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2004-08-18 Africa: Horn

Weapons flowing into Somalia, UN forms group

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Posted by Steve 2004-08-18 10:38:06 AM|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Security Council voted unanimously to create a new expert group to continue investigating violations of the United Nations arms embargo against Somalia and make proposals to improve compliance.

Another worthless money-burning exercise.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-18 10:57:49 AM|| 2004-08-18 10:57:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Investigating violations too ya say. A two front plan in motion. Monitoring and investigating.

Posted by Lucky 2004-08-18 11:46:04 AM|| 2004-08-18 11:46:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 First item on the agenda: where shall we eat lunch?

Item two: our first off-site.

Item three: hearing from the budget sub-sub-committee on acceptable charges for lunches.

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Item 91: Breakout into working team to begin the outline of a draft of a letter.

Posted by eLarson 2004-08-18 11:57:43 AM|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2004-08-18 11:57:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Item 92: It's a little early, but perhaps a lite dinner, say Mexican, will help us in the letter thinking about phase.

Posted by Shipman 2004-08-18 3:20:10 PM|| 2004-08-18 3:20:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Security Council voted unanimously to create a new expert group to continue investigating violations of the United Nations arms embargo against Somalia and make proposals to improve compliance.

That should read ..."make bids themselves for under-the-table arms deals". France or Russia can chair.

Posted by jules 187 2004-08-18 3:24:20 PM|| 2004-08-18 3:24:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 If a UN meeting goes like most of the one's I've been in at work, everything after "3" on the agenda would get tabled to next time. :)

Posted by eLarson 2004-08-18 4:28:32 PM|| 2004-08-18 4:28:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Item#4 Create "Emergency Sex" fund for the working girls. I just cannot think with a load on my mind.

Posted by TomAnon 2004-08-18 5:07:54 PM|| 2004-08-18 5:07:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Outside the box idea: monitor the progress from Somalia instead of from Malta.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-18 11:07:42 PM|| 2004-08-18 11:07:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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