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Articles: HisStory Quiz |
Posted by
Rogue on Friday, April 05, 2002 - 04:42 AM PST
There is a nation whose very existence is owed to a foreign population taking land by force, employing tactics ranging from bioterrorism to harmful and false treaties, whose proud and longtime original residents are now crowded into ghettoes in the worst parts of the nation, and that is just the ones that have managed to survive.
The Geneva Convention was blatantly ignored for one reason or other, and the invading forces believed that it was their divine right to take the land either because their deity gave it to them, or because the people living on the land originally were followers of the wrong religion, or simply because if they could take the land then they were meant to take the land in a manifestation of political darwinism.
Settlements were established by the occupying forces in order to demographically secure the land for themselves, and enough time has gone by that they now consider themselves rightful owners and native to the land they had stolen, as most or all of them have been born in the occupied territory.
Further, once the land was secured the other nations of the world conspired to help them, by sending people to the new area to further secure it and prevent an uprising that would restore the original order.
No attempt has been made, nor will any attempt ever be made, to restore the birthright of the original owners of the land and resources, partly because of the perceived divine right of the interlopers and partly because of the conspicuous lack of surviving victims.
Now for the quiz:
To which nation am I referring?
A) Israel
B) Britain
C) United States
D) Canada
E) Tibet
F) Cuba
G) Hawaii
H) None of the above, that never happens.
I) All of the above, and more.
Cheers, Rogue
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Re: HisStory Quiz
by Xaoswolf (Xaoswolf@hotmail.com)
on Apr 05, 2002 - 07:43 AM
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Are you talking about the settling of the United States(either during the initial colonial stages, or later during the Manifest Destiny part)? Not sure when the Geneva Convention was formed so I could be wrong.
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Re: HisStory Quiz
by Monolycus on Apr 05, 2002 - 09:52 AM
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Except for the small question of semantics (Hawaii is no longer considered a nation), the answer is I) All of the above and more.
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Re: HisStory Quiz
by Rae (darkness_embraced1@yahoo.com)
on Apr 06, 2002 - 06:48 AM
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A) Israel
The Fourth Geneva Convention was used by the internationals in 1949 in regards to the monstrosities commited by the Nazis during WWII. The International treaties says what is allowed and what is not allowed to happen to civilians during wartime or under military occupation.
The Geneva convention does not permit torture, integrative penalization,and the
resettlement by an occupying power of its own civilians on territory under its military control. However, it has never been invoked in situations such as Bosnia, Rwanda, and so on.
Since 1997, the Arabs at the U.N. have been trying to invoke the Fourth Geneva Convention against Israel in regard to its settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. and in particular at "Har Homa" in Jerusalem.The UN General Assembly has adopted a number of non-binding resolutions condemning Israeli settlements, and calling for a convening of the signatory nations of the Fourth Geneva Convention. In February 1999 the GA adopted a resolution calling for a special UN session to be held on July 15, 1999, in Geneva to examine "persistent violations" by Israel.
Israel rejects the interpretation of the Fourth Geneva Convention applying it to Israeli settlements
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, stating that those territories were captured in 1967 as a result of a defensive war against countries which had illegally occupied them since 1948.
Switzerland is the Depository for the Fourth Geneva Convention. This means that the Swiss are technically responsible for organizing and convening a meeting of the signatory nations. However,the Swiss may only convene the meeting if a majority of the signatory nations agree to do so.
ADL [and other organizations] have vigorously opposed convening the Fourth Geneva Convention
in regard to Israeli settlements arguing that it could dangerously politicize the international
legitimacy and high standings of the Geneva Conventions. It could open a Pandora’’s box across the globe haphazardly applying the convention to a plethora of nations. Furthermore, it would give credence to the Palestinian tactic of using the international community to air grievances regarding
the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and thereby threatens the peace process itself.
International efforts led by the United States were successful in scaling down the July 15th special
UN meeting in Geneva. The closed-door meeting lasted a mere 45 minutes. However, a resolution
was unanimously passed stating that the Fourth Geneva Convention does apply to Israeli settlements
in the "occupied territories."
- Encylopedia Brittanica
You didn't say it couldn't be a open book quiz. *grins*
I knew what you was talking about though, I went straight to it. Do I still get an A?
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Re: HisStory Quiz
by Dolorosa on Apr 06, 2002 - 05:27 PM
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Better to be the conqourer than the conqoured...If I'm not mistaken, I think Temujin said something like that...before he changed his name to Greg or Kandi or something...
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Re: HisStory Quiz
by kat_vamp (-)
on Apr 06, 2002 - 08:52 PM
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I like the fact that you called it a His-Story quiz...he he he. All of the above and more, of course...however, I would specify the United States, being that I am in this F***ed up country.
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The correct Answer from a citizen of that nation
by seraphimdusk on Apr 26, 2002 - 10:25 PM
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CANADA...
We have taken away the birthright. We are Foreign due to our diverse multicultural policies... And our cities[ghettos] have spread to areas to ensure that america didnt take over back in the 19th Century...
Canada is the country you speak of
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