original posting i did - i wonder if 'now' cares about THIS
Children Are Forty Percent of Cluster Bomb Casualtiesby TV 3 News (New Zealand)
Four out of every ten people killed or injured by cluster bombs are children, delegates at a major conference on cluster munitions being held in Wellington were told today. About 560 delegates from 122 countries have converged on Wellington for the conference which aims to draft a treaty text, to be negotiated in Dublin, Ireland, in May.
The attempt to achieve a treaty, known as the Oslo Process, was started last year by New Zealand and six other countries.
Opening the conference, Disarmament Minister Phil Goff said a strong declaration on cluster bombs at the conference would mark a pivotal step in getting the weapons banned.
More than half of the 76 states in the world that stockpile cluster munitions are taking part in the negotiations, along with a majority of the weapon producers.
However, major producers such as the US, Russia, China and Pakistan have not joined the process and have no observers at the conference.
and so you don't forget:
Special Report: Clinton vs. Obama on the Cluster Bomb Vote
(updated below - includes full text of Senate Amendment No. 4882; update II: copy of Senate Roll Call Votes.)
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But in the autumn of 2006, there was a chance to take a step in the right direction: Senate Amendment No. 4882, an amendment to a Pentagon appropriations bill that would have banned the use of cluster bombs in civilian areas.
Senator Obama of Illinois voted IN FAVOR of the ban.
Senator Clinton of New York voted AGAINST the ban.
Analysts say Clinton did not want to risk appearing "soft on terror," as it would have harmed her electibility.........
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Hillary always has that finger up looking for which way that wind blows. Now thats real leadership, excuse me I've got to go get a mop and clean up my sarcasm which spilled on the floor.
Obama with this . . in Wisconsin telling them that those jobs aren't returning and that we need different options .. . in Houston saying that we need renewable energy and limits on oil company profits. He tells them what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.
I love him.
I had to tell Sugar today that she was right . . . more than a year ago she said that Obama would be the Democratic candidate.
bb & rick (and YEAH SUGAR!) i am SO excited. i don't want to step over the edge. we all know what can (and HAS) happen. lies, deceit, crime, stolen elections. still my heart feels good right now
my friend matt and i were talking the other day. he said middle america will NEVER elect barack obama. i told him i thought he was WRONG. i said i thought everyone was tired of their sons and daughters dying and being maimed. they were tired of the gas companies having them by the short hairs. they were tired of their own citizens not being helped through natural disasters. they were tired of their kids not getting an education and proper health care.
don't get me wrong, i don't think ANYONE, even mr obama is a miracle worker. i just TRUST HIM. i think he is more honest than anyone else AND i don't think he has an agenda OR favors to pay back
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