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Kofi Annan Must Go
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thelonecabbage
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Ok, so because they are corupt and steeling money we should fire them.
But the fact that they run the largest human rights organizaion on the planet, and put Syria in charge of the Human Rights committy, are dominated by tyrants, and focus on the slaughter (5000 in 5 years) of "Palastinians", while ignoring the Sudan (1million dead this year) is just buisness as usuall....
I find it funny that they only talk about reform after the US threatens to pull funding. Let the EU and the Arabs have them, time to bail.
Posted by: thelonecabbage on December 1, 2004 01:13 AM
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BobW
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No American companies involved in the food for oil program? No campaign contributions to US politicans?
Is UN Secretary General Kofi Annan worse than Kurt Weldheim?
Senator Coleman is either naive as a former prosecutor believing "in the presumption of innocence" or he is continuing a tradition of using government office for his campaign program.
Kol tuv,
BobW
Posted by: BobW on December 1, 2004 03:34 AM
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AV
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BobW,
could you clarify your comment, as it seems to be double edged. On one hand it seems to say that Coleman is not indicting Annan enough, on ther other hand (with the comparison to Waldheim) it seems to be cutting Annan some slack.
Nevertheless, I have a short response, specifically concentrating on Waldheim. The difference between the two leaders of the world's largest anti-Semitic organization is fairly great, but, imho, it can be summarized as follows: Waldheim killed Jews with his own hands and was openly anti-Semitic; Annan pays the salaries of terrorists and pretends to be a uniter of a divided world.
I believe Annan can be indicted for these charges based on the UN involvement with the Hamas (Hansen said "I am sure that there are Hamas members on the UNRWA payroll and I don't see that as a crime..." http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2004/10/03/unwra041003.html), UN involvement in supporting Palestinian terrorism by failing to condemn it, UN support for terrorists that use UN ambulances (http://www.israellycool.com/blog/_archives/2004/10/3/153127.html - watch the video), and finally for the UN OFF scandal that Coleman refers to.
Overall, I see much reason for Annan to resign, but more importantly, I see a need to disband the UN as it is not serving its purpose any more, falling into the hands of a minority.
Erev tov,
AlexV
Posted by: AV on December 1, 2004 07:02 PM
Kofi Annan Must Go
By NORM COLEMAN, WSJ
December 1, 2004
It's time for U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign.
Over the past seven months, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which I chair, has conducted an exhaustive, bipartisan investigation into the scandal surrounding the U.N. Oil-for-Food program. That noble program was established by the U.N. to ease the suffering of the Iraqi people, then languishing under Saddam Hussein's ironfisted rule, as well as the economic sanctions imposed on Iraq by the U.N. after the first Gulf War. While sanctions were designed to instigate the removal of Saddam from power, or at least render him impotent, the Oil-for-Food program was designed to support the Iraqi people with food and other humanitarian aid under the watchful eye of the U.N. MORE
Posted by Ted Belman at December 1, 2004 07:51 AM