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2004-12-29 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by tipper 2004-12-29 10:04:11 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Chuck Lichenstein, told unhappy member states that if they wished to leave Americaâs shores, "the members of the U.S. mission to the United Nations will be down at the dockside waving you a fond farewell as you sail into the sunset."

Regan's men (and women) certainly did have a way with words.

Posted by Secret Master 2004-12-29 11:16:07 AM|| 2004-12-29 11:16:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 and pounding out letters to the editor explaining that the Secretariat should not be blamed for anything because it is in fact responsible for nothing

Hmmmmm...... Naw.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-29 11:35:22 AM|| 2004-12-29 11:35:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Lichenstein probably said exactly that but it should have been, "...as you sail into the sunrise" unless the UN was just going to NJ

Posted by mhw 2004-12-29 11:37:17 AM|| 2004-12-29 11:37:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 This comes from a U.N. that while evidently failing to set up an international warning system for catastrophic tidal waves did manage last year to turn in a report on snow levels in Alpine ski resorts.

I'll bet years of research, and lots of funding went into that.

Posted by tu3031 2004-12-29 1:15:42 PM|| 2004-12-29 1:15:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Probably mainly with American dollars, to boot.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-29 3:15:37 PM|| 2004-12-29 3:15:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 "Regan's men (and women) certainly did have a way with words."

Though (as Asimov noted once in a Black Widowers story) it's extremely difficult to sail into the sunset when departing from New York. Atlantic Ocean's in the east of it. :-)

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-12-29 3:45:31 PM|| 2004-12-29 3:45:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The important concept here is for the UN to sail far, far away. I don't really care where the sun happens to be when they do.

Posted by PBMcL 2004-12-29 5:23:51 PM|| 2004-12-29 5:23:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Awwww... this is poor timing. Just when the UN is ready to deploy the first MUNCHS Unit.
(Mobile UN Catering and Hospitality Suite) It's for rugged regions on the earth like Ocala.

Posted by Shipman 2004-12-29 8:19:25 PM|| 2004-12-29 8:19:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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