On perhaps the upside of this UN Security Council Resolution Draft, there seems to be an emphasis upon 'respecting and honoring the sovereignty of the state of Lebanon and its people' (at least in words). Even respecting the governing authority in Lebanon re: discernment, as to the shipment of arms into the country. In the US we have the 2nd amendment which gives us the right to bear arms.
It seems the allies of Israel have been very generous toward this country re: the shipment of arms into Israel. Should there not be a balance to this equation?
We know who wins if the war in this region escalates and this violence continues. It isn't the people or the innocents.
Many of us support the sovereignty of nation states. This includes America ... which is a Republic. This includes America's Constitution and its Bill of Rights. Each nation should have the right of sovereignty it seems. It should be their God Given Inalienable Right!
Many countries are now occupied by corporate entities, even here at home.
Is this 'resolution process' perhaps just an example of what we are all working on collectively? Are we not in the process of drafting our future?
A return to national and personal sovereignty.
I support the Spirit of this process. May we all learn from this experience.
Ladyhawke
: Here is the text,
: as published by Guardian Unlimited:
: The draft UN resolution
: This is the draft concluded between the US, France and Britain
: on resolving the Lebanon crisis which has yet to be agreed by
: the Security Council
: Sunday August 6, 2006
: Guardian Unlimited
:
: See:
: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1838369,00.html
: ((quote))
: .
: "The Security Council,
: PP1. Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in
: particular resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978), 520 (1982),
: 1559 (2004), 1655 (2006) and 1680 (2006), as well as the
: statements of its President on the situation in Lebanon, in
: particular the statements of 18 June 2000 (S/PRST/2000/21),
: of 19 October 2004 (S/PRST/2004/36), of 4 May 2005
: (S/PRST/2005/17) of 23 January 2006 (S/PRST/2006/3) and of
: 30 July 2006 (S/PRST/2006/35),
: PP2. Expressing its utmost concern at the continuing
: escalation of hostilities in Lebanon and in Israel since
: Hizbollah's attack on Israel on 12 July 2006, which has
: already caused hundreds of deaths and injuries on both
: sides, extensive damage to civilian infrastructure and
: hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons,
: PP3. Emphasizing the need for an end of violence, but at the
: same time emphasizing the need to address urgently the
: causes that have given rise to the current crisis,
: including by the unconditional release of the abducted
: Israeli soldiers,
: PP4: Mindful of the sensitivity of the issue of prisoners and
: encouraging the efforts aimed at settling the issue of the
: Lebanese prisoners detained in Israel,
: OP1. Calls for a full cessation of hostilities based upon, in
: particular, the immediate cessation by Hizbollah of all
: attacks and the immediate cessation by Israel of all
: offensive military operations;
: OP2. Reiterates its strong support for full respect for the
: Blue Line;
: OP3. Also reiterates its strong support for the territorial
: integrity, sovereignty and political independence of
: Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders, as
: contemplated by the Israeli-Lebanese General Armistice
: Agreement of 23 March 1949;
: OP4. Calls on the international community to take immediate
: steps to extend its financial and humanitarian assistance
: to the Lebanese people, including through facilitating the
: safe return of displaced persons and, under the authority
: of the Government of Lebanon, reopening airports and
: harbours for verifiably and purely civilian purposes, and
: calls on it also to consider further assistance in the
: future to contribute to the reconstruction and development
: of Lebanon;
: OP5. Emphasizes the importance of the extension of the control
: of the Government of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory in
: accordance with the provisions of resolution 1559 (2004)
: and resolution 1680 (2006), and of the relevant provisions
: of the Taif Accords, for it to exercise its full
: sovereignty and authority;
: OP6. Calls for Israel and Lebanon to support a permanent
: ceasefire and a long-term solution based on the following
: principles and elements: · strict respect by all parties
: for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Israel and
: Lebanon;
: · full respect for the Blue Line by both parties;
: · delineation of the international borders of Lebanon,
: especially in those areas where the border is disputed or
: uncertain, including in the Shebaa farms area;
: · security arrangements to prevent the resumption of
: hostilities, including the establishment between the Blue
