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Law of War
pgs 1172-3
19.22 CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
The Chemical Weapons Convention creates extensive obligations for States with respect
to the use and possession of chemical weapons.271
Article 22 of the Chemical Weapons Convention prohibits reservations to the Convention
and prohibits reservations to the Convention’s Annexes incompatible with its object and
purpose.272
During the negotiation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, President George H.W.
Bush on May 13, 1991, announced that the United States was formally forswearing the use of
chemical weapons for any reason, including retaliation, against any State, effective when the
Convention entered into force.273
The United States signed the Chemical Weapons Convention on January 13, 1993, and
President Clinton submitted it to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification on
November 23, 1993.274 In transmitting the Chemical Weapons Convention to the Senate for its
advice and consent to ratification, President Clinton notified the Senate that the administration
was reviewing the effect of the Convention’s prohibition on the use of riot control agents as a
method of warfare on Executive Order No. 11850, which specified the current policy of the
United States with regard to the use of riot control agents in war, and would submit the results of
that review separately to the Senate.275 The review concluded that under then-current
interpretations of the Chemical Weapons Convention, certain uses of riot control agents
authorized under Executive Order 11850 would no longer be permissible and that a new
Executive Order on riot control agents would be issued. The Senate, as a condition of its advice and consent to ratification, required that the President certify to Congress that the United
States is not restricted by the Chemical Weapons Convention in its use of riot control agents in
certain cases and that Executive Order 11850 would not be modified.277 President Clinton
provided this certification on April 25, 1997.278
The United States ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention on April 25, 1997, with
one condition that relates to the Annex on Implementation and Verification.279 The treaty
requires that sixty-five nations become Party to it before it enters into force, which occurred on
April 29, 1997.280
Report: 20 Albuquerque officers resign from Emergency Response Team following protests
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – More than a dozen officers resigned from the city’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) after an officer was disciplined for detaining an armed man who was taunting protesters.
The resignations included seventeen specially trained officers, two sergeants, and a lieutenant.
Shaun Willoughby, President of the Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association said:
“They don’t feel supported here, and they don’t feel trust. They feel second-guessed, and they don’t feel that they can do their job, no matter how perfect they do their job, without getting in trouble.”
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/over-a-dozen-albuquerque-officers-resign-from-specialty-team/
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-launch-digital-currency-libra-effort-create-new-payment-system-n1018576
2019 Refresher: FB tries to start a global currency
Facebook to launch digital currency, Libra, in effort to create new global payment system
The project is the biggest step of any major corporation into the emerging realms of digital currency and blockchain technology.
Facebook is going into the banking business.
The social networking company on Tuesday said it plans to help launch a digital currency in 2020, marking one of the company’s most aggressive moves yet to push beyond digital advertising.
A new nonprofit group based in Geneva, the Libra Association, will oversee the currency, called Libra. It will initially be backed by Facebook’s expertise but governed by 28 founding partners including payment firms Visa and Mastercard and internet companies eBay, Spotify and Uber.
Facebook said that it wants the currency to be available starting the first half of next year and that it believes many of the 2 billion people who are already on the company’s services will one day regularly use the new currency to buy things or send money internationally.
“The motivation for this is to effectively enable a simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people,” Dante Disparte, head of policy and communications for the Libra Association, told NBC News.
The project would bring a consumer-friendly version of digital currencies to smartphones around the world, potentially creating a way for people to easily transfer money, build credit and pay bills while avoiding costly fees. Libra is open source, meaning any company or person can build a business within its framework.
For example, a consumer could buy some Libra using dollars and save them in a digital wallet. That Libra could then be sent to a family member via WhatsApp messenger or used to pay a bill in a foreign country without having to worry about an exchange rate.
The project is the biggest step of any major corporation into the emerging realms of digital currency and blockchain technology, representing a vote of confidence that experiments in new forms of digital payments could be more than a passing fad. Blockchain is a decentralized system in which computers each contribute to a shared public ledger, allowing for secure transactions without a central authority.
