The United States has even gone so far as to veto Security Council resolutions calling on all states to observe international law. That was in the 1980s under Reagan.
NOAM CHOMSKYIt followed international law and treaty obligations. It collected evidence, brought the evidence to the highest existing tribunal, the International Court of Justice, and received a verdict – which, of course, the U.S. dismissed with contempt.
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But I would not intend this to imply that in all imaginable circumstances one must, necessarily, act in accordance with this general responsibility.
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The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things.
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It followed international law and treaty obligations. It collected evidence, brought the evidence to the highest existing tribunal, the International Court of Justice, and received a verdict – which, of course, the U.S. dismissed with contempt.
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Our only real hope for democracy is that we get the money out of politics entirely and establish a system of publicly funded elections.
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In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival.
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If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion.
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In America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.
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The invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.
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That’s all accurate and of some importance, but of far more importance is the fact that elections just don’t take place, not in any meaningful sense of the term ‘election.’
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On the Internet, you think everything is going to be public.
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There’s a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy.
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Remember, weapons of mass destruction don’t mean missiles.
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I didn’t pay my taxes for years.
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If you want to achieve something, you build the basis for it.
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If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
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