1. The embargo would only hurt innocent civilians. 2. But the business community has found an unlikely ally in human rights activists, who argue that economic sanctions often hurt innocent civilians, most notably in Iraq. 3. But, he also said Hezbollah would not hurt civilians. 4. Hall, who recently returned from a trip to Iraq, said U.N. economic sanctions have hurt civilians there. 5. Intended to destroy entire populations and prospects for development for decades, land mines hurt primarily civilians, not soldiers. 6. It does not help the war against terrorism to hurt innocent civilians. 7. NATO officials said Monday that their intention was to undercut the military effort in Kosovo, not to hurt civilians. 8. Sanctions hurt Iraqi civilians. 9. Sweeping embargoes or other sanctions often hurt innocent civilians more than the leaders they are designed to punish, a problem the Security Council now faces in Iraq. 10. Stopping shipments by oil tankers, the French say, might hurt only civilians. |