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Source: Secretary-General Kofi Annan, speech to General Assembly, SG/SM/7965, 24 September 2001, http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2001/sgsm7965.doc.htm Excerpts: ...It was not only an attack on our innocent fellow citizens -– well over 60 Member States are affected, including, I am sad to say, my own country -– but an attack on our shared values. It struck at everything this Organization stands for: peace, freedom, tolerance, human rights, and the very idea of a united human family. It struck at all our efforts to create a true international society, based on the rule of law. Let us respond by reaffirming, with all our strength, our common humanity and the values that we share. We shall not allow them to be overthrown. ...Finally, the attack of 11 September was an attack on the rule of law -– that is, on the very principle that enables nations and individuals to live together in peace, by following agreed rules and settling their disputes through agreed procedures. So let us respond by reaffirming the rule of law, on the international as well as the national levels. Nathaniel Hurd Associate Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) 162 Montague Street, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA Tel.: 718-237-9145, x 21 Fax: 718-237-9147 Mobile: 917-407-3389 Personal E-Fax: 707-221-7449 E-mail: nhurd@cesr.org Website: http://www.cesr.org/ Afghanistan Factsheets: http://www.cesr.org/Emergency%20Response/afghanfactsheets.htm *The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not the views of ISP, unless specifically stated* -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk CASI's website - www.casi.org.uk - includes an archive of all postings.