Libra, named partly after a Roman unit for weight and currency, will have echoes of bitcoin, the popular cryptocurrency, but also some key differences — most notably that it will be governed by a central authority and that its value will be tied to other assets.
Facebook said it plans to offer financial services, possibly one day including loans, through a new subsidiary that specializes in Libra.
The price of bitcoin has rallied above $9,000 in recent days, the highest in more than a year, as news reports about Facebook’s plans raised expectations for digital currencies.
"Any cryptocurrency needs critical mass to have success, and you can't have more critical mass than Facebook,” said Jamie McCormick, managing director of Bitcoin Marketing, which helps companies launch products and services using cryptocurrencies. McCormick called Libra, “a very interesting development that will legitimize the industry.”
Facebook said it would keep data about people’s financial transactions separate from data about social networks, so that Libra information would not be used to target advertising on Facebook or Instagram.
Libra will not be exactly like bitcoin or other so-called cryptocurrencies that began emerging a decade ago. Cryptocurrencies are known for their decentralized nature, existing outside any central authority such as a government or large, corporate association.
And the Libra value will be pegged to a reserve of real, low-volatility assets, making it relatively stable compared to the notoriously fluctuating value of bitcoin, according to Facebook and the Libra Association. The reserve, or “basket,” will have assets “like bank deposits and government securities in currencies from stable and reputable central banks,” Facebook said.
The Libra could be useful to people who don’t have easy access to banking services or cash, such as people in crisis immediately after a natural disaster or other unstable situations, said Pete Lewis, a spokesman for Mercy Corps, a humanitarian organization that signed up as one of the 28 founding partners for the Libra Association.
“A low-volatility currency could provide financial stability for people struggling with conflict,” Lewis said in an interview, adding that the Libra could give people an alternative to currencies that are experiencing hyperinflation in a crisis.
Facebook's Calibra app will act as a virtual wallet for the new digital currency.
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>>46364, >>46368, >>46372, >>46373, >>46374 Eyes in the Sky
>>46371 Two strong magnitude 6.2 and 5.8 earthquakes hit Taiwan.
>>46369 Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association raises Japanese flag in Taipei for first time: no longer concerned about China’s feelings
>>46366 Bitcoin slumps 14% as pullback from record gathers pace
>>46360 2019 Refresher: FB tries to start a global cryptocurrency
>>46359, >>46361 20 Albuquerque officers resign from Emergency Response Team following protests
>>46358 EzraC WWG1WGA
>>46356, >>46357 Scavino/Q/Law of War BOOM
>>46351, >>46352, >>46353 General McInerney Telegram
>>46350 CM: If you have proof, chat logs, or information regarding BLM or antifa booking rooms in Arizona to protest the audits, please email me:
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5.9 earthquake in Iran
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-earthquake-bushehr-nuclear-power-plant
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Sunday struck Iran's southern province of Bushehr, where a nuclear power plant is located, but there were no immediate reports of major damage, state television said.
The epicentre of the quake was the town of Rig, and hospitals in nearby cities and provinces were on alert, with rescue teams and 50 ambulances sent to the area, a regional official told state TV.
Local official Gholamreza Mehrjou told state TV that water, electricity and the internet had been restored to villages in the quake-hit area and people who had taken to the streets in fear of more tremors "have returned to their homes".
Deadly earthquake hits northwestern Iran
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An Iranian government official told Reuters there were no reports of damage at the Bushehr nuclear complex on Iran's Gulf coast.
The quake was centred 100km from the plant and was relatively shallow - only 10 km deep, according to Iranian media - which would have amplified the shaking.
Iranian media reported 16 aftershocks and posted pictures that showed collapsed mud-brick walls in some villages.
Five people were injured in Gonaveh and were being taken to hospital, Saeed Kashmiri, head of the Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, was quoted as saying by state media.
Crisscrossed by major fault lines, Iran is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries.
In 2003, a magnitude 6.6 quake in Kerman province killed 31,000 people and flattened the ancient city of Bam.
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