₦airaland Forum

lmao @ Ethio and Ghettochyck,

Ethio,

depending on which direction the wind blows. . .thats where the Igbos are from. Last I checked they were Jews. . .lets see if the wind blows towards Afghanistan tomorrow, then they might be Pashtuns. . or better yet, Turks.

Hold on. . .hold on. . .

Na who be this person wey wan know if polygamy is accepted in Nigeria? Henh, na who be this questioner. . .

Make you no piss me off

"In international relations, MoUs fall under the broad category of treaties and should be registered in the United Nations treaty database[1]. In practice and in spite of the United Nations' Legal Section insistence that registration be done to avoid 'secret diplomacy,' MOUs are sometimes kept confidential. As a matter of law, the title of MoU does not necessarily mean the document is binding or not binding under international law. To determine whether or not a particular MoU is meant to be a legally binding document (i.e. a treaty), one needs to examine the intent of the parties and well as the position of the signatories (e.g. Minister of Foreign Affairs vs Minister of Environment). A careful analysis of the wording will also clarify the exact nature of the document. The International Court of Justice has provided some insight into the determination of the legal status of a document in the landmark case of Qatar v. Bahrain, 1 July 1994."
-Source Wikipedia[b][/b]

My understanding of the Aburi document is that is a product of a "quasi-legislative" body (in this case the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria). The wierd nature of the Accord however is evident by the fact that it was signed under an international supervision. For me, the power of enforcement should have been rendered unnecessary by the fact that lack of its enforcement could and indeed did threaten the corporate existence of Nigeria. Patriotism was in fact the de facto enforcer of this Accord. So, when it was reneged, Igbos and Easterners felt there was no shared values or intrerests. A truly patriotic Nigerian leader would have honored that Accord. If Ojukwu could accept Gowon as leader in the interest of peace, why didn't Gowon reciprocate Ojukwu's jesture by honoring an Accord that would have saved Nigeria

Good question and I admire your approach.

Let's begin with the intent and the contingencies. The international supervision was a default occurrence, made so by the location of the event. If the accord had taken place on Nigerian soil there would not have been an international supervision. So the supervision was not parceled into the objective and neither was it demanded but its consequential entry and intervention in the accord was more of a diplomatic obligation and not an initiated action for conflict resolution. The resolution was initiated, negotiated and concluded by the domestic parties involved. Hence this nullifies the need for a treaty, although a draft MoU could have assisted the cause.

Now having said that. . .if this conference had occurred post- a successful BIAFRAN secession, then this could not in anyway be classified as a domestic dispute and would have more than likely ended up as a treaty, with possibilities of legal action at the ICJ.

You use the same approach you would use when fishing. . .

You throw bait. . .
Fish bites. . .
Fish struggles to swim away. . .
You feel the strain in the pole. . .
You start to reel in the line. . .

If you rush the reel you will break the line and end up hungry. Your objective is to ___bleep :-X___bleep :-X___ so that ____ bleep at the end of the hook. Good luck with the catch!

. . .through the heartaches of emotion and the heartbreaks of love , we are renewed into a better being.  A being empowered and with far more capability to radiate love and to appreciate love.  The agonies of the losses in love is the leasson that life has to teach.  Through compromise and cooperation the journey of a loving life blossoms into prosperity. . .  

Learn the art of negotiation and compromise . . .

Michelin, you owe me 50 bucks for this piece of advise.

How could you be so cold?
As the winter wind when it breeze yo
Just remember that you talkin' to me though
You need to watch the way you talkin' to me though

I mean after all the things that we've been through
I mean after all the things we got into
Hey yo, I know of some things that you ain't told me
Hey yo, I did some things but that's the old me

And now you wanna get me back and you gon' show me
So you walk around like you don't know me
You got a new friend, well I got homies
But in the end it's still so lonely

In the night I hear 'em talk, the coldest story ever told
Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul
To a woman so heartless
How could you be so heartless?
How could you be so heartless?

hahaha. . . just messing with you girl.  

Look, male and female genders were designed naturally to antagonize and confront with one another.  By default we were created imperfect.

@post,

Can he survive what?

Naija,

I know how u feel about the prize. I share your feeling. . .this is a dumb move and in principle one that would make it particularly difficult for Obama to live up to the promise of the honor. Their tact was a smart one but the vision was obscured.

When scaled and compared pound for pound, there is nothing Obama had done in the short tiem he has been in office, however promising the effort seems, that Clinton had not already accomplished in his first term in office. Speeches, he gave. . .peace negotiations, he was knee deep in it, intervention to control and minimize the spread of regional wars or to protect minority groups, he was there. . .patience and leadership not to rush to war when he clearly had a legitimate reason to fight, . . .you know, Clinton had accomplshments in his resume.

It appears to me and I hope you will agree that this prize was more a symbolic snub at Bush than a recognition award for Obama's efforts. They are saying "for everything that Obama is doing to reverse the deeds of Bush, we will give him Nobel prize". So what happens if the wars America is engaged in escalates? Obama is in a tight fix, and so are the Dems.

Republican is the representation of malefic energy and thrust, Democrats are woosies - they are weak! I am not a Repub but I like the way they operate. . .very bold and adventurous!

Someone mentioned Carter and the embassy hostages. . .again, another malevolent move by the Repubs to defeat Carter. The hostages were cleared for release before the elections. Repubs went behind the scene and negotiated a delay of their release. If they had been released before Carter left office he would have become a hero president. Instead, today, Regan is the acclaimed hero and tat for one reason only - the hostages were released under his leadership, not that of his predecessor. As a matter of fact, and for the record. . .the hostages were released only few days after Regan was inaugurated. He could not simply have accomplished such a monumental task within few hours of becoming president. . .because such diplomatic issues are preceded by lengthy diplomatic negotiations. So then Carter should earn the credit for the successful negotiations and the ultimate homecoming of the hostages. . .but because his party, the Dems are such woosies. . . they yielded!

The Nobel committee have just set Obama and his party up for a massive electoral defeat next year at the polls. If he does not respond aggressively to international threats Repubs will label them as WEAK on national security. . .if he reacts with strong fist, the internationa community will wonder at the merit of this Nobel prize. . .just as we are wondering now; WHY HIM and not Clinton or any of the other more deserving and accomplished peace advocates around the world?

The Nobel Committee said he was awarded it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".

INTERPRETATION OF KEYWORD:
The Nobel Committee had taken notice of a recent trend in international politics and the events of the first decade of this millenium, beginning in 2001 to the moment, is a bad omen and an undesirable path for the future of international relations.  A new model is needed to structure a path forward.