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Come si puo' fermare la guerra all'Onu
C'e' un modo per fermare l'attacco all'iraq, una volta che e' stato
iniziato: basta che un qualunque stato richieda la procedura chiamata
"uniting for peace" all'assemblea generale dell'ONU. Ed e' gia' stato
usato: guardate qui: http://www.counterpunch.org/brecher03052003.html (in
inglese). Riusciamo a diffondere la notizia il piu' possibile, a livello
mondiale?
Ho trovato questo link sul sito http://www.kuro5hin.org, e' un sito di
cultura generale molto interessante. Di seguito riporto il testo integrale
in inglese, prima cerchero' di spiegarlo in poche parole.
nota:
il testo originale della proposta che riporto in questo articolo e'
reperibile su: http://www.counterpunch.org/brecher03052003.html
mio commento:
esiste una procedura chiamata "uniting for peace" per richiedere un
"cessate il fuoco" che puo' essere richiesta da UN QUALSIASI stato membro
dell'Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite. Una volta richiesta, scatta
una votazione durante una sessione di emergenza dell'Assemblea, che puo'
proporre un cessate il fuoco immediato. E' gia' stato usato dieci volte
negli ultimi anni, perlopiu' per iniziativa degli Stati Uniti (ironia della
sorte).
Ad esempio, quando l'Egitto nazionalizzo' il Canale di Suez nel 1956, il
Regno Unito, la Francia e Israele invasero l'Egitto e iniziarono a puntare
verso il Canale di Suez. Gli stati uniti proposero una risoluzione (che non
puo' essere vetata come accade all'interno del Consiglio di Sicurezza) per
il cessate il fuoco immediato. Francia e Gran Bretagna si ritirarono in una
settimana. (non ricordo le decisioni di Israele, purtroppo).
Purtroppo non sono un esperto di diritto internazionale ne' di procedure
delle Nazioni Unite. Tuttavia non avendo visto ancora una proposta come
questa sui media nazionali, provo a pubblicarla in un anti-media come
questo sito.
Se la proposta e' valida, va fatta circolare. Si dovrebbero informare
quante piu' persone possibili in tutto il mondo, in modo che arrivi anche
alle "alte sfere" che possono proporre una cosa simile all'Assemblea Generale.
Ho solo una richiesta da fare: NON mandate questo testo come spam mail. Non
fatene tante copie e mandatela a tutti quelli che conoscete, perche' non
serve a niente. Mandatela in posti mirati, mailing list, gruppi di
discussione, e soprattutto PARLATENE. Non sottovalutiamo il potere del
"pettegolezzo".
speriamo nel buon senso comune. buona fortuna a tutti
---inizio testo originale---
What Can the World Do, If Bush Attacks Iraq?
Uniting for Peace
By JEREMY BRECHER
If the US attacks Iraq without support of the UN Security Council, will the
world be powerless to stop it? The answer is no. Under a procedure called
"Uniting for Peace," the UN General Assembly can demand an immediate
ceasefire and withdrawal. The global peace movement should consider
demanding such an action.
When Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956, Britain, France, and Israel
invaded Egypt and began advancing on the Suez Canal. U.S. President Dwight
D. Eisenhower demanded that the invasion stop. Resolutions in the UN
Security Council called for a cease-fire--but Britain and France vetoed
them. Then the United States appealed to the General Assembly and proposed
a resolution calling for a cease-fire and a withdrawal of forces. The
General Assembly held an emergency session and passed the resolution.
Britain and France withdrew from Egypt within a week.
The appeal to the General Assembly was made under a procedure called
"Uniting for Peace." This procedure was adopted by the Security Council so
that the UN can act even if the Security Council is stalemated by vetoes.
Resolution 377 provides that, if there is a "threat to peace, breach of the
peace, or act of aggression" and the permanent members of the Security
Council do not agree on action, the General Assembly can meet immediately
and recommend collective measures to U.N. members to "maintain or restore
international peace and security." The "Uniting for Peace" mechanism has
been used ten times, most frequently on the initiative of the United States.
The Bush Administration is currently promoting a Security Council
resolution that it claims will authorize it to attack Iraq. However, huge
opposition from global public opinion and most of the world's governments
make such a resolution's passage unlikely.
What will happen if the US withdraws its resolution or the resolution is
defeated? The US is currently indicating that it will attack Iraq even
without Security Council approval. The US would undoubtedly use its veto
should the Security Council attempt to condemn and halt its aggression. But
the US has no veto in the General Assembly.
Lawyers at the Center for Constitutional Rights have drafted a proposed
"Uniting for Peace" resolution that governments can submit to the General
Assembly. It declares that military action without a Security Council
resolution authorizing such action is contrary to the UN Charter and
international law.
The global peace movement can begin right now to discuss the value of such
a resolution. If we conclude it is worthwhile, we can make it a central
demand, for example in the next round of global anti-war demonstrations.
Then we can mobilize pressure on governments that claim to oppose the war
-- the great majority of UN members -- to demand that they initiate and
support such a resolution.
Countries opposed to such a war can be asked to state now that, if there is
a Security Council deadlock and a US attack on Iraq is imminent or under
way, they will convene the General Assembly on an emergency basis to
condemn the attack and order the US to cease fire and withdraw.
The sooner global public discussion begins laying the groundwork for such
action the better. Wide public advocacy will help governments overcome
their probable reluctance to take such a step. Further, the threat of such
global condemnation may help deter the Bush administration--and to a much
greater extent deter its wobbling allies--from launching such an attack in
the first place.
Jeremy Brecher is a historian and the author of twelve books including
STRIKE! and GLOBALIZATION FROM BELOW. He can be reached at:
jbrecher@igc.org. Information on Uniting for Peace based on "A U.N.
Alternative to War: 'Uniting for Peace" by Michael Ratner, Center for
Constitutional Rights and Jules Lobel, University of Pittsburgh Law School.
---fine testo originale---