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Dubya Gives Russians Ultimatum:  Agree to Son Of Star Wars By November Or U.S. Will Dump ABM Treaty

(8/23/01)   John Bolton, US Undersecretary of State, passed a message to the Russians straight from the pie-hole of Dubya:  "My way or the highway".  If the Russians don't agree to Son of Star Wars by November, the US will give 6 months notice and unilaterally abrogate the 1972 ABM treaty.

All of this is wrapped in doublespeak and gobbledygook that would make Big Brother proud.  Bolton insisted this is not an ultimatum (hogwash.)  He said that the US doesn't want to violate the treaty, so we will use our "right" to withdraw from the treaty, then proceed with Son of Star Wars, which, of course, IS a violation of the treaty.

The legality of US "right of withdrawal" from the treaty is highly questionable.  You may read the full text of the ABM treaty by clicking the link to the left, but Article 15 is included here to save you some time.  Read the conditions for withdrawal below, highlighted in red:

Article XV

1. This Treaty shall be of unlimited duration.

2. Each Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the right to withdraw from this Treaty if it decides that extraordinary events related to the subject matter of this Treaty have jeopardized its supreme interests. It shall give notice of its decision to the other Party six months prior to withdrawal from the Treaty. Such notice shall include a statement of the extraordinary events the notifying Party regards as having jeopardized its supreme interests.

What extraordinary events related to the subject matter of this treaty have jeopardized the US supreme interests?  There's nothing there, folks. 

Dubya is turning us into a rogue nation.