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2005-04-07 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Steve 2005-04-07 8:49:31 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 First sensible thing Kofi has said in a while, but alas, too little too late. Shouldn't have waited until the peasants placed your head in the guillotine before trying to steer the UN in a less corrupt and more enlightened direction. May the next Secretary General be a better man than you.

Posted by ed 2005-04-07 10:00:31 AM|| 2005-04-07 10:00:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Cute but wrong, Coffee.

The UN is undermining the UN. And has been for 50 years.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-04-07 10:35:53 AM|| 2005-04-07 10:35:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 So the oil-for-food scandal, the child rape, the goat sex, the dictator coddleing, the turning a blind eye to genocide, etc... are NOT harming the credibility of the UN?

Posted by mmurray821 2005-04-07 12:19:27 PM|| 2005-04-07 12:19:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "We have reached a point at which the commission's declining credibility has cast a shadow on the reputation of the United Nations system,"

...please join Kojo under the bus. Thank you.

Posted by Kofi A. 2005-04-07 12:56:37 PM|| 2005-04-07 12:56:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 A day late and a dollar short with that nice observation, Kofi-Cup. See ya!

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2005-04-07 1:35:32 PM|| [http://www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-04-07 1:35:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Kofi, realizing the ship is sinking, starts throwing some of the ballast overboard.

It's a step in the right direction, even if he's one of the biggest pieces of ballast.

Posted by Dishman 2005-04-07 3:28:57 PM|| 2005-04-07 3:28:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Mark Twain tells a story along that line. He once had a case of consumption. The doctor prescribed that he must stop drinking, smoking and swearing. It almost killed him (not the consumption, heh), but it worked. In a matter of less than 2 weeks he was fit again and, as he described it, "I took to these delicacies, again." Then later, an elderly woman friend came down with it. She asked for his assistance to get to see a doctor and Twain told her there was no need - he knew the cure. All his friend had to do was stop drinking, smoking, and swearing. "But I don't do any of those things!" she protested. "Well, there you have it," he drawled, "you're a sinking ship - with no freight to throw overboard."

Kofi and the entire management of the UN needs to commit sepuku. No, really. I offer my services to be his second and lop off his head after he's suffered enough. Might take awhile. Then the UN should be dismantled and tossed out of this country.

We can do much better.

Posted by .com 2005-04-07 3:39:12 PM|| 2005-04-07 3:39:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 :) Will I live longer?
No but it'll seem longer.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-07 3:47:09 PM|| 2005-04-07 3:47:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 "They found us out. We gotta behave. Now we have to look good."

Posted by Kofi Oil for Bribes Annan 2005-04-07 8:23:51 PM|| 2005-04-07 8:23:51 PM|| Front Page Top

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