Herbert W Armstrong

Has invoked for the first time the Chapter VII clause, — charging that South Africa because of its recent crackdown on dissidents is a " threat to the maintainance of international peace and security." The U.N. action in calling for a mandatory arms embargo against Pretoria was so grossly hypocritical that the South African government claimed that the "world body " now has "condoned the use of violence to settle international disputes." Meanwhile, China, apparently no threat to world peace, is in the midst of a bloody purge of political dissidents. And perhaps three million have perished in Cambodia for the same reason. Involving Chapter VII could burst open Pandora's Box to similar appeals in the future, especially against Israel, because of its West Bank policies.