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2008-05-27 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Steve White 2008-05-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Problem is, when you hire soldiers from 3rd world, and there is a true industry of renting soldiers to the UN, then you hire behaviors from 3rd world militaries.

For what it's worth... Back in 2003, I read in the IHT, of all sources, about the abuses of women and children from UN "peacekeepers" - this is not exactly a "new" issue, as a cursorary glance through RB archives will tell you... and in the article, the author recounted a charming anecdote, occuring in congo-Zaïre (or was it in congo-brazzaville? Can't remember, shamefully), with a contingent of purple helmets from an african nation having at its disposal the "services" of the local refugee women, including very young girls; when an another contingent of (african) purple helmets arrived and proposed a better remuneration to the prostitutes, the message of the first one to the girls was very simple and very clear; the beheaded corpse of a girl prostitute, with her head between the legs, was left near the refugee camp.

I don't know if the anecdocte truly is authentic, and I don't remember all the details, including the important ones, but I'm 100% affirmative in havoing read that in print from the IHT (that is, the NYT). Not all 3rd world soldiers are barbarians, most probably, but their armies simply, aren't what we expect of a western army.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-05-27 03:09|| 2008-05-27 03:09|| Front Page Top

#2 How long have we had that graphic because that's about how long I've been reading these stories here. Probably longer.
Maybe I should work for the BBC? I could get 'em all these swell scoops...

Posted by tu3031 2008-05-27 09:31|| 2008-05-27 09:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Disband the UN.

Kick it out of the US.

Defund it.

Get the truly democratic republics to join to fill the role. No need for dictators and third world juntas to apply for mmbership, but they are welcome to pettiion for aid if they pay the price (institution of the rule of law, and the primacy of the rights of the individual).

Posted by OldSpook 2008-05-27 09:54|| 2008-05-27 09:54|| Front Page Top

#4 OS, from your keyboard to God's ears. I couldn't agree more.

Posted by Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 2008-05-27 18:15|| 2008-05-27 18:15|| Front Page Top

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