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UN losing credibility after failing to resolve crises: Turkey
[Al Ahram] Turkey on Friday lashed out at the United Nations...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... for failing to resolve international crises, after Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... accused the world body of "double-standards" in ending conflicts, such as the civil war in Syria. "The United Nations are losing quite a lot of their credibility," Dogan news agency quoted Turkish President Abdullah Gul as telling journalists in Istanbul. Gul spoke after oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia -- like Turkey a staunch backer of the rebellion against the Iranian-backed regime of Syrian  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Terror of Aleppo ... -- rejected a Security Council seat one day after winning it. "I understand that Saudi Arabia's decision aims to draw the international community's attention to this situation ... We must respect their decision," said Gul. The Saudi foreign ministry said on Friday Riyadh would not be member of a body that has been unable to tackle long-standing Middle East conflicts or rid the region of the threat of nuclear war. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly called for a reform of the 15-member Security Council to give Musselmen nations more clout. In addition to its five permanent members, the Council has 10 seats that are awarded for two-year periods by the General Assembly, which holds a vote every year for five of the seats. Posted by: Fred 2013-10-19 |
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