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September 05, 2013

Is the United Nations "racist"? Apparently so.
— Purple Avenger

From the UN's PROTOCOL AGAINST THE SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS BY LAND, SEA AND AIR (page 3)

For the purposes of this Protocol:
(a) Â“Smuggling of migrantsÂ” shall mean the procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the illegal entry of a person into a State Party of which the person is not a national or a permanent resident;
(b) Â“Illegal entryÂ” shall mean crossing borders without complying with the necessary requirements for legal entry into the receiving State;

However, the UN protocol does go on to state:

Migrants shall not become liable to criminal prosecution under this Protocol for the fact of having been the object of conduct set forth in article 6 of this Protocol

It does however allow for criminality in the creation and provision of fraudulent identity documents, prosecution of human smugglers, or enabling/assisting the beneficiaries of the "illegal entry" to continue what they did.

An Australian opposition pol was recently taken to task over his use of "illegal" and vindicated by a "fact check" that cited the United Nations protocol language.

Heh, so "sanctuary cities" could, in theory, be prosecuted via national laws without violating the UN protocol because they're "Enabling a person who is not a national or a permanent resident to remain in the State concerned without complying..." [Article 6, 1(c)].

narrationem continere

Posted by: Purple Avenger at 11:19 PM | Comments (52)
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1 The UN! Ha! Who takes the case for war to the UN??!!!

Posted by: Adriane is not a lighter shade of pale. Just pale. at September 05, 2013 11:33 PM (j/FJV)

2 Yet the UN turns a blind eye to contraband cases of Kaboom cereal smuggled by organized crime

Posted by: kbdabear at September 05, 2013 11:37 PM (/9IC1)

3 Asma Assad's instagram | perishable http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114593/assads-creepy-instagram-account?google_editors_picks=true EEFI- size-style or color pref via analysis- plummers crack or sheer clothing

Posted by: NoBoots Levant, caporal-chef, F-Troop at September 05, 2013 11:45 PM (HS5L4)

4 Has anyone seen this ABC News piece?

"Alone or not, abc news has learned the president's national security team is preparing for a significantly larger military attack than most had anticipated. The air campaign which is expected to last at least two days will potentially include an aerial bombardment of missiles fired from b-2 and b-52 bombers flying from the united states.

That in addition to a relentless assault from tomahawk missiles. Those ships ever loaded with nearly 200 missiles, plans call for firing the vast majority of them. As one senior national security official told abc news, this military strike could do more damage to assad's forces in 48 hours than the syrian rebels have done in nearly two years of civil war."

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/syria-plan-attack-20173136

Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at September 06, 2013 12:15 AM (hHc+X)

Posted by: Brian in New Orleans at September 06, 2013 04:15 AM (hHc+X)

ABC News is now reporting that Iran plans to retaliate if we attack Syria.

Posted by: rd at September 06, 2013 01:01 AM (D+lxs)

ABC News is now reporting that Iran plans to retaliate if we attack Syria. They said:

The WSJ reports that Iran plans to have militants in Iraq attack the US Embassy there, and order Hezbollah to attack the US Embassy in Beirut.

But do not worry, Iran does not support terrorists and Obama can negotiate with them, because he is not an evil white neo-colonialist like all the previous presidents. I am sure Obama and Kerry have the security of the State Department employees in mind. They did so well in Libya and Egyot on 9/11/2012.

Posted by: rd at September 06, 2013 01:11 AM (D+lxs)

7 Purp up early or late? In any case I need to go take my morning walk. bbl

Posted by: Vic at September 06, 2013 01:13 AM (zZbNF)

8 5:19 pm in Shanghai airport. Tell Obama to keep a lid on WW3 at least until I land in Toronto. Ask him nicely, you know how he gets.

Posted by: dirks strewn at September 06, 2013 01:21 AM (j3Lri)

9 dirks strewn at September 06, 2013 05:21 AM (j3Lri) Yeah, Good Luck with That!

Posted by: Waffle House Server ... at September 06, 2013 01:37 AM (j/FJV)

10 Well, I'm back and ready for Morning News

Posted by: Vic at September 06, 2013 01:41 AM (zZbNF)

11 I really hate people. Apparently, there is a Dad here in Tulsa, who ignored the no dreadlocks policy and sent his little girl to school in dreads and now wants to cry racism because she violated the policy with the hair. I honestly think it is a ploy to get business because he is a barber.

