Making the rounds: the UN, in it's role as "the world's most famous qualuude-addled traffic cop", has decided to make nuclear terrorism illegal. I can just hear it now...
"Dammit Achmed! I told you we needed to act sooner! Now these camel fleas have closed our loophole!"
"I know, I know, Osama, and I'm sorry. *Sigh* ... ok boys, let's pack it all up and go home."
I feel soo much better about my tax dollars going to them. Of course, this does beg the question of "what if I do use nukes for terrorism?" Hopefully, their negotiations managed to make sure their sternly-worded email to the violators won't hurt their feelings.
On a side note, this particular section of the report is damn disturbing:
An agreement on language was struck after members of the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference were assured that the treaty would not be used to impose a generic definition of terrorism. Defining terrorism has been an intensely controversial issue at the United Nations, where Islamic governments have argued that anti-Israel national liberation movements that have targeted civilians should not be considered terrorists.
Good to know that if a bunch of people think a specific type of terrorism is okay, then the UN will allow it...
Posted by: ronaprhys on April 14, 2005 05:03 PM