US Sanctions To Come?

This weekend has seen a globalization of anti war protest marches against the war in Iraq, with marches in U.S., U.K., Russia, France, Japan, Portugal and Spain ( BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Anti-war protesters take to the streets Washington Post: Audio and Video Pravda.RU Anti-War Demonstrations in Portugal, Spain, and USA

Following this weeks declaration by the German, French Islam Online- News and Australian authorities ABC Australia News - 12/11/02 : Labor rules out support for unilateral US action to insist upon a United Nations approval of war, before an attack on Iraq takes place, it now leaves the U.S. in a quandary.

The entire justification for the U.S. in its action against Iraq is that it has weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), and that Saddam Hussein cannot be trusted to use it indiscriminately, although the same argument could be addressed to the states of North Korea, Israel, India and Pakistan, who all find themselves "threatened" and retain WMD.

If indeed the U.S. does determine upon "unilateral action" against Iraq, rather than follow the constructive solutions presented to it, such as Troy Davis of the World Citizen Foundation: activities or the Peaceplangroup` s PPG Features Iraq or Hussein then itself stands in breach of international law. However, if the U.N. was also to demonstrate consistency in its policies and conduct, then it would have to declare sanctions on the U.S.

Copyright S Coleman 2003 18 January 2003

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