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North Korea is chairing the UN's disarmament conference. At least Kim Jong-il & Co. know what NOT to do!
North Korea, under fire for its own nuclear programme, took the helm of the Conference on Disarmament for the first time on Thursday to a chorus of protests and called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
The ascension of the secretive and Stalinist state to the monthly rotating presidency of the 65-member United Nations-backed talks got the cold shoulder from other countries and drew criticism from human rights groups and dissidents.
Canada did not attend the session, having promised to boycott the chairmanship of what it called a "major proliferator of nuclear weapons.
Not that this is the first time the UN has entertained the world with self-parody. Over the years the various human rights bodies have incorporated as members and even leaders some of the world's worst human rights abusers. And the UN has routinely praised persecutors as great progressives.
Who needs Saturday Night Live when you have the UN?
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Prester John| 8.5.11 @ 7:43AM
I seem to recall reading that while Canada refused to attend this session it's neighbor to the south did.
Pete Brown| 8.5.11 @ 8:08AM
Hans Brix? Herro! We've been frew this a dozen times. I don't have any weapons of mass destwuction, OK Hans?
Occam's Tool| 8.5.11 @ 12:47PM
Spoken like a true cockroach from outer space, Pete! Bravo!
Fast Johnny| 8.5.11 @ 8:35AM
Is there any point of hoping that the UN will be moved to Europe? Is it possible and probable that someday we can remove this 'parasite on the world' and on our economy to where it would be preaching to the choir? Or is this just a pipedream? This organization has turned into a comedy show, it's like putting Stalin in charge of global free speech commission. Does anyone know how much the UN and its related junk cost the NYC and the US per year? I would be interested to know, maybe that is something that can be cut from the budget.
R E Malitz| 8.5.11 @ 11:51AM
Sir.
I echo Fast Johnny. At the moment we are threatened with the non-payment of Social Security, how can the USA pay into the UN? The UN is luxury of the days of the "Perceived Affluence" of the '50's/"60's. It is time to cut our losses
For those believers in the sanctity of the "Full Faith and Credit of the USA", let me remain you of the Vietnamese and the Church Amendment. If we can cut the throats of an Ally, we can cut off the Tower of Babel. We can not afford this.
Reagan Akbar!
Out. REM
Martin Owens| 8.5.11 @ 12:12PM
How much of our money goes to these bozos ?
glenny44| 8.5.11 @ 12:20PM
United Nations????
I'd like to suggest the "Council of Democracies". You know, U.S., UK, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, S Korea, Taiwan, Canada, etc etc etc and ISRAEL (!!!!!!!!!!!!!). We decide who gets in, nobody else. Not China, not Cuba, not Venezuela, not Iran, not Yemen, not Saudi Arabia, etc.
glenny
Occam's Tool| 8.5.11 @ 12:48PM
Glenny---I like your style. Very much.
Defund the UN!
JimH| 8.5.11 @ 4:40PM
I checked his website and couldn't find it, but I remember a devastating cartoon of the U.N. general assembly done years ago by Jeff MacNelly. I don't recall the punch line, but I remember it had such countries as Diddywadiddystan.
Fast Johnny| 8.5.11 @ 7:10PM
I was looking for information on how much it costs us to, not only pay into but host the UN on our soil. I haven't come across it yet. Anyone finding it, I would appreciate hearing about it.
Some time ago, I remember reading about the amount of money that is dumped into the hole in the ground called the UN and it was astounding. The article talked about not only what we pay into it, but the costs of hosting it, lost tax revenue for NYC, huge amounts of money paid into housing for diplomats and a whole bunch of other things. I also remember an article about the epidemic of parking violations by diplomatically immune UN employees, their families and entourages. Not to mention the crimes committed by their dependants and assistants that go unprosecuted. This UN thing is only slightly more effective than the League of Nations. It has become the laughing stock of the world and a voice for oppressive regimes. These people sit around all day and figure out what they can do to screw Israel, lambaste the US and rationalize oppressive and murderous behavior so they can feel good about themselves.
Charie| 8.6.11 @ 11:01PM
Easy enough for Canada to play "Holier than thou." They have the workhorse U.S. to shoulder the heavy-duty military stuff for them.
P.S. In the list of U.N. costs, don't forget to insert UNICEF and UNESCO.