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2006-02-27 International-UN-NGOs

Action not talk needed to bridge East-West divide: Annan

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Posted by Fred 2006-02-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Action like carpet bombing?

Posted by gromgoru 2006-02-27 02:01|| 2006-02-27 02:01|| Front Page Top

#2 My bet? Meetings. And lots of em...

Posted by tu3031 2006-02-27 10:13|| 2006-02-27 10:13|| Front Page Top

#3 We need to develop sobering, but equally compelling counter-narratives of our own

It's always about "narratives" and "framing" with these people, isn't it? I guess that's easier than actually doing anything.

And then there's this gem:

He said world figures, especially artists, entertainers and sports champions, must promote the ideology of tolerance and understanding between cultures among youth before they are swayed by extremists

I've witnessed gobs of preaching by artists and entertainers about the "ideology of tolerance".

I don't sense that it's made any difference with practitioners of the Religion of Peace.

Posted by Grinter Fluns8529 2006-02-27 10:14|| 2006-02-27 10:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Does any one have a copy of the luncheon menu?

Posted by Hans Blix 2006-02-27 10:16|| 2006-02-27 10:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Hans, you don't need a menu if you're dining with Kofi. The chef will prepare anything you want and John Bolton will pick up the check, albeit extremely reluctantly.

Posted by Darrell 2006-02-27 10:23|| 2006-02-27 10:23|| Front Page Top

#6 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on influential world figures to fight extremism ...

In the complete and total absence of any substantive moves by the "East", we already have, unlike himself.

Posted by Zenster 2006-02-27 11:28|| 2006-02-27 11:28|| Front Page Top

#7 He said world figures, especially artists, entertainers and sports champions, must promote the ideology of tolerance and understanding between cultures among youth before they are swayed by extremists.

Gee, aren't the artists, entertainers, etc the one's being slaughtered in muslim countries when they do speak out. The one's lingering in prison and/or in hiding with fatwas against them.

Are these the artists you have in mid Kofi?

Or are ya just in the mood for another Bono concert?

Posted by Hupomoger Clans9827 2006-02-27 18:16|| 2006-02-27 18:16|| Front Page Top

#8 The action we need is to get rid of Kofi.

Posted by 2b 2006-02-27 21:00|| 2006-02-27 21:00|| Front Page Top

#9 East West divide? Japan is in the East. Taiwan is in the East, Australia is in the East (well South and East). Change that to middle east instead of east and you've narrowed down the source of 99% of the worlds problems.

I agree action is required to solve that problem. Action not theft.

Posted by rjschwarz">rjschwarz 2006-02-27 22:23|| 2006-02-27 22:23|| Front Page Top

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