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International
Annan: Evidence of Massacre of Kuwaitis
2003-12-17
Fresh evidence suggests that most, if not all, of the Kuwaitis who disappeared after Iraq invaded its oil-rich neighbor in August 1990 were killed, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report Tuesday. "After many years of maneuvering and denial by the previous government of Iraq, a grim truth is unveiling itself," he said. "The discovery of mass graves in Iraq containing the mortal remains of Kuwaitis is a gruesome and devastating development."
Of course, that's only because we "meddled in Iraq's internal affairs" by disposing of Sammy...
The Kuwaiti government has stepped up efforts to identify some 605 of its citizens who disappeared after the Iraqi invasion. Until its ouster in April, Saddam Hussein's regime insisted it had released all prisoners taken from Kuwait during the occupation and the subsequent 1991 Gulf War that liberated the country. It refused to cooperate with Kuwaiti and international efforts to find the missing prisoners. No prisoners have been found alive since the U.S.-led war in Iraq earlier this year and Kuwaiti hopes that any will be discovered have diminished.
That's because Sammy killed them...
While holding out hope that some of the missing Kuwaitis could be found alive, Annan said prospects are dim. His report included evidence of atrocities committed by Saddam's regime including photographs of mass graves and human remains. Annan called for justice for the victims.
Why didn't he call for justice for the victims when Sammy was still wearing his tin hat and strutting around Baghdad?
"The removal from Kuwait of civilians — men and women — their execution in cold blood in remote sites in Iraq, and a decade-long cover-up of the truth constitute a grave violation of human rights and international humanitarian law," he said.
How do you spell "pusillanimous"?
"Those responsible for these horrendous crimes, particularly those who ordered the executions, must be brought to justice," Annan said.
"But no death penalty, okay?"
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#13  From what I've heard there will be five judges that don't all have to be Iraqi's. If I were in charge. I would name three Iraqis (Kurd, Sunni and Shiite.) I would also name Kuwaiti (probably won't happen.) I would leave the last spot open. I bet Iran would make an interesting offer.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-12-17 9:44:07 PM  

#12  There's a simple, easy way to end the United Nations: stop funding it. Without US financial support, the UN will be unable to pay its rent, its utility bill, or its staff. Cut the umbilical cord of US financing, and see how fast the entire thing begins to stink, really, really badly. Let it happen tomorrow.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-12-17 7:11:48 PM  

#11  So what is he going to do about it? Probably feel really, really bad. Yeah, that'll show 'em...
Posted by: tu3031   2003-12-17 4:02:18 PM  

#10  "onanistic"...

I am truly impressed. Haven't seen this level of erudition since "steatopygian" was used in a fisk.
Posted by: Mercutio   2003-12-17 3:06:37 PM  

#9  Every so often I come in and find this dude in one of those shiny mob suits whanging away on the keyboard. Dunno what his trip's about. Spiro something...
Posted by: .com   2003-12-17 2:16:18 PM  

#8  Anyone can type invective.... but .com's he's got rhythm.
Posted by: Shipman   2003-12-17 1:56:36 PM  

#7  " worthless tit-sucking gutless cut-n-run SUV-driving anti-American self-aggrandizing self-congratulatory onanistic pandering toadies..."

LMAO -- .com, was your keyboard smoking after you typed that?
Posted by: Matt   2003-12-17 1:07:04 PM  

#6  .com,

here here! Stick a fork in it, it's done.
Posted by: Swiggles   2003-12-17 12:55:05 PM  

#5  I echo the comments of JFM, Ben, and The Dodo. Kofi is a court jester seeking to become relevant by reinstating his monarch, multilateralism. Truly, this is a fool's errand and I can't think of anyone better qualified for the job - except maybe some of his coterie of apologist ass-kissers.

The UN is DEAD. It is as irrelevant to freedom and truth and international stability, morality, and legitimacy as its utterly failed predecessor, the League of Nations. It was a good idea and a fair try, but flawed in so many ways that it, too, has utterly failed as an institution to fulfill the role and function for which it was designed. The evidence of these fatal flaws is so blindingly obvious as to be ovewhelming for anyone with an open mind:

1) nations whose relevance has passed holding UNSC veto power - and its reciprocal

2) nations ruled by obvious thugs, insane turbans, and dictators of every stripe holding voting powers that result in travesties such as Libya chairing the Human Rights Commission

3) toothless dithering in the face of real tragedy, such as genocide and muderous tyrants

4) the least effective system for translating funding into action yet devised by man

5) and literally hundred of other examples screaming for recognition and reform or death

It's DEAD. It is the dead rat on America's kitchen floor. Arguably, America made it happen and gave it real power unilaterally post WW-II by its willingness to subjugate itself and put up the lion's share of the funding and facilitation required for the experiment to go forward. Equally arguable, the decision by the US to abandon the monstrosity into which it has evolved must also be undertaken unilaterally and without apology.

Man invented the League. Man invented the UN. Man can just try again - taking lessons from these failures. No US President seems willing to put the demise of the UN on his resume, but it can and will happen - the mechanisms for correcting the absurd imbalances seem to be non-existent or under the veto power of the nations who constitute the problem. A mercy killing is called for.

As for Kofi Annan and his huge staff of worthless tit-sucking gutless cut-n-run SUV-driving anti-American self-aggrandizing self-congratulatory onanistic pandering toadies, it's well past time for them to go home and get jobs.
Posted by: .com   2003-12-17 11:31:07 AM  

#4  Kofi Annan is our bridge to the 19th century.
Posted by: mhw   2003-12-17 11:30:12 AM  

#3  
Mr. Annan is trying to catch a train that left the station long ago. The moral degenercy of the UN is a symptom of the total weakness, arab ass-licking, opportunistic culture now prevalent through "old Europe".
Kofi is the harbinger of the future European collapse as a christian western force.
Posted by: The Dodo   2003-12-17 7:36:08 AM  

#2  I don't think Kofi understands the depth of hatred there is for Saddam, and those who supported him. He tries to make this an international trial, without the death penalty, and he might as well never go to Iraq ever again.
Posted by: Ben   2003-12-17 4:07:43 AM  

#1  What Mr Amman is trying to do is internationatialize the issue in order to have Saddam judged by the ICC or even the UN where the jury would be composed of a Syrian, a Sudanese, a Saudi and other representatives of similar lovely countries. It would also give back the initiative to the United Thugs Nations
Posted by: JFM   2003-12-17 1:49:26 AM  

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