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Iran Defends Nuke Programme at General Assembly

rockwool

Turbo Monkey
Apr 19, 2004
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Filastin
A week old news but a good article.

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=34791

"UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (IPS) - "If the governments of the United States or the United Kingdom, who are permanent members of the Security Council, commit aggression, occupation and violation of international law, which of the organs of the United Nations can take them to account?"

The question came from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his speech to the world body's General Assembly Tuesday. Instead of merely defending his nation's nuclear programme, which the U.S. and its European allies suspect is aimed at building weapons, he questioned the very legitimacy of the 15-member Security Council itself. "