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2004-04-19 Europe

Wounded UN police transferred to KFOR base

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Posted by Steve 2004-04-19 9:51:04 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I thought when this story first came out that all the wounded were also women. Now this has disappeared. Can anyone confirm this?

Posted by ed 2004-04-19 10:19:20 AM|| 2004-04-19 10:19:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm relatively new here, so forgive me if this question has already been beaten into the ground, but is it time to seriously consider exiting the UN? I have heard lots of arguments against it alont the lines of "it's better to be on the inside trying to change it than to be on the outside looking in", but in reality wouldn't the UN minus the US just become League of Nations Part II? (If it hasn't already become that.)

Posted by docob 2004-04-19 10:51:05 AM|| 2004-04-19 10:51:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 docob, as the resident UN basher here, I would say that the UN was never a viable organization in the sense of being able to achieve its stated objectives or for that matter any objectives.

Given a free vote a number of countries including the USA would likely withdraw from the UN, but no one has ever voted for the UN so it exists in this 'legitimacy' of its own and the left's invention.

Posted by Phil B 2004-04-19 10:59:09 AM|| 2004-04-19 10:59:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks for the response, Phil B -- so if that is the case, couldn't we opt out by ceasing to participate? This would probably mean that the UN headquarters would have to relocate, but that would be their problem at that point.
Things are getting much more fluid lately, which can mean opportunity as well as danger (witness Sharon's proposal to withdraw unilaterally from Gaza, GWB's support for this, the open rejection of right of return, etc.) What I'm trying to say is big steps are now more possible, rather than tiny, incremental ones.

Posted by docob 2004-04-19 11:09:22 AM|| 2004-04-19 11:09:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "This is a sad day for United Nations peacekeeping..."

So is this gonna be their new motto?

Posted by tu3031 2004-04-19 1:53:22 PM|| 2004-04-19 1:53:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 There is no sound reason as to why details are not being released, concerning this incident. Most Jordanian citizens are nominal "Palestinians," which makes them an inherent danger to Americans, etc.

After all the events since 9-11, my compassion meter, for Bosnian and Kosovo Muslims, is off the bottom of the chart. Let them eat jihad.

Posted by Man Bites Dog 2004-04-19 1:56:08 PM|| 2004-04-19 1:56:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 LOL tu3031. Need to put it in crest or something.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-19 7:09:14 PM|| 2004-04-19 7:09:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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