tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20537576.post115315483734518223..comments2023-11-03T04:37:43.106-07:00Comments on Security Dilemmas: Is the UN a War Criminal?Seth Weinbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120373717676117647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20537576.post-1154447971544434202006-08-01T08:59:00.000-07:002006-08-01T08:59:00.000-07:00True, there's a difference between murder and negi...True, there's a difference between murder and negilegence, even criminal negligence. But the UN needs to be accountable for its actions. Another perfect example: the UN soldiers killed last week in Lebanon. The UN allowed its peacekeepers/observers to remain in Lebanon, despite being unarmed and incapable of keeping Hezbollah from sheltering near the UN posts. Or, the bombing of the UN compound in the early days of the Iraq occupation: the UN had been warned of threats and urged to upgrade its security, but refused for fear of sending the wrong message.<BR/><BR/>Who paid the price for the UN's abject failure in Bosnia? Who bears the responsibility for gathering Muslims in Srebrenica, only to abandon them to the Serbs? Again, I'm not claiming that negligence or apathy should always be seen as criminal, but in this case, it must.Seth Weinbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120373717676117647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20537576.post-1154446589840111612006-08-01T08:36:00.000-07:002006-08-01T08:36:00.000-07:00Well, surely there is a difference between murder ...Well, surely there is a difference between murder and criminal negligence. Is the latter a war crime under any current convention on such? And where exactly would you draw the line? Is France guilty of it re. the Rwanda massacres? The US in Lebanon (or would it be an accessory)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20537576.post-1154446472408959692006-08-01T08:34:00.000-07:002006-08-01T08:34:00.000-07:00Well, surely there is some difference between 'mur...Well, surely there is some difference between 'murder' and 'criminal negligence.' Does the latter constitute a war crime under any current conventions on such?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com