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International-UN-NGOs
UN rejects Taiwan's application to become a member
2007-07-24
Posted by:ryuge

#10  Would be wonderful timing.
Posted by: Icerigger   2007-07-24 15:18  

#9  Taiwan should declare independence 6 months before the Olympics.

Which fairly well sums up what the chap at Semicon West told me.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-24 13:09  

#8  Taiwan should declare independence 6 months before the Olympics.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-07-24 10:25  

#7  Taiwan was one of the founding members of the United Nations and was a member until 1971 when that parliament of dictators - abetted by the Nixon administration - betrayed the Republic of China. We should be ashamed to have anything to do with the UN let alone poor untold millions into the trough for its skeksy masters.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-07-24 10:20  

#6  Of course the UN had no problem during the Soviet era of having representatives of the Baltic States and the Ukraine in the UN even though they were directly under the control of Moscow.

Wonder what the reaction would be if Puerto Rico applied. "We'll slap those imperialist American monkeys and accept". No surprise.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-07-24 10:13  

#5  Mr. Aviv is flogging his new book, JosephM. There's an email making the rounds of his predictions, and if what he's telling security people is similar to what's in the email, it isn't actionable intelligence but general prognosticating: look for attacks on malls and amusement parks, possibly in August or September, probably at disparate locations but about the same time to maximize the terror effect. According to the email this is the kind of thing he says to strangers at dinner parties.
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-07-24 07:20  

#4  Taiwan has also indic that even iff its bid for official UNO membership fails, it will try again plus proceed to achieve pro forma independence from the PRC anyways, which the PRC has also warned will also force it to take mil action.
*ION, RENSE > Former Israel Agent Juval Aviv warns that a new terror campaign agz the USA will occur in next few months, and is likely to include simultaneous terror events in several US cities involving both suicide and non-suicide attacks/bombers, as well as detonations of WMDS.
Also, DEBKA > AQ warns Muslims to stay away from Govt sites of those North African nations or Govts deemed by AQ as "enemies of Allah".
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-07-24 05:37  

#3  Here's a choice little nugget for your delectation:

Whilst attending Semicon West in San Francisco last week, I spent some time reviewing Somalian Muslim crapulence with a chap from Minnesota. He chanced to make a keen insight about China - Taiwan relations. In summary ...

Look for a vigorous effort by Taiwan at pushing the envelope immediately prior to Beijing's Olympics as a way of focusing attention on the communists' poor intentions regarding Formosa's destiny.

This singular observation made such immense sense that I filed it for future reference here at the 'Burg. I'd welcome any and all speculation about such a notion. Personally, I'd consider Taiwan a fool if they didn't cause a kerrufle on the eve of such a prestigious occasion for the Mainland.

China desperately needs to have a truckload boatload supertanker of sand pounded up its coal-chute just in time for their impending global debut. Nothing would please me more than seeing Beijing experience all the joy and satisfaction that Moscow was privileged to entertain when its Olympics were boycotted in 1980.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-07-24 03:17  

#2  China has already warned that UN acceptance of Taiwan, i.e. sovereigny and independence from the PRC, will be pretext for it to initiate mil actions agz Taiwan.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-07-24 00:57  

#1  Based on what? UN?

It is rare to find more of a deserving nation, but turtle bay has hurt you - all that luxury.
Posted by: newc   2007-07-24 00:40  

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