The United States and its allies oppose North Korea and Iran having nuclear weapons. The argument against North Korea may well be the same argument used against Iran. The non-prolifeartion treaty was signed in1962, i.e. after the most powerful states, the richest and of the so-called “free-world”, had already acquired nuclear weapons.
Many people in the richest capitalist countries believe that since their countries are free and democratic, inherently, when their governments intervene abroad, that intervention is aimed for “the greater good.” If on the other side these governments make “mistakes”, future elected governments would correct later “correct” those “mistakes”. Other people go further by arguing that their goverments have a sort of a historical duty to some countries that they had occupied in the past. But to what extent does the historical record of the Western states support such argument?
The asnwer to these questions comes from a meeting that took place at Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park in London on the 12th of April 2009. The main speaker was Heiko Khoo, but also present was a member of the Conservative Party in Britain as well as a couple of British people.
Also in the show: Labour reports from Iraq, Iran and Egypt.
Many people in the richest capitalist countries believe that since their countries are free and democratic, inherently, when their governments intervene abroad, that intervention is aimed for “the greater good.” If on the other side these governments make “mistakes”, future elected governments would correct later “correct” those “mistakes”. Other people go further by arguing that their goverments have a sort of a historical duty to some countries that they had occupied in the past. But to what extent does the historical record of the Western states support such argument?
The asnwer to these questions comes from a meeting that took place at Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park in London on the 12th of April 2009. The main speaker was Heiko Khoo, but also present was a member of the Conservative Party in Britain as well as a couple of British people.
Also in the show: Labour reports from Iraq, Iran and Egypt.
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