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2004-09-18 Africa: Horn

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Posted by tipper 2004-09-18 11:16:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Headline's misleading.

The UN has no shame.

Though it's certainly shameful.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-09-18 11:23:28 AM|| 2004-09-18 11:23:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 But Sudan is the fourth-largest supplier of oil to China, and Beijing would not tolerate that.

At some point China's ruthless Mandarins will require a reading of the riot act. When even one world leader exhibits the testicular endowment to do so, I may begin to regain a scintilla of respect for politicians. Certainly not before then. There is no single nation on earth that does not bear some partial burden of shame over Darfur. This was an entirely preventable horror known well in advance and utterly predictable. Sudan's government should be executed en masse for this crime against humanity.

Just as it did in July, the UN has backed away from reinforcing its words with the threat of sanctions and demonstrated once again why it has earned a reputation as a toothless talking shop, a League of Nations with smarter offices and bigger expense accounts.

Gethin Chamberlain deserves a literary prize for his tidy description of the UN.

Posted by Zenster 2004-09-18 12:40:48 PM|| 2004-09-18 12:40:48 PM|| Front Page Top

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