[Debatewise RRT] Re: slimmed down debates
- From: haider ali <haider_ali187@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:35:20 +0000
Hi
I'll take the Tzipi livini and the case for arresting Isareli leaders over war
crimes, seems interesting.
Haider
From: alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Debatewise RRT] slimmed down debates
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:16:43 +0000
Hi all,
Still in the middle of the Copenhagen conference so once again relatively few
debates and less links than usual. We are still willing to accept moderators if
anyone who has not volunteered already wants to do so.
Alex
Parliament should not avoid debating assisted suicide
For years the U.K.’s policy on assisted suicide has been decided by the courts
rather than where it should be decided, in Parliament. This is because any
decision is likely to face large amounts of criticism so parliamentarians would
rather not go near it. However we should not be deciding our laws in our
courts, they are for judging those created in parliament not making case law on
the hoof.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/dec/15/assisted-suicide-parliamentary-debate
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/3279424/Judges-call-for-Parliament-to-review-rules-on-assisted-suicide.html
Gordon should call an early election?
Gordon Brown has been significantly behind in the polls for the whole period
since the financial crisis hit. But as the polls have recently narrowed he
might be tempted to go with an election slightly early. But the longer he waits
the more chance that the recovery gathers pace and he gets credit for it (or
not blamed so much for the recession). This is what he has always been waiting
for and is still likely to wait until the last possible moment.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/dec/14/march-election-gordon-brown
Tiger should not take a prolonged absence from golf.
In the wake of his car crash and the revelations about his private life Tiger
Woods has been dropped by several sponsors and has decided to take an
indefinite absence from Golf. But he is a sportsman, what will he do when not
playing golf? So long as he is not out playing golf he will never be able to
put the issue behind him and give people something else look at when they see
Tiger on the TV. So should he return to golf soon?
http://www.losangeleschronicle.com/articles/printFriendly/132591
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/11/entertainment/main5965395.shtml
Britain should be willing to arrest Israeli leaders far war crimes in Gaza if
they come to Britain.
The Cabinet of Former Prime Minister Olmert has been accused of war crimes by
various NGOs and a UN review into the conflict over Gaza almost a year ago.
Previously the courts have rejected an attempt to issue an arrest warrant for
Ehud Barak who was at the time Defence minister and is not foreign minister.
However they have now succeed in getting one for the former foreign minister
Tzipi Livni. The idea of arresting people and trying them for war crimes in
countries where they are not nationals or where the crime took place is a new
concept in international law so is much disputed. However Israel has itself
been willing to do it, and go further and use kidnap, for former Nazis where
the victims were Jews.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/6819275/Tzipi-Livni-arrest-warrant-provokes-Britain-Israel-diplomatic-row.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/27/olmert-could-face-warcrimes-arrest
Lieberman has saved Obama’s healthcare plans.
U.S. independent senator Joe Lieberman has said he will join the filibuster
against Obama’s healthcare proposals. The democrats need 60 votes to break the
filibuster but there were splits within the democrats, Libermans willingness to
filibuster has brought the democrats together. All they need to do now is win
him round.
http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/lieberman-the-fallout/?hp
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/15/lieberman-closer-to-suppo_n_392693.html
The U.S. is right to keep selling arms to Taiwan.
The U.S. has supported Taiwan since the Chinese Nationalists were chased across
the straits to Taiwan sixty years ago. The Peoples Republic of China is
continually against the U.S. selling any arms to Taiwan. The US used to ignore
these demands but China is growing more influential. America is however right
to stand firm. Many Taiwanese wish to be independent and as a independent state
Taiwan should have the right to defend itself. Moreover Taiwan is a very useful
bargaining chip against China that should be kept in America’s back pocket in
case of future need.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/world/asia/16taiwan.html?ref=world
http://www.heritage.org/research/AsiaandthePacific/wm2098.cfm
Denmark is failing at organising the Copenhagen conference.
The Danes seem to be more willing to use aggressive pre-emptive policing and
kettleing than those that occurred so controversially in London at the G20.
Over a thousand were briefly arrested over the weekend. Meanwhile although the
conference venue can only hold 15,000 but there are more than 45,000 registered
delegates leading to hours spent queing. The Danes have also managed to annoy
nations over its role as host with the ‘Danish text’ that strongly favoured the
richer nations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2009/12/cop15_lockouts_and_walkouts.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/15/copenhagen-194-arrests
Ps sorry about nothing actually on the climate conference, I don’t want to just
do the same as what we are doing in the GYP
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