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'Aids risk' for UN peacekeepers
Via The Cracker Barrel Philosopher.The United Nations Aids agency has warned that UN peacekeepers still do not have the knowledge and means to protect themselves from HIV/Aids. I'll be glad to help them out with that: Keep your hands (and other appendages) off the natives you're supposed to be protecting, idiots. Leaders from numerous countries have now acknowledged HIV/Aids is a serious problem in their armed services, according to a new UN report. More than 100 countries contribute personnel to UN peacekeeping missions. UNAids chief Peter Piot said there had been some progress over the past five years, but more needed to be done. He said peacekeeping operations now had Aids advisers, trainers and counsellors, while troops were given awareness training. Oh, ferchrissakes, no wonder "peacekeeping" operations cost so much. Camp followers are expensive. I can help cut that cost, Peter. Tell your men (and they're all men, aren't they?) to KEEP THEIR PANTS ZIPPED, and enforce it. There, problem solved. He added that a small but growing number of military and political leaders also understood the need to address Aids among their armed forces, and called for voluntary testing to be expanded. The UN Security Council emphasised in a resolution five years ago the need for strong action to curb the spread of HIV/Aids among peacekeepers. A UN resolution. Uh-huh. Can't imagine why that didn't take care of the problem. A new UN report says uniformed service personnel are considered one of the high-risk groups for contracting HIV/Aids Because they're more likely to rape the natives, perhaps? and this could jeopardise the world's ability to generate future UN peacekeeping missions. Be still my heart. You mean fewer natives and goats might be snogged? The head of UN peacekeeping, Jean-Marie Guehnno, said they had reduced the risk of peacekeepers contracting or transmitting the virus while on mission. With what, saltpeter? He called for wide voluntary testing, but also for countries to ensure that treatment was available for those found to be positive. Testing and treatment are nice, but the best course is DON'T GET IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. It's not like it floats through the air or anything. Not that these clueless twits would know that. To quote that other great philosopher: Wotta buncha maroons. Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-07-19 |
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