Showing posts with label International Law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Law. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Austria plans burqa ban...



...The term used would apply to the Muslim burka and niqab, which cover all or most of the face. It was not immediately clear whether the ban would include other non-Muslim garments....

The FPO has called for a ban on “fascistic Islam” and Muslim symbols comparable to an existing law that forbids Nazi symbols....

Thursday, March 8, 2012

PANETTA: 'INTERNATIONAL PERMISSION’ TRUMPS CONGRESSIONAL PERMISSION FOR MILITARY ACTIONS



Defense Secretary Leon Panetta appeared at a Senate Armed Services Committee congressional hearing, where he said “legal basis” was needed to initiate a no-fly zone over Syria. - Breitbart.com

Under questioning from Sen. Sessions at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey indicated that "international permission," rather than Congressional approval, provided a 'legal basis' for military action by the United States.