SANTO DOMINGO.- Dominican Republic would become the 187th member state to join the international treaty banning production, stockpiling or use of chemical weapons, the organization that monitors compliance with the pact announced today.
The Global Security said the island nation has delivered ratification papers for the Chemical Weapons Convention to the United Nations. The convention will enter into force in the Dominican Republic on April 26.
"I congratulate the government of the Dominican Republic for its decision to ratify the convention, which draws us closer to the goal of realizing a universal ban on chemical weapons, and we call upon those remaining States that have not yet adhered to the CWC to do so without further delay,” Rogelio Pfirter, director general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, said in a press release, quoted by Global Security.
It said eight nations remain outside the treaty -- Angola, the Bahamas, Egypt, Israel, Myanmar, North Korea, Somalia and Syria.
“All treaty states are required to destroy any stockpiles of warfare materials such as mustard gas and VX and sarin nerve agents,” it said, adding that the treaty members are subject to inspections by OPCW personnel to ensure that industrial or other uses of chemicals do not promote proliferation.
Written by: generoso, 1 Apr 2009 4:02 PM
From: United States, Santo Domingo
Does that mean we can't use any more our huge stockpile of chemical weapons?
What is this an April fools joke?
From: Dominican Republic, Dando pela en las 5 esquinas
no generoso what it means is that Dominicans have to be careful now, you can't be eating to much habichuelas con dulce on this semana santa, we all know that we are capable of producing the most lethal gases after an afternoon bowl of the beloved dish.
I'm always put on quarantine after a couple of jarros of habichuelas con dulce, every semana santa is the same with me, I become a fearsome WMD.
Written by: JGiggleZ, 1 Apr 2009 4:33 PM
From: Dominican Republic, ...
This is actually a disadvantage for us. We should have explored more with chemical weapons!
Written by: Cacique, 1 Apr 2009 4:47 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Our dear politicians are the chemical weapons of choice, their stink could wipe out a small planet...
Written by: generoso, 1 Apr 2009 5:25 PM
From: United States, Santo Domingo
Maybe we should direct the politicians and consumers of habichuelas con dulce to point the lethal
gases towards the east, and towards the illegal Haitians and maybe all the Haitians will run back in disgust.
So that is why they MADE US sign the treaty. I wonder if someone got some money for this.
Written by: xwill7, 1 Apr 2009 5:33 PM
From: United States, Chicago
They would love the smell of those gases
Written by: belly51, 1 Apr 2009 5:37 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
jgiglez
This is actually a disadvantage for us. We should have explored more with chemical weapons!
How do you think this is a disadvantage to DR. Before we get into chemical we need basic education down to everybody i mean who knows of a great chemical school in DR. We can't try to flight before we learn how to walk. This is a good move for DR we don't need chemical weapons in the middle of a corrupted gov is just don't sound right. we have to explore education, flora and fauna and health care services remember we are not a figthing force we only have 2 planes oh no only 1 since the last pilot was flying on a bad license.
From: United States
belly, does that total include the super tucanos? as to habichueals con dulce, remember the little ditty,
beans, beans, the magic fruit
the more you eat, the more you toot
the more you toot, the better you feel
beans, beans, for every meal
Written by: belly51, 1 Apr 2009 6:47 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
Dreadlock
Remember the Super tucanos are only here for special "missions" you know what i mean.
Written by: shorty, 1 Apr 2009 8:05 PM
From: Canada
Now if they could only classify cocaine as a chemical weapon.
From: Dominican Republic
How do we stop the avalanche of millions of people from the neighboring state? How do we halt two millions crossing over to DR? We should never agree to commitments that can affect the options of future Dominican generations!
Shorty you are right! South America and the U.S. has attacked DR with Cocaine (WMD)! I love your analogy!
Israel has just used red phosphorous against the trapped population of Gaza! If Israel does it, so shall we!
Written by: Trujillo, 1 Apr 2009 10:11 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Yes generoso, I bet they'll ask us to get rid of our nukes too. But seriously, if we ever get into a life or death situation, we will use anything we can to win, that includes breaking all treaties. No somos pendejos.
From: United States
Bull.. Cocaine is a chemical...... And it is rampant in the Armed Services.
