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2007-05-13 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Fred 2007-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, right. The UN Commission on Sustainable Development is supposed to be involved in worldwide activities, not just African.

I see this simply as a way for this particular bloc of nations, and ZimBob in particular, to siphon off funds from us evil colonialists.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-05-13 02:10|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-05-13 02:10|| Front Page Top

#2 A masterpiece, Fred.

Everybody, just sit back, sip that good wine or cold beer or whatever, and try to fully appreciate this whole story, and especially that last quote.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-05-13 02:40|| 2007-05-13 02:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Zimbabwe has been elected to head the UN's commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) ~~despite an economy so bad that their citizens beg visiting Ethiopians for pocket change~~.

Conclusive proof of the worthlessness of the U.N.

Posted by Fliter Munster4929 2007-05-13 03:56|| 2007-05-13 03:56|| Front Page Top

#4 What sort of "last comment" need apply? Everything in the entire article is an outrage. But who's counting?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-13 03:59|| 2007-05-13 03:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, well, it's just the african countries regional voting bloc (as UN members vote according to their affiliation, not as free-minded State-members) sticking it to whitey, just like the arabs did for darfur. But that won't prevent them for asking for having their debt cancelled, or for more aid money, of course. I mean, it's working fine for them that way, why should they ever change?

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-05-13 04:18|| 2007-05-13 04:18|| Front Page Top

#6 He said the real objection came down to Britain's criticism of Zimbabwe's controversial land reform programme.

The key or bottom line is not the UK's "real objection" but the in-yo-face response to a western notions of white land and farm ownership in an African nation. How dare the west poke a finger at Afrian tribal land reform and redistribution?

Posted by Besoeker 2007-05-13 09:16|| 2007-05-13 09:16|| Front Page Top

#7 There was a brief round of applause as the result was announced.

That wasn't applause. That was the sound of collective heads banging against the table in disbelief from the members of developed countries.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble 2007-05-13 10:02|| 2007-05-13 10:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Besoeker nails it.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-05-13 10:17|| 2007-05-13 10:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Y'all are all wrong, Zimbob has found something to steal, that's all.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-05-13 12:48|| 2007-05-13 12:48|| Front Page Top

#10 It's stupidity like this that makes savvy investors think there isn't a country in Africa worth investing fifty cents in. It's also one of the major reasons the African continent, as a whole, plays a lesser part in world trade in 2007 than it did in 1960. And it didn't play a real big part then. If Africa suddenly disappeared under the waves tomorrow, the world economy would barely notice.

Posted by Mac 2007-05-13 18:22|| 2007-05-13 18:22|| Front Page Top

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