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2004-05-01 International-UN-NGOs

Canada: UN a failure, for which there is no solution

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-05-01 1:28:29 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Martin has to face an eection later this year. Those to the right of him now are unified under one party. Steven Harper of the Canadian Conservatives is snarling at his heels. Martin also has a domestic graft scandal to deal with.

He's trying something to save his bony behind.

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-01 12:54:28 AM|| 2004-05-01 12:54:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Itâs interesting, nonetheless. Which of the 12 steps is recognizing that you have a problem?

It would be nice to pay for the UN to move to "a location more centralized to the world's population centers." Once they were gone we could establish a Union of Freedom in its place and maybe rename the place the Hall of Justice just for laughs. It might be easier to take positive action without every totalitarian despot trying to hamstring the spread of liberal democracy.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-05-01 2:26:24 AM|| 2004-05-01 2:26:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Which of the 12 steps is recognizing that you have a problem?

SH the important step is the one recognizing a higher power. In your case me, in the UNs case the US.

Posted by Shamu 2004-05-01 8:19:51 AM|| 2004-05-01 8:19:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Coming from Paul Martin this appears to be a significant mean shift in government policy. The Liberals since Pearson and Trudeau have always made the UN the centerpiece of Canadian foreign policy.

Martin is running a party and goverment that shares the UN predeliction for corruption and graft. With an impending election, he is putting distance between himself and his international brothers to avoid campaign comparisons and embarassment.

It is just another stab in the back to Jean Chretien, who has ~~wet~~ dreams about suceeding Kofi.

Posted by john 2004-05-01 8:47:12 AM|| 2004-05-01 8:47:12 AM|| Front Page Top

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