From: United States
do i take it to mean that 186 other nations signed the treaty before the DR? does this fall under the category "what the heck took them until now"?
Written by: generoso, 2 Apr 2009 9:46 AM
From: United States, Santo Domingo
dread
We were waiting to see if our signature for or against was worth something to someone.
From: United States
very astute, Professor. you mean like investigating the relative sizes of the "comision"?
Written by: Marte3, 2 Apr 2009 10:48 AM
From: China, Hangzhou
Actually this is really exciting for me because I help ratify this UN admenment in Costa Rica last year and now that Dominican Republic has done the same, it make me proud of my parent's country.
Written by: Marte3, 2 Apr 2009 10:52 AM
From: China, Hangzhou
ps. the general admenment is against land mines and other types of weapons use in war, if I remeber, it only the 4th and/or 5th protocol that against chemical weapons and lasers in battle.
From: United States
do you mean to say that until recently we were numbered among some of these inspirational players?
It said eight nations remain outside the treaty -- Angola, the Bahamas, Egypt, Israel, Myanmar, North Korea, Somalia and Syria
sheesh!
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo and Punta Cana
So, just the rice, no beans?
Written by: telemeco, 2 Apr 2009 12:41 PM
From: United States, Paterson, New Jersey
dawn there it goes the plan DR have again the Haitian,,,chemical weapons,,ohh well no more habichuela con dulce.
From: United States
the DR has the most lethal chemical weapons of all.....that black smog that comes out of the trucks/suvs/busses/cars etc., on to the pedestrians on the sidewalk ,.....im sure sooner or later a lot of people are going to suffer because of it
From: United States
sooner or later? what do you think is happening now?
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo and Punta Cana
More sooner than later, indeed.
From: United States
ok dreadlocks.....im just comparing chemical weapons which kill rapidly compared to car smog which will take some time but will kill you just the same
the sooner or later phrase is rhetorical...but if you ask about 'now' i guess miloskorac is correct that 'now' will fall into the 'sooner' category.
and if you ask me 'what do i think is happening now'...i suggest you go do some homework list the stats and citations and find out yourself about this problem....
in the end weapons suck....no one should be attacking noone...but thats like fantasy land....what sucks more is when some have weapons and others dont
i did, now i know, thats why i brought up the subject
From: Germany
Chemical euthanasia is a useful tool for controlling undesirable species.
DR signing this treaty limits the versatility of taking remedial future action against the dark invaders.
Written by: belly51, 2 Apr 2009 3:57 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
We all know that when s*** hit the fence in DR we do what ever necesary to protect the land. Remember Juan Pablo Duarte said Liberta o muerte. and nobody in DR want to die.
From: Germany
The s..t has hit the fence mein friend. The Haitians are re-occupying the DR under your noses
while you people just watch and do nothing.
They have take over parts of the island, and soon all of it.
You weak mixed natives do not have the will or the strength to eject the more genetic and pure superior blacks of the Haitian race.
Haitians can work and survive with very little food, they are physically and mentally stronger,
and have nothing to lose.
Dream on mein friend, dream on.
Written by: generoso, 2 Apr 2009 5:02 PM
From: United States, Santo Domingo
Another racial supremacist is let loose on us, who let you out of your cage mein fuehrer?
You ninkenpoop Hitler didn't like blacks either.
Written by: belly51, 2 Apr 2009 5:19 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
nomoremisterniceguy
If Haitians were stronger and had the will we would be sitting in the opossite side of the island. They have tried before and guess what it just dont work. Do you think we are doing better because we are weaker now thats stupid to even say it out loud. In DR we fight together just to get a public road or school fix now what makes you think we won't fight when s--- hits the fence. We will get it done by any means necesary you better start believing that. If Haitians were the wall that was stoping DR to be rich trust me we would have taken all of them out by now but they are not. They help more than they hurt the country if you dont think so then go to them Sugar Canes and find out. Don't you know that this country was built on the foundation of being free from any other nation. Remember presidents have been killed here for abusing power what makes you think we won't fight please tell me.
Written by: generoso, 2 Apr 2009 5:55 PM
From: United States, Santo Domingo
belly51
No pierdas tu tiempo con este crazy man. Seguro es otro Haitiano disfrazado que
solo viene a torturarnos, como el jacirez y comparsa.
