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2003-12-17 International

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-17 00:25|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What Mr Amman is trying to do is internationatialize the issue in order to have Saddam judged by the ICC or even the UN where the jury would be composed of a Syrian, a Sudanese, a Saudi and other representatives of similar lovely countries. It would also give back the initiative to the United ~~Thugs~~ Nations

Posted by JFM 2003-12-17 1:49:26 AM|| 2003-12-17 1:49:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't think Kofi understands the depth of hatred there is for Saddam, and those who supported him. He tries to make this an international trial, without the death penalty, and he might as well never go to Iraq ever again.

Posted by Ben 2003-12-17 4:07:43 AM|| 2003-12-17 4:07:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#3
Mr. Annan is trying to catch a train that left the station long ago. The moral degenercy of the UN is a symptom of the total weakness, arab ass-licking, opportunistic culture now prevalent through "old Europe".
Kofi is the harbinger of the future European collapse as a christian western force.

Posted by The Dodo 2003-12-17 7:36:08 AM|| 2003-12-17 7:36:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Kofi Annan is our bridge to the 19th century.

Posted by mhw 2003-12-17 11:30:12 AM|| 2003-12-17 11:30:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I echo the comments of JFM, Ben, and The Dodo. Kofi is a court jester seeking to become relevant by reinstating his monarch, multilateralism. Truly, this is a fool's errand and I can't think of anyone better qualified for the job - except maybe some of his coterie of apologist ass-kissers.

The UN is DEAD. It is as irrelevant to freedom and truth and international stability, morality, and legitimacy as its utterly failed predecessor, the League of Nations. It was a good idea and a fair try, but flawed in so many ways that it, too, has utterly failed as an institution to fulfill the role and function for which it was designed. The evidence of these fatal flaws is so blindingly obvious as to be ovewhelming for anyone with an open mind:

1) nations whose relevance has passed holding UNSC veto power - and its reciprocal

2) nations ruled by obvious thugs, insane turbans, and dictators of every stripe holding voting powers that result in travesties such as Libya chairing the Human Rights Commission

3) toothless dithering in the face of real tragedy, such as genocide and muderous tyrants

4) the least effective system for translating funding into action yet devised by man

5) and literally hundred of other examples screaming for recognition and reform or death

It's DEAD. It is the dead rat on America's kitchen floor. Arguably, America made it happen and gave it real power unilaterally post WW-II by its willingness to subjugate itself and put up the lion's share of the funding and facilitation required for the experiment to go forward. Equally arguable, the decision by the US to abandon the monstrosity into which it has evolved must also be undertaken unilaterally and without apology.

Man invented the League. Man invented the UN. Man can just try again - taking lessons from these failures. No US President seems willing to put the demise of the UN on his resume, but it can and will happen - the mechanisms for correcting the absurd imbalances seem to be non-existent or under the veto power of the nations who constitute the problem. A mercy killing is called for.

As for Kofi Annan and his huge staff of worthless tit-sucking gutless cut-n-run SUV-driving anti-American self-aggrandizing self-congratulatory onanistic pandering toadies, it's well past time for them to go home and get jobs.

Posted by .com 2003-12-17 11:31:07 AM|| 2003-12-17 11:31:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 .com,

here here! Stick a fork in it, it's done.

Posted by Swiggles 2003-12-17 12:55:05 PM|| 2003-12-17 12:55:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 " worthless tit-sucking gutless cut-n-run SUV-driving anti-American self-aggrandizing self-congratulatory onanistic pandering toadies..."

LMAO -- .com, was your keyboard smoking after you typed that?

Posted by Matt 2003-12-17 1:07:04 PM|| 2003-12-17 1:07:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Anyone can type invective.... but .com's he's got rhythm.

Posted by Shipman 2003-12-17 1:56:36 PM|| 2003-12-17 1:56:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Every so often I come in and find this dude in one of those shiny mob suits whanging away on the keyboard. Dunno what his trip's about. Spiro something...

Posted by .com 2003-12-17 2:16:18 PM|| 2003-12-17 2:16:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 "onanistic"...

I am truly impressed. Haven't seen this level of erudition since "steatopygian" was used in a fisk.

Posted by Mercutio 2003-12-17 3:06:37 PM|| 2003-12-17 3:06:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 So what is he going to do about it? Probably feel really, really bad. Yeah, that'll show 'em...

Posted by tu3031 2003-12-17 4:02:18 PM|| 2003-12-17 4:02:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 There's a simple, easy way to end the United Nations: stop funding it. Without US financial support, the UN will be unable to pay its rent, its utility bill, or its staff. Cut the umbilical cord of US financing, and see how fast the entire thing begins to stink, really, really badly. Let it happen tomorrow.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-12-17 7:11:48 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-12-17 7:11:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 From what I've heard there will be five judges that don't all have to be Iraqi's. If I were in charge. I would name three Iraqis (Kurd, Sunni and Shiite.) I would also name Kuwaiti (probably won't happen.) I would leave the last spot open. I bet Iran would make an interesting offer.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-12-17 9:44:07 PM|| 2003-12-17 9:44:07 PM|| Front Page Top

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