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2009-09-20 Africa North

Anti-Semitic remarks cloud Egypts UNESCO bid

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Posted by Fred 2009-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 UNESCO is screwed up, even by UN standards. Years ago, they even proposed UN control of speech, which even the Soviet Union thought was both excessive and incompetent.

A famous editorial cartoon of the time showed three typewriters. The first was an normal typewriter, labeled America. The second was a typewriter with chains wrapped around it, labeled Soviet Union. And the third was a typewriter smashed to pieces, labeled UNESCO.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-09-20 12:54|| 2009-09-20 12:54|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm still trying to figure out why this is an issue in this case, given the general tenor in the UN, both in official comments and general conversation.

Posted by trailing wife 2009-09-20 23:46|| 2009-09-20 23:46|| Front Page Top

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