Actor George Clooney has been made a United Nations “messenger of peace” to promote the organization’s peacekeeping activities around the world. ‘Cause as we all know Loony Clooney is such a “peaceful” guy towards his fellow man. Except when he’s not: “I believe he thinks this [war against Iraq is a war that can be [...]
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George Clooney Becomes UN Peace Activist
Posted in International Politics, United Nations on January 20, 2008 |
Does This Mean the U.N. is Useless?
Posted in International Politics, Lifetime War -Terrorism, United Nations on June 5, 2007 |
Amnesty International has called for the creation of an international monitoring body to address human rights violations by Israel and the Palestinians. The “human rights” group says the body must have a mandate to investigate and prosecute offenders. Strange… isn’t that a duty of the U.N.’s human rights commission? And what of that thing they [...]
Your United Nations at Work
Posted in International Politics, Lifetime War -Terrorism, United Nations on March 16, 2007 |
Operative word is “your” U.N. not mine. Recall for a moment former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was killed two years ago by a suicide bomber. Many fingers were pointed in the direction of Syria as being behind the plot. Recall also the United Nations (“your” U.N. not mine) has been conducting an investigation into [...]
Whats NOT News Today?
Posted in Crime Wave, United Nations on November 30, 2006 |
Answer; Children have been subjected to rape and prostitution by United Nations “peacekeepers” in Haiti and Liberia, a BBC investigation has found. Girls have told of regular encounters with soldiers where sex is demanded in return for food or money. A senior official with the organization has accepted the claims are credible. Too bad Kofi [...]
Cut and Runners Won’t Like This!
Posted in International Politics, Lifetime War -Terrorism, United Nations on November 29, 2006 |
The United Nations has renewed its mandate of the multinational force in Iraq until the end of 2007. The 15-member United Nations Security Council unanimously voted to approve a request by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. al-Maliki made the request saying the troops were needed for a further year while it built up its own [...]
300 Billion on Iraq Too Much?
Posted in International Politics, United Nations on November 16, 2006 |
Most if not all the [Dim]ocrats cite the cost of the Iraq war as a reason to get out. First is their belief the price of a single human life on what they believe is an “unwinnable” war is too high a price to pay. To a point I would agree, every human life lost [...]
North Korea Tests Underground Nuc!
Posted in International Politics, United Nations on October 9, 2006 |
The world is aghast! The question is why? Wasn’t it inevitable, just as it is for Iran to develop and eventually test one? I mean really. With the U.N. and IAEA involved what other outcome should be expected? No one, save for Israel in the case of Iran, is willing to go into either country [...]
U.N. Security Stepped Up
Posted in Lifetime War -Terrorism, United Nations on October 6, 2006 |
Far be it from me to wish ill on anyone. But. I suppose one can hope for the sake of humanity this Jihadist plot fails and at the same time wish it were planned to happen before the final departure of Kofi. The UN has boosted security at its European headquarters in Geneva after Swiss [...]
Tuesday’s Quote of the Day
Posted in International Politics, Lifetime War -Terrorism, United Nations on September 19, 2006 | 2 Comments »
The illustrious Kofi “The Magnificent” Annan graces the pages of Cranial Cavity this fine Tuesday. While addressing a meeting of foreign ministers, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Kofi said Iraqi leaders were “at an important crossroads” as the country faces a persistent insurgency and rampant sectarian violence. Well, well. Welcome to the party Kofi, [...]
Friday’s Follies: Political Edition
Posted in Fridays Follies, International Politics, United Nations on September 8, 2006 |
Normally the Friday’s Follies column is reserved for the stupid things us humans do on occasion. Robbing a bank and leaving your drivers licence behind would qualify. Or if you’re looking at the other end of the robbers gun asking, “is that gun loaded.” (And they say there is no such thing as a “stupid” [...]