Haitians were not brave warriors during the Dominican independence war.
Desertion was high as the common Haitian soldiers were terrified of the Dominican campesino wielding machetes and spears, and many times refused to fight.
They also could not ride horses as well as Dominicans and Dominicans riding atop horses yielding sharp machetes sometimes killed dozens of Haitians in one day.
There are documented instances of entire Haitian formations running for their lives and only the officers making a stand against the Dominican irregulars.
From: United States
junglemonkey, i was not disagreeing with you, so no need for the snit. your observation is corrrect. i just choose to believe that the ill effects which you predict are happening as we speak
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What is this an April fools joke?
I'm always put on quarantine after a couple of jarros of habichuelas con dulce, every semana santa is the same with me, I become a fearsome WMD.
gases towards the east, and towards the illegal Haitians and maybe all the Haitians will run back in disgust.
So that is why they MADE US sign the treaty. I wonder if someone got some money for this.
This is actually a disadvantage for us. We should have explored more with chemical weapons!
How do you think this is a disadvantage to DR. Before we get into chemical we need basic education down to everybody i mean who knows of a great chemical school in DR. We can't try to flight before we learn how to walk. This is a good move for DR we don't need chemical weapons in the middle of a corrupted gov is just don't sound right. we have to explore education, flora and fauna and health care services remember we are not a figthing force we only have 2 planes oh no only 1 since the last pilot was flying on a bad license.
beans, beans, the magic fruit
the more you eat, the more you toot
the more you toot, the better you feel
beans, beans, for every meal
Remember the Super tucanos are only here for special "missions" you know what i mean.
Shorty you are right! South America and the U.S. has attacked DR with Cocaine (WMD)! I love your analogy!
Israel has just used red phosphorous against the trapped population of Gaza! If Israel does it, so shall we!
Bull.. Cocaine is a chemical...... And it is rampant in the Armed Services.
We were waiting to see if our signature for or against was worth something to someone.
It said eight nations remain outside the treaty -- Angola, the Bahamas, Egypt, Israel, Myanmar, North Korea, Somalia and Syria
sheesh!
the sooner or later phrase is rhetorical...but if you ask about 'now' i guess miloskorac is correct that 'now' will fall into the 'sooner' category.
and if you ask me 'what do i think is happening now'...i suggest you go do some homework list the stats and citations and find out yourself about this problem....
in the end weapons suck....no one should be attacking noone...but thats like fantasy land....what sucks more is when some have weapons and others dont
i did, now i know, thats why i brought up the subject
DR signing this treaty limits the versatility of taking remedial future action against the dark invaders.
while you people just watch and do nothing.
They have take over parts of the island, and soon all of it.
You weak mixed natives do not have the will or the strength to eject the more genetic and pure superior blacks of the Haitian race.
Haitians can work and survive with very little food, they are physically and mentally stronger,
and have nothing to lose.
Dream on mein friend, dream on.
You ninkenpoop Hitler didn't like blacks either.
If Haitians were stronger and had the will we would be sitting in the opossite side of the island. They have tried before and guess what it just dont work. Do you think we are doing better because we are weaker now thats stupid to even say it out loud. In DR we fight together just to get a public road or school fix now what makes you think we won't fight when s--- hits the fence. We will get it done by any means necesary you better start believing that. If Haitians were the wall that was stoping DR to be rich trust me we would have taken all of them out by now but they are not. They help more than they hurt the country if you dont think so then go to them Sugar Canes and find out. Don't you know that this country was built on the foundation of being free from any other nation. Remember presidents have been killed here for abusing power what makes you think we won't fight please tell me.
No pierdas tu tiempo con este crazy man. Seguro es otro Haitiano disfrazado que
solo viene a torturarnos, como el jacirez y comparsa.
Haitians were not brave warriors during the Dominican independence war.
Desertion was high as the common Haitian soldiers were terrified of the Dominican campesino wielding machetes and spears, and many times refused to fight.
They also could not ride horses as well as Dominicans and Dominicans riding atop horses yielding sharp machetes sometimes killed dozens of Haitians in one day.
There are documented instances of entire Haitian formations running for their lives and only the officers making a stand against the Dominican irregulars.