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| UN Molesters Given Severe Wrist-Slaps |
| 2007-01-09 |
 Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers under United Nations command were demoted, dismissed or reprimanded for their roles in a sex-abuse case while on assignment in the Sudan, but U.N. officials are powerless to bring charges or prosecute the soldiers for their alleged crime.Nonetheless, Jane Holl Lute, assistant secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, thinks the punishment is enough. "I think it sent a very clear message," Lute told reporters Friday... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #9 Exactly, U.N. officials are powerless Because it's deliberate. There are very few nations willing to subordinate their troops to total UN authority. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-01-09 21:24 |
| #8 You can't expect muzzies to respect anyone but other muzzies, and only when they're the "right" sort. I'm not surprised that there's a problem with UN "peacekeeping" forces. There's always a problem when you have a bunch of arrogant young men with power but no adult supervision. Since the UN is determined to be unaccountable for anything they do, such problems will only grow in frequency and extent. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-01-09 14:56 |
| #7 Exactly, U.N. officials are powerless |
| Posted by: Spomort Greling4204 2007-01-09 12:50 |
| #6 I guess I have a different take on this. The UN deserves criticism for not vetting these “peace keepers” in the first place as well as allowing for the “culture of carnality” to continue. But punishment for the offenders has to come from the country of origin. Otherwise serious participation in multinational forces would most likely cease to exist. Blame Bang for the light punishment…not the UN. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-01-09 11:25 |
| #5 I think it sent a very clear message, U.N. officials are powerless |
| Posted by: Spomort Greling4204 2007-01-09 10:35 |
| #4 Now if they were Americans, you could be assured they'd be on the docket at the Hague, with SCOTUS Justice Kennedy's compliments. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-01-09 09:23 |
| #3 but U.N. officials are powerless to bring charges or prosecute the soldiers for their alleged crime. "I think it sent a very clear message," Lute told reporters Friday... Yes, it has. One we've heard many, many times before. And now...lunch! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-01-09 09:15 |
| #2 she probaly likes bangladeshi cock. Stupid bitch they should have been strung up. Just shows again how the UN works |
| Posted by: A 2007-01-09 07:42 |
| #1 I think it sent a very clear message I think so too |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-01-09 01:55 |