I denounce myself.

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at September 06, 2013 01:45 AM (kXoT0)

12 Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at September 06, 2013 05:45 AM (kXoT0)

And I'll bet he would be the first one screaming to the high heavens if some kid wore a shirt with a confederate battle flag on it.

Posted by: Vic at September 06, 2013 01:56 AM (zZbNF)

13 Devastating list of companies and organizations cutting hours to Avoid Obamacare: http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2013/09/obamacare-employer-mandate.html

Posted by: Steve at September 06, 2013 02:06 AM (xZPp3)

14 Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at September 06, 2013 05:45 AM (kXoT0) "Bam Bam's Dad" ... Let his son violate the no gang nicknames shaved into hair rule ...

Posted by: Waffle House Server ... at September 06, 2013 02:16 AM (j/FJV)

15 dang. 2 sock fails in 24 hours ... time to sleep ...

Posted by: Adriane... at September 06, 2013 02:17 AM (j/FJV)

16 For those that want to raise the minimum wage and don't think it will cause businesses to hire fewer workers: someone else just did this and there's a suggestion that (surprise surprise) it's pushing business to neighboring countries: http://tinyurl.com/lolt68b

Posted by: meh at September 06, 2013 02:18 AM (cebyv)

17 Congress...in accordance with their authority under the US Constitution, votes "No" on going to war with Syria The POTUS, as head of the military, votes to ignore Congress and orders the attack The military oath, "I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States...and obey the orders of the officers appointed over me" What does the military do...

Posted by: Icedog at September 06, 2013 02:22 AM (w4XAr)

18 I did a study of raising the minimum wage vs unemployment here over several decades. What I found was that raising the minimum raise had little long term impact on general unemployment. Which makes sense when you realize that most workers do not work for minimum wage. However, it did have a very negative short term impact on young workers.

Now all of this was before the unions managed to get an automatic wage increase written into their contracts any time the minimum wage is increased. But since those contracts are largely in the service and retail industries in rust belt States that probably will not have a large impact since unemployment there is already through the roof.

Posted by: Vic at September 06, 2013 02:26 AM (zZbNF)

19 18 Vic,

It has an impact in expansion, and competition...but I am done arguing it....

Vive le 17.50 an hour....vive le 100 dollar an hour el minimum!

Posted by: sven10077 at September 06, 2013 02:30 AM (9jfyN)

20 How would it have an impact in competition if it applied to all?

Posted by: Vic at September 06, 2013 02:31 AM (zZbNF)

21 20 Vic,

It makes it onerous to have new start ups because of capital costs.

Add in the fact and yes it is a fact that price structure goes statospheric...

Like I said fuck it...

there is no down side to having a 75,000 dollar minimum wage.....

no bracket creep, no dog chasing its tail...

Lieawatha Warren 2016 why settle for a half liar like Hillary! when we can go full Monty?

Posted by: sven10077 at September 06, 2013 02:34 AM (9jfyN)

22 "there is no impact on unemployment...

yeah sooner or later those dancing fastfood workers are gonna dance their way to automated kiosks BTW

of course not to worry the Ebony All-Father will shit a law out of his mouth demanding that like the evil ATMs the burger joints must emply a person per kiosk or something

Posted by: sven10077 at September 06, 2013 02:36 AM (9jfyN)

23 Only in America could a man who was a peacenik in the 70's and one who has been awarded the Nobel Peace prize exhort a country to war in a country that we have no national interests or poses a threat to that is opposed by a vast majority of its populace.

Posted by: Gmac - Pondering the coming implosion at September 06, 2013 02:37 AM (IanLz)

24 IE... Kerry in the 70's appearing before Congressional committees and commander 0's Nobel. God help us all...

Posted by: Gmac - Pondering the coming implosion at September 06, 2013 02:40 AM (IanLz)

25 Elections in Australia tomorrow. The Liberal Party has been in power but is expected to lose to the Alliance Party, slightly less Socialist. I heard a stupid person on the radio ask Kevin Rudd, the Labor PM, "Given that both parties are right wing..." Sheesh.

Posted by: Mr. Dave at September 06, 2013 02:42 AM (NCc1Z)

26 I did say that the impact was on young workers. Guess who who works at the burger joints and who are entry level workers who only make minimum wage? Young people. But even at that the impact was only temporary.

