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2006-10-09 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Oztralian 2006-10-09 20:18|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Can't say why, exactly, but I don't feel all warm 'n runny 'bout this.

Posted by .com 2006-10-09 21:48|| 2006-10-09 21:48|| Front Page Top

#2 truw....except the catered French cuisine will be foregone in favor of Kimchi variations....no help for greenhouse gas containment tho'

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-10-09 21:52|| 2006-10-09 21:52|| Front Page Top

#3 This bit jumped out at me:

more than 90,000 peacekeepers in 18 operations around the globe that cost another $US5 billion

Geez. Negative ROI.

Posted by .com 2006-10-09 21:55|| 2006-10-09 21:55|| Front Page Top

#4 #3 .com: "more than 90,000 peacekeepers in 18 operations around the globe that cost another $US5 billion"

Wouldn't it be cheaper for us to just arm the side we like?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-10-09 22:39|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-10-09 22:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Mr Ban won't be "the sort of activist diplomat, ready to seize the initiative, which we saw in Kofi Annan"

We did?

Posted by tu3031 2006-10-09 22:43|| 2006-10-09 22:43|| Front Page Top

#6 We did?

Only if you were anti-Semitic.

I light of South Korea's current anti-Americanism, I'm not really thrilled by this development. I suppose that anything is better than Kofi, but time will tell.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-09 22:54|| 2006-10-09 22:54|| Front Page Top

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