NOVEMBER 13, 2006 : (AOC PUTS OUT [ANNUAL?] REPORT ----see CORDOBA INITIATIVE , GROUND ZERO MOSQUE, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, MEDIA MANIPULATION) The Disappointing Report The report [Alliance of Civilization : Report of the High-Level Group] falls well short of its own goal of offering a "practicable program of action for states, international organizations and civil society aimed at promoting harmony among societies."[12]{[12]N. Alliance of Civilizations, Alliance of Civilizations: Report of the High-Level Group, November 13, 2006, at www.unaoc.org/repository/HLG_Report.pdf (February 15, 2007)., p. 47. }
Indeed, the report often simply endorses ongoing initiatives. When it does offer analysis and recommendations, they are burdened by biased perspective, unacceptable calls for restrictions on free speech,... ---------The U.S. Should Oppose the Proposed U.N. Alliance of Civilizations by Brett D. Schaefer Backgrounder #2009, February 22, 2007 Link to article at Heritage.org
AoC was the brainchild of Turkey’s PM Erdogan and Spain’s lefwingnut PM Zapatero, kind of an extension of Iranian official Khatami’s Dialogue of Civilizations.