-Caveat Lector- British MP Files Early Day Motion on Ariel Sharon and Panorama LONDON- June 28, 2001 (IAP News) Recently, British Labour Party MP John Austin filed an Early Day Motion in the British House of Commons congratulating BBC's Panorama show for its June 17th program entitled "The Accused." That episode investigated the responsibility of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for the massacre which occurred in the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Chatila in South Lebanon in 1982. The motion also called for Ariel Sharon to be tried for war crimes, a sentiment shared by several experts in international law. During an interview on the Panorama show, Richard Falk, Professor of International Law at Princeton University stated: "There is no question in my mind that he is indictable for the knowledge he had or should have had. Sharon's specific command responsibility arises from the fact that he was the minister of defence in touch with the field commanders, that he actually was present there in Beirut." Professor Falk was also vice chairman of an international commission which investigated Israel's invasion of Lebanon. On the same show, Judge Richard Goldstone, former chief prosecutor for the UN criminal tribunals for both the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda stated: "If the person who gave the command knows, or should know on the facts available to him or her, that is a situation where innocent civilians are going to be injured or killed, then that person is as responsible, in fact in my book more responsible even than the people who carry out the order." Early Day Motion, or EDM, is the term used to describe notices of motions given by Members that are not generally expected to be debated. Effectively, the tabling of an EDM is a device to draw attention to an issue, and to elicit support for it by the means of inviting other Members to add their signatures to the motion. The following is the full text of the Early Day Motion: "That this House congratulates the BBC for Panorama's recent in-depth analysis of the massacres in Sabra and Shatilla during the war in Lebanon in 1982; notes that following the massacres an internal Israeli commission of inquiry forced the resignation of the then Israeli Defence Minister, Ariel Sharon; believes there is sufficient prima facie evidence to indicate that Ariel Sharon, now the Israeli Prime Minister, should be tried for war crimes; and calls upon the international community to ensure that he is duly charged at the earliest possible opportunity." Mr. Austin is also the Chairman of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding (CAABU) which was formed after the 1967 Middle East war, when a questionnaire revealed that 98 per cent of the British public had no knowledge of the Arab world. The purpose of the CAABU is to present the Arab perspective on a variety of issues in the UK and thus advance understanding and bridge the gaps between the Arab and British peoples. On the web: http://www.caabu.org/ <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
