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2004-11-04 Southeast Asia

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Posted by Fred 2004-11-04 1:07:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Surely the UN wouldn't say that Muslims might be involved in the threatened violence, only that the threat was issued because Muslims died. Muslims never commit violence and the UN would never be so insensitive as to imply they do.

Posted by .com 2004-11-04 1:28:54 AM|| 2004-11-04 1:28:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 more than 1,000 staff in Thailand

Aside from the good hotels, food, bars and hookers, why are there 1,000 UN staff in Bangkok?

Posted by Steve 2004-11-04 9:01:05 AM|| 2004-11-04 9:01:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 That seems like 2 reasons more than the UN needs to invade a country. Why do you think they put their headquarters in NYC?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2004-11-04 9:05:09 AM|| 2004-11-04 9:05:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Re #2 (Steve): why are there 1,000 UN staff in Bangkok?

The UN Community in Thailand is more diverse than in most countries because Bangkok is a major regional centre for the UN System â it has sometimes been called the Geneva of Asia. We have a wide range of agency offices (24 in all) dealing with Thailand, the South East Asia Sub-Region and the whole of Asia and the Pacific, from Central Asia in the West to the Pacific Islands in the East.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-11-04 11:16:08 PM|| 2004-11-04 11:16:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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