Kofi Anan faces no confidence vote in UN.....
POSTED BY: BarnStormer
UPDATED: Friday, December 3, 2004 16:53
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Hmmmmmm. It's about time.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041119/wl_afp/un_annan_
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BarnStormer
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Do I need to remind everyone he won the Nobel peace prize?
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Originally posted by Daikath:
Do I need to remind everyone he won the Nobel peace prize?
Do I need to remind you of the 600,000 people that died in the Rwanda Genocide that Kofi Anan refused to intervene in?????????
Not to mention the other stuff in the article.
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But then Palpatine will take control!
"You've just gotta go ahead and change the captain of your brainship, because he's drunk at the wheel."
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Ha, ha, ha! Ha, ha, ha!
Oh, sorry, I mean...
Ho, ho, ho! Bhwaaaa!
No, it's really not funny.
Chortle!
"Keep the Shiny side up"
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Originally posted by Geezer:
Ha, ha, ha! Ha, ha, ha!
Oh, sorry, I mean...
Ho, ho, ho! Bhwaaaa!
No, it's really not funny.
Chortle!
"Keep the Shiny side up"
All joking aside, I posted this because I'm more than a bit bitter about how the UN has been working.
It's a wonderfull idea, but it does'nt work. It's broken and needs to be fixed.
If the U.N. did work the way its founders hoped it would, then Genocides like Rwanda, Bosnia, Sudan, ect (plus other atrocities) would be stopped quickly, not after they reach into the tens or hundreds of thousands, just because some nation or another decided to Veto any action. Or dragged there feet because of the wording of some sentence or other in a UN resolution.
The UN does for the most part do a good job on the humanitarian aid side of things (a notable exception being the Iraqi Oil for food program). But the rest of it would be a joke if it was'nt SO not funny.
Please forgive me. I saw the article and went into an uncontrollable rant inside my head. My bad for inflicting it on all of you.
Am I a Lion?... No, I think I'ma tellin' the truth.
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Originally posted by BarnStormer:
All joking aside, I posted this because I'm more than a bit bitter about how the UN has been working.
It's a wonderfull idea, but it does'nt work. It's broken and needs to be fixed.
All joking aide, I agree. According to the UN Charter, it's purpose is:
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To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace;
To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace;
To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion; and
To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.
Unfortunatey, a third of the member states, including some with veto power in the security council, don't "respect...the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples" or "encourag(e) respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion."
Somehow I don't see China or Saudi Arabia, for example, turning over a new leaf and supporting actual involvement of their populations in deciding how they are governed.
I have to admit, though, that the fact that Dubya got re-elected and Kofi is getting impeached strikes me as ironically humorous.
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Originally posted by Daikath:
Do I need to remind everyone he won the Nobel peace prize?
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Tom Lehrer:
It was at that moment that satire died. There was nothing more to say after that.
When Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973. Lehrer decided he could no longer perform.
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Oh, and while we're on the UN.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said there is clear evidence that UN staff sexually abused refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Allegations of abuse at UN camps surfaced last year, prompting the UN's internal watchdog to launch an inquiry.
After being briefed on its progress, Mr Annan said a small number of civilian and military personnel had committed "shameful" acts of gross misconduct.
He added that those involved must be held accountable.
Two years ago, a UN investigation rejected similar allegations of sexual exploitation of refugees by UN staff in West Africa.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4027319.stm
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Actually after General Dallaire requested more troops to be attached to the mission, the idea went before the security council. Once there the US and Britain not only shot down any of their troops becoming involved, but also prevented the expansion of the mission. By stopping the proposal the way they did, nobody could send troops ... under the UN flag anyway
I am not a Kofi fan, but let him be blamed for that which he did...
" Don't Blame Me I Voted For Kudos "
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