Press Release - Global push for cluster bomb ban

On 18th February 2008 governments, campaigners and survivors of cluster bombs from around the world will meet in New Zealand to decide what a treaty banning cluster bombs will include. It is the most significant disarmament conference the New Zealand government has ever hosted. Some governments are trying to weaken a treaty by calling for exemptions based on dubious technical fixes. The CMC are calling for the strongest possible ban on cluster bombs.

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[littlequeenie69]

I was sickened to find out Hillary Clinton voted AGAINST banning cluster bombs. Sad,

[annecapelle2000]

This is great video, very good at presenting the problem in a short time and good iages and linking it with the upoming Wellongton conference.

[forgs2009]

I belive that the "innocent" civilians that allowed the terrorists to live in their countries, and have aided them in their escape should be treated as nothing less than the enemy. This may result in some innocent deaths but we are fighting a ruthless and un stopping enemy who would do the same. I know that you should never sink to there level, but now i belive that it is time we sunk a little lower and ended this war ans get the troops out of that hell hole. Just my opinion

[imnotinsane89]

so i jus got around to answering this have u ever been in combat? I have and ur calling me gutless ur dont know me

[jackiebaron]

US??????....These weapons are designed to kill civilians. Now if you find that fact disgusting then call it something less disturbing like "collateral damage". A kid whimpers themselves to sleep each night after they've lost an eye, a leg, an arm and a parent....and you are so cool and hard as to say "don't fuck with us".

No wonder people around the world want to kill your gutless ass.....not your soldiers who actually have some guts, just LA-Z-BOY warriors like you.

[imnotinsane89]

"speak with a soft voice and carry a big stick" if we have the best weapons people wont want to fuck with us

[alder321]

imho the americans didnt have a war on their own soil for too long. 3k dead at 9/11? - paenuts.

living in fear like the civilians in iraq/afghanistan and wherenot would correct their attitude towards war... and with "fear" i dont mean the political induced (aka "elevated" national thread advisory by the dhs) but the fear to be the very next corpse.

[westpaddy76]

Well, I have to correct: "Thats the way the world worked....".

[ninth999999999]

Thats the way the world works kiddo, might makes right.

[westpaddy76]

Oh yeah, terror here and terror there. What about american terror for oil? Thats all for good, all the lies, killing innocent people just for money.

Wow, I am impressed. Very good. 1 A.

[ninth999999999]

Your right maybe we should just let terrorists do whatever they want. Too bad your fucking stupid... You should try learning some english before you try and talk about things you don't understand. Does your mom know that you behave this way on the internet?

[westpaddy76]

Too bad that you dont know anything. Ending war quicker??? Haa, what a brainless idiot you are. I think killing people like you would end war forever. Ashole