And I would like to know how the labor costs for entry level young people effect capital costs? When I was working in a large buisness capital costs were associated with new buildings and equipment. If you start including labor costs in your capital cost mix you will get a term in the grey bar hotel.

Posted by: Vic at September 06, 2013 02:47 AM (zZbNF)

27 As for the burger joints, I see them going to automated kiosks eventually regardless of what the minimum wage is.

Remember the food vending places in NYC way back in the 50s. I wonder why that died out? Probably because it wasn't automated and the unions.

Posted by: Vic at September 06, 2013 02:50 AM (zZbNF)

28 news

Posted by: Vic at September 06, 2013 02:57 AM (zZbNF)

29 Syria = American Blood for Arab Natural Gas. This is it in a nutshell.

Posted by: TexBob at September 06, 2013 03:06 AM (IOCWu)

30 27 Vic,

seriously, for real? how does minimum wage affect capitalization costs for a small business start up? Thank God the capitalization fairies are there to do all of the work prior to operations becoming profitable.

those cherubic workers are so cute with their tiny little wings, I just saw a platoon of them on Forest Drive air assaulting a Sonic start up.

the best part is they were humming Ride of the Valkyries as they worked. There is somthing magic in magical thinking.

Posted by: sven10077 at September 06, 2013 03:24 AM (1y0E6)

31 Hi Boys and Girls. Vic and Sven- maybe the effect of raising the minimum wage is like the butterfly flapping its wings in Oregon resulting in tsunamis in the Phillipines? Ripples, people, ripples!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 06, 2013 03:45 AM (pxDth)

32 How many countries in the UN would allow you to move there and stay without permission?

Posted by: Lucky Pierre at September 06, 2013 03:51 AM (5fSr7)

33 "Syria = American Blood for Arab Natural Gas."

Except the natural gas will go to Europe.

Posted by: Lucky Pierre at September 06, 2013 03:53 AM (5fSr7)

34 (Asterick) It's only racist when the U.S. enforces it's borders. Other countries, not so much. Because the U.S. is an evil, racist, rich country that got all it's wealth from stealing land from the Native Americans and enslaving the poor minorities (which is still going on this very day). By the U.N. definition, everyone here is an illegal except the Native Americans. (Asterick) I never noticed til now that there is no "Asterick" on my iPad!

Posted by: runningrn at September 06, 2013 03:55 AM (PLOz8)

Out-of-state money influencing recall elections in Colorado. Interactive maps show bi-coastal donors backing CO gun-grabbing legislators Morse and Giron.

http ://gazette.com/interactive -map-who-donated-to-the-colorado- recall-election/article/1505839

(Take out the spaces. It's too early for tiny url at my house.)

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 06, 2013 03:55 AM (pxDth)

36 34 "Syria = American Blood for Arab Natural Gas." Except the natural gas will go to Europe. Yup, will be the mother of all pipelines...

Posted by: runningrn at September 06, 2013 03:56 AM (PLOz8)

37 Out-of-state money influencing recall elections in Colorado. Interactive maps show bi-coastal donors backing CO gun-grabbing legislators Morse and Giron. I'm shocked and appalled. Democrats engaging in the very behavior they accuse Rethuglicans of doing?

Posted by: runningrn at September 06, 2013 03:57 AM (PLOz8)

In sports news- Peyton Manning on pace for 112 touchdown passes in the regular season.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 06, 2013 03:58 AM (pxDth)

Out-of-state money influencing recall elections in Colorado. Interactive maps show bi-coastal donors backing CO gun-grabbing legislators Morse and Giron.

I'm shocked and appalled. Democrats engaging in the very behavior they accuse Rethuglicans of doing?

Posted by: runningrn at September 06, 2013 07:57 AM (PLOz

*****

And keep in mind that these are not even Congresspersons. They are state legislators.

(I hope you find your missing asterisks. So they don't show with a click or two of the "Shift" key? On my Kindle the asterisk if on the "J" or "H" key if you just hold it for a couple of seconds.)

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 06, 2013 04:03 AM (pxDth)

40 "And I would like to know how the labor costs for entry level young people effect capital costs? When I was working in a large buisness capital costs were associated with new buildings and equipment. If you start including labor costs in your capital cost mix you will get a term in the grey bar hotel.

