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2008-07-15 Africa Horn

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Posted by Steve White 2008-07-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Who would blame them, I know I sure as hell wouldn't want to be the only asshole in Somalia without a gun.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-15 11:06|| 2008-07-15 11:06|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought we were taking the fight to wherever the terrorists were? If they have fled Iraq for greener pastures in Africa, we should be in hot pursuit. Also, the UNDP is noted for aiding the enemy and Somalia could just be their latest boondoggle. Nip this in the bud. Excerpt from a June 11 rport by Fox's George Russell:
After more than two years of accusations and probes into the operations of the United Nations Development Program in North Korea, a weighty report finally reveals how routinely, and systematically, the agency disregarded U.N. regulations on how it conducted itself in Kim Jong-Ils brutal dictatorship, passing on millions of dollars to the regime in the process.

The 353-page report, by a three-member External Independent Investigative Review Panel appointed by UNDP to investigate itself, was published with much fanfare last week after nine months of political maneuvering and research.

Click here to read the full report (pdf).

The report depicts an organization that for years apparently considered itself immune from its own rules of procedure as well as the laws and regulations of countries that were trying to keep weapons of mass destruction out of Kims hands.

Posted by Danielle 2008-07-15 12:05|| 2008-07-15 12:05|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm under the impression that we're working our way in that direction slowly, Danielle, consolidating goodwill and small infrastructure improvements as we go.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-07-15 12:55|| 2008-07-15 12:55|| Front Page Top

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