I Believe In Being Compassionate.

In The Case Of Iraq, Notwithstanding The Violence There At The Moment, The Very Fact That A Hideous Regime - Responsible For Genocide, For The Use Of Chemical And Biological Weapons, Aggression Against Two Neighbors - Has Been Removed In Itself Is A Positive Development.

Land Mines, Torture Equipment, Cluster Bombs, Chemical Weapons Are Weapons Designed To Inflict Pain And Death On Human Beings. Most Victims Are Civilians, Women And Children. How Can Arms Manufacturers, Weapons Designers, Plant Managers, Politicians, Who Have Families Of Their Own Whom They Love, Be So Insensitive When It Comes To The Suffering Of Other Human Beings?

We Believe That Human Rights Transcend Boundaries And Must Prevail Over State Sovereignty.

More Courage Is Required To Forgive Than Is Required To Take Up Arms.

The Commission Has Five Commissioners From Each Side, Plus Three Alternates, So All Together Sixteen Members, People Who Are Independent From The Two Governments, Who Have A Lot Of Integrity, Professional Competence, And Who Have Credibility In Their Respective Countries.