UND
DSR 11C
are joined in war it is almost impossible to separate
them. Wars arise not because the UN is powerless to
prevent them, though that is usually true, but because
the ambitions and rivalries of member states prove
stronger than their respect for the principles of the
United Nations which they have solemnly subscribed to.
6. What are those principles? The first and perhaps
the most important is the refusal to resort to force to
settle international disputes. However great the
temptation the use of force must never be comtemplated
except in self-defence. Otherwise, in a world where
there is such disparity of power between nations, the
strong will inevitably batten on the weak. The laws of
international behaviour will be replaced by the law of
the jungle.
MAED
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7: By an extension of the same principle, terrorism
must be outlawed too. No one would deny that in
certain circumstances it is a fine thing to fight for a
cause one believes to be just. But the kind of
bombs planted in
terrorism we suffer from today
crowded restaurants, airline passengers sprayed with
gunfire, diplomatic personnel assassinated that
terrorism can be condoned by no-one. Those who resort
to such violence merely discredit the causes for which
they claim to work.