: Line and the Litani river of an area free of any armed
: personnel, assets and weapons other than those of the
: Lebanese armed and security forces and of UN mandated
: international forces deployed in this area;
: · full implementation of the relevant provisions of the Taif
: Accords and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006) that
: require the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so
: that, pursuant to the Lebanese cabinet decision of July 27,
: 2006, there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon
: other than that of the Lebanese state;
: · deployment of an international force in Lebanon, consistent
: with paragraph 10 below;
: · establishment of an international embargo on the sale or
: supply of arms and related material to Lebanon except as
: authorized by its government;
: · elimination of foreign forces in Lebanon without the
: consent of its government;
: · provision to the United Nations of remaining maps of land
: mines in Lebanon in Israel's possession;
: OP7. Invites the Secretary General to support efforts to
: secure agreements in principle from the Government of
: Lebanon and the Government of Israel to the principles and
: elements for a long-term solution as set forth in paragraph
: 6 above;
: OP8. Requests the Secretary General to develop, in liaison
: with key international actors and the concerned parties,
: proposals to implement the relevant provisions of the Taif
: Accords, and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006),
: including disarmament, and for delineation of the
: international borders of Lebanon, especially in those areas
: where the border is disputed or uncertain, including by
: dealing with the Shebaa farms, and to present those
: proposals to the Security Council within thirty days;
: OP9. Calls on all parties to cooperate during this period with
: the Security Council and to refrain from any action
: contrary to paragraph 1 above that might adversely affect
: the search for a long-term solution, humanitarian access to
: civilian populations, or the safe return of displaced
: persons, and requests the Secretary General to keep the
: Council informed in this regard;
: OP10. Expresses its intention, upon confirmation to the
: Security Council that the Government of Lebanon and the
: Government of Israel have agreed in principle to the
: principles and elements for a long-term solution as set
: forth in paragraph 6 above, and subject to their approval,
: to authorize in a further resolution under Chapter VII of
: the Charter the deployment of a UN mandated international
: force to support the Lebanese armed forces and government
: in providing a secure environment and contribute to the
: implementation of a permanent ceasefire and a long-term
: solution;
: OP11. Requests UNIFIL, upon cessation of hostilities, to
: monitor its implementation and to extend its assistance to
: help ensure humanitarian access to civilian populations and
: the safe return of displaced persons;
: OP12. Calls upon the Government of Lebanon to ensure arms or
: related materiel are not imported into Lebanon without its
: consent and requests UNIFIL, conditions permitting, to
: assist the Government of Lebanon at its request;
: OP13. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council
: within one week on the implementation of this resolution
: and to provide any relevant information in light of the
: Council's intention to adopt, consistent with paragraph 10
: above, a further resolution;
: OP14. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter."
: ((unquote))
: .
:
: Lebanon rejects UN truce proposal which it claims favours
: Israel
: Oliver Burkeman in New York and Clancy Chassay in Beirut
: Monday August 7, 2006
: Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, piled pressure on
: Hizbullah to comply with the proposed UN call for a truce
: yesterday, reiterating Washington's insistence that a
: cessation of hostilities would be the first step towards a
: longer-term settlement. "We're trying to deal with a
: problem that has been festering and brewing in Lebanon now
: for years and years and years," she said.
: But Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament ,
: rejected the 6,500-word text thrashed out by Washington and
: Paris. Mr Berri, who has been negotiating on behalf of
: Hizbullah, said the draft resolution legitimised Israel's
: occupation, adding that it would "open the door to
: never-ending war". Philippe Douste-Blazy, France's
: foreign minister , said obtaining Lebanese and Arab support
: for the plan was his government's priority.
: see more here:
: http://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/story/0,,1838869,00.html
: .
: Will this be agreed to & implemented under these
: astrological aspects?
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