January 26, 2006

Hamas Elections Make Palestinian Nation A Rogue State, Per U.N. Charter Article 1

The Palestinians support a horrific culture. Suicide bombing is encouraged; there is no punishment to men for so-called "honor killings" of women; candies are handed out to children to celebrate death. It's a nightmare world. Now all this is officially sanctioned behavior by the government of the state. Now Europe can no longer look the other way:

The EU has given millions of euros (dollars) in aid to the Palestinian Authority to help reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank _ funding that was called into question following Hamas' win.

"It is obvious that the EU would never countenance funding a regime that continued an armed fight against Israel," said Ignasi Guardans, a Spanish member of the European Parliament.

Even Liberals in the U.S. may start to face up to the facts of what evil is being done in the Palestinian territories.

COHOES, N.Y. -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday the United States and all other governments should not recognize any Hamas-led Palestinian government unless the group renounces violence and recognizes Israel's right to exist. 

It will be far more difficult now for the world to condemn Israel for actions it takes -- as any nation would -- toward a nation that has an official policy of destroying it.

Even the U.N. will likely have to face the fact that the Palestinian nation is a rogue state. From the U.N. Charter:

Article: 1

The Purposes of the United Nations are:

* To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace;

* To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace;

* To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion; and

* To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.

The Hamas government is undeniably in violation of the state actions required by the U.N. charter.
 

Does This Mean We Can Question Cindy Sheehan’s Patriotism?

Cindy Sheehan is now on record supporting a head of state on the grounds that he opposes the U.S.:

CARACAS (AFP) - Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan, mother of a US soldier killed in Iraq, joined more than 10,000 anti-globalization activists in Caracas, where she hailed Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez.  "I admire him for his resolve against my government and its meddling," said Sheehan...

When I first read that, I figured, well, she's just saying she opposes the current Republican administration -- not (as she said) the U.S. government. She's not saying she opposes the U.S. in general. But it turns out she can't stand the Democrat party either:

And about Bill Clinton . . . . You know, I really think he should have been impeached, but not for a blow job. His policies are responsible for killing more Iraqis that George Bush. I don't understand why to rise to the level of being president of my country one has to be a monster. I used to say that George Bush was defiling the Oval Office, but it's been held by a long line of monsters.  (link via Alarming News/Instapundit ).

So Sheehan just wants people to know she 'admires' heads of state who have a 'resolve against the U.S. government.' Whether that government is led by  Republicans, or Democrats, doesn't make any difference -- if you oppose the U.S. government, you have Cindy Sheehan's support.

It appears that we can now officially question Cindy Sheehan's patriotism. How can you not question her patriotism, after that?

Here's her defense (same link):

We don't have to support our administrations to love our country. True patriots of my country dissent when our country's doing something so wrong.

She's very patriotic, if by patriotic you mean someone who opposes all Republican and Democrat U.S. administrations. And I'm a fan of Cindy Sheehan, if by fan you mean someone who opposes everything she says. 

And since she considers 'a long line' of Presidents of both parties to be 'monsters', it's evident that she takes the position that Democracy itself doesn't work. Her claim that she 'loves our country' is empty. It's just lip service. She doesn't love our country. She opposes Democrat and Republican administrations, and believes Democracy elects 'monsters'.