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| U.N. reaches out to win back middle America |
| 2005-03-17 |
| Severely EFL The United Nations is out of touch with most Americans yup, who think the beleaguered organization has abandoned its mission to keep peace and protect human rights around the world uh huh, says U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's chief of staff. *Gasp!* Is that a clue? "In a very real way very, very real, we seem to have lost touch with the great middle in America, a middle which very much believes in the aspirational ideas of the U.N. which are now being acted on by President Bush and the Republican Party and the nations that make up the Coalition of the Willing... and who feel that we've drifted away from a commitment to human rights, a commitment to help the poor of the world," Mark Malloch Brown said yesterday. The organization will propose changes in the coming weeks to begin repairing its reputation by revamping its "human rights machinery" to keep dictator nations off the U.N. Human Rights Commission. Oh. Ok. I guess that's progress. Of a sort. Governments making up the current membership include Cuba, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Saudi Arabia. Libya is the outgoing chair of the committee. *sigh* The plan would "try and restore the credibility of this and have people on that commission who really are people of stature and reputation and record and come from countries of the same thing, with real human rights standing in the world," Mr. Malloch Brown said. I guess that leaves out the U.S. and Israel, then. Human rights groups say rights violators on the commission stick together as a bloc to prevent criticism of one another — a conclusion that has been endorsed by a panel of experts advising Mr. Annan on U.N. reform. Any changes proposed by Mr. Annan would have to be approved by the U.N. General Assembly, comprising all 191 U.N. member nations. A package of U.N. reforms is expected to be debated at a U.N. world summit in New York in September. Too little, too late? Stay tuned for the next episode of "As the U.N. turns" |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #10 They "reach out" to me, they're gonna draw back a nub. Useless wankers. Expensive useless wankers. Let the EU support them of the next 50 years. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-03-17 7:49:21 PM |
| #9 If the UN reaches out to me it will draw back a bloody stump. FOAD Mr. Brown(nose) |
| Posted by: Gir 2005-03-17 12:26:41 PM |
| #8 You're on the right track there, gromguru. I bet Kofi and the gang are a lot like the Dems these days-they view the failure of their organization to be primarily a marketing problem rather than a core principles problem. Sit back and enjoy the Kofistone Kops. I need a good comedy right about now. |
| Posted by: Jules 187 2005-03-17 10:59:06 AM |
| #7 I've several ideas for UN ad campaign. You have destroyed our Oil for Food business. You owe us recompense. The Tsunami was a huge drain on UN resources (you’ve no idea how much it costs to fly fresh Beluga caviar to Indonesia). There are thousands of Palestinian children who can only dream about their own explosives belt. Kojo needs shoes! |
| Posted by: gromgorru 2005-03-17 10:52:19 AM |
| #6 Hmm, where to start? Start by disbanding, but failing that - Stop raping kids, stop stealing money, stop trying to interfear in America's God given right to defend itself and determine its own destiny, Stop trying to pass off despots, murderers and tyrants as equally legitimate voices in world affairs, Fire Kofi and lock up his kid, give up the tranzi agenda altogether, stop pretending to be the sole arbitor of right and wrong when in fact corruption and graft is the only thing you could teach anyone anything about. Finally, move that blackhole to Brussels where it will be easier for us to ignore. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2005-03-17 10:40:29 AM |
| #5 As a part of Middle America, all I can say to the UN is get the hell out of my country and we will stay out of the UN. Deal? |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-03-17 10:16:02 AM |
| #4 The only thing I expect of the UN is to get the hell out of my country. Oh yea, you can take any UN apologists with you. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-03-17 10:05:36 AM |
| #3 Question: Has the UN (Useless Nations) ever come up with a definition of what a Dictator is? I thought not. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-03-17 9:24:55 AM |
| #2 Yeah, the UN reaches for my pocket. Luckily I've achieved adulthood, and am too old for the UN wanting to reach for my bottom. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-03-17 9:15:30 AM |
| #1 Next to nothing, too late. This year I chew out any kid who says "Trick or treat for UNICEF." |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-03-17 8:55:20 AM |