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Afghanistan
Now if we could just get them to leave New York....
2003-11-18
EFL & Shame
The U.N. refugee agency began cowering pulling foreign staff out of large swaths of southern and eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday in the wake of the killing of a French worker, a decision that could affect tens of thousands of Afghan returnees.
Courage.
Some 30 foreign staff members were being withdrawn like candyasses, and refugee centers in the Afghan provinces of Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Kandahar were being closed, said Filippo Grandi, the chief of mission in Afghanistan with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Bravery.
"We are taking today a painful decision to temporarily abandon anybody who actually needs us reduce staff in the eastern and southern province," said Grandi. "We will review the situation after two weeks."
Conviction.
Posted by:Dragon Fly

#8  I hope some USAid workers replace them. That's what those folks are supposed to be doing right? They don't just sign checks to Oxfam and other anti-American charities, do they?
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-11-18 9:19:34 PM  

#7  Anon.... are you rich? You think like a rich person. :)
Posted by: Shipman   2003-11-18 7:41:51 PM  

#6  Now if we could just get them to leave New York

Maybe have the UN building comdemned as a nuisance site and auction it off? Bring RICO charges against all the 'diplomats' and throw them in the Tombs, let The Donald develop the site.
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-11-18 5:06:28 PM  

#5  Now if we could just get them to leave New York.... LOL!
Posted by: B   2003-11-18 4:04:42 PM  

#4  Bush needs to convince the Euros to build a new, better UN, in the outskirts of Paris. They should have the honor of hosting the diplomats in the worlds finest city.

And it would have the added advantage that dictators visiting the UN could check out the real estate market along the riviera for their eventual grab and run.
Posted by: Yank   2003-11-18 2:52:32 PM  

#3  Those for renaming the UNHCR The Fellowship of Sir Robin, say "aye".
Posted by: BH   2003-11-18 2:28:40 PM  

#2  This is the organization to which the leftists think we should cede our national defense? The first sign of adversity and they cut and run (granted, that was clinton's defense policy, but not now). And somehow this agency is better equipped to finish the job in Iraq. Hmmmm...
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-11-18 10:54:53 AM  

#1  Perfect timing with winter coming on, too. Hopefully winter will be as severe as it has been the last two years and the good people of Afghanistan can yawn and laugh about the UN pussies which were once there.
Posted by: badanov   2003-11-18 9:13:33 AM  

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