalia 1993<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                          1. Somalia 2007-8, 2011<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                            1. Sudan 1998<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                              1. Syria 2014-2015<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                1. Vietnam 1961-73<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                  1. Yemen 2002<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                    1. Yemen 2009, 2011<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                      1. Yugoslavia 1999<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                        US also dropped a bomb in Philadelphia, USA burning down an entire block and destroying 60 homes. 11 died including children. The aim was to evict a black organization called MOVE.<\/p>\n

                                                                        US has invaded 70 countries since 1776 which excludes the covert operations of US\/CIA.<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                        Since 1945 US has invaded\/missions deployed\/occupations \u2013 Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Cuba, Laos, Congo (Zaire), Cambodia, Turkey, El Salvador, Libya, Grenada, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Serbia, Honduras, Panama, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Haiti, Liberia, Central African Republic, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, East Timor, Nigeria, Yemen, Ivory Coast, Georgia, Djibuti, Pakistan, Uganda, Jordan, Chad (OVER 20 COUNTRIES INVADED IN 20 YEARS) <\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                        The US President Obama visiting Laos acknowledged US bombings in Laos but did not apologize or even speak a word on compensating for the destruction and deaths. Laos is a poor land-locked country of 6million people. It was no threat to US yet America bombed Laos more than the bombs dropped on Germany during World War. American public to this day do not know why the US bombed Laos and many of them do not even care.<\/p>\n

                                                                        A small insurrection between poor peasants against the King and crooks who were controlling Laos was enough for US to attack the peasants siding the crooks.<\/p>\n

                                                                        Between 1964-1973, two hundred and ten million bombs were dropped on Laos – (Legacies of War), 270million cluster bombs dropped, 80million cluster bombs did not detonate and are still buried in farmland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                        According to Ben Williams US is currently bombing \u2013 Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and now Syria. If US didn\u2019t unnecessarily bomb countries it would not have to spend money on military budgets which has kept the nation and people in debt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                        Before 9\/11 America\u2019s debt was 6trillion. It is now just over 19trillion<\/strong>. The American people are funding the wars and the American corporates are getting richer from these wars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

                                                                        Moreover, the US is creating enemies by bombing countries and people who have done no harm to America or Americans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                        Even 9\/11 is now appearing to be an inside job though Afghanistan was bombed and occupied for no reason. Bombing Afghanistan for one day is what cost to build the entire Pentagon building! Guess how many more buildings could have been built for that money and US has been occupying Afghanistan since 2001.<\/p>\n

                                                                        When attention to law and order is needed in America, why should American Governments want to liberate and free people in other countries by demonizing leaders their people have elected?<\/strong> If countries love their \u2018dictators\u2019 what is America\u2019s problem?<\/p>\n

                                                                        Lets get this straight \u2013 we have a global \u2018war on terror\u2019 those going out to war have created the terrorists they are going after and the ordinary people of America and NATO countries & UK are funding these games?<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                        Surely the UN must know this but the puzzling question is what are they doing about it?<\/p>\n

                                                                        None of the US\/NATO bombings are winning the hearts of any of the people in the countries the US claims to want to liberate and bring democracy to. Who gave America the role of global policeman?<\/strong> What is the diplomacy US is promoting \u2013 threats, ultimatums, sanctions and bombings hardly look democratic!<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                                                        According to Nick Turse 134 countries have been victim of America\u2019s secret wars.<\/strong>\u00a0 https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/americas-secret-war-134-countries\/<\/a> Has the UN been asleep throughout?<\/p>\n

                                                                        It is not only the US\/NATO troops who are committing war crimes. War has become a business and plenty of military contractors are now in all of the countries US\/NATO have invaded and occupied. Private military and security companies are in reality non-state actors as they are armed but are not soldiers – <\/em>employees of the US-based firm XE\/Blackwater killed 17 civilians in Iraq in 2007. GlobalResearch has done a study of the crimes they have committed http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/the-privatization-of-war-mercenaries-private-military-and-security-companies-pmsc\/21826<\/a><\/p>\n

                                                                        http:\/\/www.crimesofwar.org\/a-z-guide\/787\/<\/a><\/p>\n

                                                                        http:\/\/psm.du.edu\/articles_reports_statistics\/data_and_statistics.html<\/a><\/p>\n

                                                                        The UN\/UNSG & UNHRC heads and countless other UN officials are interfering into the internal affairs of sovereign nations by asking them to close down military camps inside their own nations but the UN is silent on over 1000 US bases in nearly 130 nations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

                                                                        While US spent $600m for the first week of airstrikes on Libya, Russian President Putin says ISIS is funded by 40 countries including G20 http:\/\/www.anonews.co\/putin-reveals-isis-fundings\/<\/a> while \u00a0Julian Assange\u00a0claims Hillary Clinton and her State Department have been\u00a0actively arming Islamic jihadists, which includes the Islamic State in Syria \u2014\u00a0ISIS. http:\/\/wearechange.org\/busted-hillary-clinton-and-obama-administration-supply-u-s-weapons-to-isis\/<\/a> and GlobalResearch claim all Islamic groups have been created, funded, armed and trained by the West http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/america-created-al-qaeda-and-the-isis-terror-group\/5402881<\/a><\/p>\n

                                                                        Obviously UN not doing anything against the perpetrators of the perpetrators because the UN officials may lose their jobs and UN knows who butters their bread. If the UN is doing nothing about the nations that are destabalizing the world then the UN has to jolly well shut up without going after selected nations only.<\/strong> Coincidentally, the nations that the UN is going after are also in the gamut of the geopolitical endeavors of the US\/NATO and other alliances and while they are busy bombing nations, UN appears to be tasked to do a non-military takeover of sorts.<\/p>\n

                                                                        US & NATO claimed Yugoslavia was a \u2018peacekeeping operation\u2019. <\/strong><\/p>\n