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Originally Posted by Skybird
Louise Arbour, U.N. High Commissioner for human rights:
In comments Arbour directed at Israel, she said: “the bombardment of sites with alleged military significance, but resulting invariably in the killing of innocent civilians, is unjustifiable,” suggesting that Israel was perpetrating “war crimes and crimes against humanity” for violating the “obligation to protect civilians during hostilities”.
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And? By the way, if you don't know who Louise Arbour is or think she's qualified to make such statements, here is her bio:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/arbour/
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Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour is best known as a chief prosecutor for tribunals into the genocide in Rwanda and human rights abuses in Yugoslavia in the 1990s. She earned an international reputation for courage and tenacity and gained the respect of United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, as well as human rights groups around the world.
She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1999. In February 2004, Arbour announced she would leave the Supreme Court to become the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She replaced Sergio Vieira de Mello, who was killed in the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad on Aug. 19, 2003
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