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Rightwing US Group Presses for UN Expulsion
| Still too early. Nothing will come of it — yet. |
A rightwing group has launched a nationwide campaign on Monday, November 22, to kick the United Nations out of the United States, accusing its Secretary General Kofi Annan of failing to support Washington in its "global war on terror" by opposing the Iraq war. The California-based Move America Forward group called in a 60-minute commercial for expelling the UN staff and shunting down the New York headquarters, accusing it of impeding "freedom" for the Iraqi people, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported Monday, November 22. "The UN has become an apologist and defender of terrorist organizations and their agents," said the TV commercial.
| Well, that part's certainly accurate... |
The anti-UN campaign comes amid US anger over the role of the world body over the Iraqi war. Eighteen months after Iraq had been invaded and occupied, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan had called the US-led onslaught "illegal" and contravened the UN charter. Former Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix said the Iraq invasion was illegal as the United States and Britain "hyped" intelligence to attack the oil-rich country. The ad further urged the Americans to sign up a petition calling for booting off the world body out of the American soil.
| "Pack your shit and get out!" |
It also calls for a review of the American financial contributions to the world body, under claims the US aid were sent by UN to "terrorists in Iraq and the Palestinian territories".
| Ummm... Yeah. That part's pretty well documented, too... |
"It's time we sent a message to the UN: We are not going to tolerate your conduct anymore. We tell other countries not to harbor organizations that support terrorists, why then do we harbor the UN here in America?" The Move America Forward describes itself as a "non-partisan, not-for-profit organization committed to supporting to supporting America's efforts to defeat terrorism and supporting the brave men and women of our Armed Forces." It is run by former Republican party member Howard Kaloogian and talk show host Melanie Morgan.
Posted by: Fred 2004-11-24 |
