SmarterthanYou
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April 19 has some very memorable moments in our nations history, such as the beginning of the revolutionary war that brought us independence. However, it is also marred by horrifying events that were inflicted upon the people of this nation. Most notably, the illegal use of outlawed chemical weapons against the Branch Davidians in Waco.
Although the federal government, during the Waco siege, was also fighting a war in Somalia, the CS gas could not legally have been used against the Somalis. Use of CS gas in war was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention, which the United States signed at Paris in January 1993.
According to Amnesty International, CS chemical warfare agent is "particularly dangerous when used in massive quantities in heavily built-up or populated areas...or when launched directly into homes or other buildings." One manufacturer of CS stopped selling the product to the Israeli government in 1986 because CS was being introduced, with fatal consequences for 40 persons (including 18 babies), into buildings occupied by Palestinians. The U.S. Army Manual on Civil Disturbances notes that although CS and other agents "will not seriously endanger health or cause death when used properly, their use in buildings or other closed areas requires caution to avoid producing excessive concentrations of the agent....The dispersers should not be used to introduce a riot control agent directly into a closed structure except under extreme circumstances." An Army Field Manual explains that CS "causes severe burning of the upper respiratory passages, pain, and involuntary inability to open the eyes." A different Army Field Manual states, "Warning: When using the dry agent CS-1, do not discharge indoors. Accumulating dust may explode when exposed to spark or open flame."
I ask you, why wasn't janet reno and bill clinton tried for crimes against humanity or sought out for prosecution by the UN?
Although the federal government, during the Waco siege, was also fighting a war in Somalia, the CS gas could not legally have been used against the Somalis. Use of CS gas in war was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention, which the United States signed at Paris in January 1993.
According to Amnesty International, CS chemical warfare agent is "particularly dangerous when used in massive quantities in heavily built-up or populated areas...or when launched directly into homes or other buildings." One manufacturer of CS stopped selling the product to the Israeli government in 1986 because CS was being introduced, with fatal consequences for 40 persons (including 18 babies), into buildings occupied by Palestinians. The U.S. Army Manual on Civil Disturbances notes that although CS and other agents "will not seriously endanger health or cause death when used properly, their use in buildings or other closed areas requires caution to avoid producing excessive concentrations of the agent....The dispersers should not be used to introduce a riot control agent directly into a closed structure except under extreme circumstances." An Army Field Manual explains that CS "causes severe burning of the upper respiratory passages, pain, and involuntary inability to open the eyes." A different Army Field Manual states, "Warning: When using the dry agent CS-1, do not discharge indoors. Accumulating dust may explode when exposed to spark or open flame."
I ask you, why wasn't janet reno and bill clinton tried for crimes against humanity or sought out for prosecution by the UN?