Posted by: Vic at September 06, 2013 06:47 AM (zZbNF)"

Because it changes the labor vs. capital equation and causes employers to buy more capital equipment to substitute for labor. Really, Vic. This is Econ 101 stuff.

The old joke (old as in from the 19th century) is that two guys are looking at a construction site that has a steam shovel excavating a hole. One turns to the other and says, "It's a disgrace that one man in a steam shovel is doing the work that could employ ten men with shovels." His friend replies, "Or a hundred men with tea spoons."

Posted by: Obnoxious A-hole at September 06, 2013 04:05 AM (31Nrp)

41 @35 runningrn: It's "asstorisk" as in "I have but one asstorisk for my country"

Posted by: Jimmy don\'t play that at September 06, 2013 04:14 AM (xhiwt)

42 41 Obnoxious A-Hole,

Like I said I am done arguing it...

Fine...it has no impact vote to the moon eleventy.

I am just gonna enjoy the ride.

Anyone wants to argue accounting rules trump the need to have that pile of money to cover start up expenses I am game...

so the magic budget fairy just covers the sunk cost of operations 'til the business is solvent...

"whatever"

Posted by: sven10077 at September 06, 2013 04:15 AM (9jfyN)

43 Alone or not, abc news has learned the president's national security
team is preparing for a significantly larger military attack than most
had anticipated.

Fuck these people. It's always 'say one thing, do something different' with them. Just strong enough not to be mocked, eh? We're not drone striking Assad, we're going to Operation Doolittle him.

And do we plan to re-stock the spent ordnance? Those cruise missiles aren't cheap and it sounds like we're going to be shooting off quite a bit of our stock.

Posted by: EC at September 06, 2013 05:01 AM (GQ8sn)

44 ****************it's an asterisk**********************

Posted by: Stringer Davis at September 06, 2013 05:15 AM (JNUY4)

45 immigrants of Illegal entry

Posted by: Orgainizing For Assholes at September 06, 2013 05:20 AM (e8kgV)

46 Off of a sudden all the talk is of B-2 and B-52. No one mentions the Bone, because it is a "conventional" bomber. That is to say, no nukes. Hmm.

I think we have about 60 operational Buffs and 20 Spirits. That's not a lot of aircraft. Wanna impress somebody? Hit 'em with a Hustler, and show 'em what the real hurt looks like.

The Air Force you're about to need is parked at Davis-Monthan. Hope somebody raised a generation of aircraft mechanics nobody told me about, because if this goes to shit we'll need to work them three shifts. Our big planes, and carrier groups, have become like ships-of-the-line, or Yamato: too valuable to risk in battle. If you don't feel like the Spanish at Santiago de Cuba, maybe you ought to try.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at September 06, 2013 05:23 AM (JNUY4)

47 Yeah I'm not interested in any type international law being applied in any way, any shape, or any form to America or Americans. Period.

Posted by: Jeff in mi at September 06, 2013 05:28 AM (1z8rY)

48 War is peace Ignorance is strength Freedom is slavery All right at home on the bumper of a Subaru.

Posted by: NYC Parent at September 06, 2013 05:29 AM (HEo6y)

49 "Elections in Australia tomorrow. The Liberal Party has been in power but is expected to lose to the Alliance Party, slightly less Socialist" Corrections: Labor Party is currently in power and is basically socialist along the lines of the Democratic Party. The Liberal National Coalition are conservatives, the Liberals being the classical liberals and the National Party representing the farmers and rural electorates. It is a foregone conclusion that the Coalition will win the election as the voters are very anti-green policies and laws put into place by six years of Labor that have hurt the economy.

Posted by: Decaf at September 06, 2013 05:32 AM (8A7Cc)

50 The UN is completely irrelevant to the world and is now just a money pit and a refuge for Third World surplus bureaucrats and Western socialists. The real business of world politics happens at the G8 and G20 summits.

Posted by: Decaf at September 06, 2013 05:37 AM (8A7Cc)

51 One last comment in this dead thread. Illegal immigrants are invaders, conquest by non-military means.

Posted by: Decaf at September 06, 2013 05:39 AM (8A7Cc)

52 35 (Asterick) I never noticed til now that there is no "Asterick" on my iPad! Keyboard -> .?123 -> #+= -> *

Posted by: Anachronda at September 06, 2013 08:00 AM (U82Km)

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