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| GRRRR!!! Dubya’s making us pay $1.2bil for U.N. |
| 2004-02-04 |
| The Bush administration’s new budget includes a $1.2 billion, 30-year loan to renovate the aging United Nations headquarters and build a new annex, although U.N. officials expressed disappointment that Washington will charge interest on the loan. at least he got that part right, quit just giving money to the pack of thieves The loan was part of a $31.5 billion foreign-operations budget request released Monday that also includes major new funding for the fight against AIDS and a revamped U.S. foreign-aid program targeting poor countries that implement political and social reforms. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said yesterday the loan request, contained in the foreign-operations account of President Bush’s proposed fiscal 2005 budget, was a "practical way to move forward" with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s plan to renovate and modernize the U.N. headquarters. leave it to state to pull something like this; why the hell are WE trying to buy our way into THEIR good graces?!?! !@#%#$%^@#$!%@##$%^*%^*!!! EFL |
| Posted by:4thInfVet |
| #13 I thought Japan was #2. I know they're cutting the budget 20% but still.... And I thought Kofi was going to refigure contributions since more countries can afford to up the ante and he doesn't want to rely on US. TGA, the only way to get their attention on spending was to hold back the funds. They need someone to go over their books like a fly over flypaper. |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-2-4 11:37:54 PM |
| #12 unlike the biggest one we pay on time. Yeah, the kickbacks from the oil-for-palaces program more than makes up for whatever paltry sum de chermans contribute in the name of |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2004-2-4 10:46:48 PM |
| #11 TGA, you convinced me bro'. The UN is all yours my friend. How soon can you all get the moving trucks here? |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-2-4 10:43:24 PM |
| #10 I say we move the U.N. to the center of one of those large mass-grave sites in Iraq. This will help the Iraqi economy, and give Iraq some prestige. If we plan it right (i.e. make them walk through the mass-grave site to get to it) we can give them a daily reminder as to what is important. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-2-4 10:28:51 PM |
| #9 Btw Anonymous, Germany is the second biggest contributor to the UN budget and unlike the biggest one we pay on time. I doubt it will be aisles for us. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-2-4 10:14:41 PM |
| #8 If you want to move the UN to Berlin, I'm sure we'll come up with one billion dollars :) |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-2-4 10:12:06 PM |
| #7 I know I know I know. There are all kinds of practical reasons we should do this. But part of me wants to see the UN building condemned and have the lot of them moved next to a landfill. Then they can double park all they want and loot the cafeteria until sated. |
| Posted by: 4thInfVet 2004-2-4 9:54:31 PM |
| #6 As long as they put the France and Germany seats up in the nosebleed section. Couple of folding chairs in the aisle will do. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-2-4 9:48:05 PM |
| #5 Of course, they better not miss any payments... |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-2-4 9:32:44 PM |
| #4 This is just good business: we get the interest, we get the remodeling contracts, and we get to do the "wiring." Works for me! |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-2-4 9:31:54 PM |
| #3 I agree, Raj. That said, the UN's presence in NYC does help the local economy since those guys spend money like drinken sailors (all those unpaid parking tickets notwithstanding). |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-2-4 9:10:32 PM |
| #2 Here's hoping the new place is better 'wired', if you catch my drift. Some investments pay for themselves! |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-2-4 8:55:58 PM |
| #1 I was kinda hoping NYC would declare the builing as unsafe and tear it down. Besides the building is an ugly eyesore. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-2-4 8:32:34 PM |