Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
BBC NEWS | Europe | Nations sign cluster bomb treaty
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/3/2008
BBC NEWS | Europe | Nations sign cluster bomb treaty
—
Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern adresses convention on banning cluster bombs, Oslo, 3 December 2008
Perino on cluster bomb treaty (video)
Play
youtube.com - 12/4/2008
Perino on cluster bomb treaty (video)
— youtube.com — ThinkProgress (more) Perino on cluster bomb treaty (video)

Comments vote down Think Progress found this 12/4/2008found this
google.com - 12/4/2008
The Associated Press: 92 nations sign cluster-bomb ban; US, Russia don't
— google.com — Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Stoere, right, welcomes the Afghan cluster bomb survivor Soraj Ghulam Habib, to the dinner in honor of the signing conference on the Convention On Cluster munition at Akershus Castle in Oslo, ... (more) The Associated Press: 92 nations sign cluster-bomb ban; ...

Comments vote down Confederate Yankee found this 12/4/2008found this
Perino Can’t Explain Why Bush Administration Opposes Cluster Bomb Treaty
thinkprogress.org - 12/4/2008
Perino Can’t Explain Why Bush Administration Opposes Cluster Bomb Treaty
— thinkprogress.org — Today in Oslo, Norway, over 100 countries began signing a treaty against cluster bombs. The nations signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions argue that the unexploded munitions posed a “ deadly hazard to children , farmers and others long ... (more) Perino Can’t Explain Why Bush Administration Opposes ...

Comments vote down Matthew Yglesias found this 12/4/2008found this

Blog Reactions

CNSNews.com Headlines:  Newspaper Roundup for Dec. 3, 2008

The Republic of T.:  Cluster Bomb Nation

Comments
Blog Reactions

Newspaper Roundup for Dec. 3, 2008
CNSNews.com Headlines — ... BBC: Nations sign cluster bomb treaty Viewer Comments The following comments are posted by our readers and are not necessarily the opinions of either CNSNews.com or the story’s author. To be considered for publication, comments must adhere to the ...

Cluster Bomb Nation
The Republic of T. — ... Because now the treaty is finally being signed by those 100+, but for some reason the United States doesn’t want to ban cluster bombs. ...

Related: cluster bomb
Big powers refuse to sign cluster bomb treaty — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/big-powers-refuse-to-sign-cluster-bomb-treaty-[/b] America and Russia are two major holdouts in the signing of a landmark agreement banning cluster bombs which both nations have used in the past with lethal effect to kill and maim ...
Afghanistan Says It Will Sign Cluster Bomb Treaty: Break with Bush administration — Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]New York Times[/b] In a surprising last-minute change of policy, the government of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan agreed Wednesday to join about 100 nations signing a treaty banning the use of cluster munitions, Afghan officials said. The decision appeared to reflect Mr. ...
Cluster Bomb Treaty Steps Forward — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
It looks like a treaty to ban current cluster bomb designs will take another step forward, as over one hundred countries are slated to sign the treaty in the next couple days. This is the next stage in a process, begun in Dublin in May of 2008, to reduce the use of cluster bombs in ...
Over 100 Nations Back Cluster Bomb Ban, US And Russia Refuse — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
OSLO, Norway — Scores of nations began signing a treaty banning cluster bombs Wednesday in a move that supporters hope will shame the U.S., Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons blamed for maiming and killing civilians. Norway, which began the drive to ban ...
Dozens of nations sign cluster-bomb ban; U.S., Russia refuse (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Afghanistan unexpectedly joined dozens of nations signing a treaty banning cluster bombs in an effort that supporters hope will shame the U.S., Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons blamed for maiming and killing civilians.
Nations prepare for cluster bomb accord (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - When August's fighting surrounded her cottage in this quiet village, Tamuna Kitiashvili fled to the Georgian capital with her husband and 3-year-old daughter.