Posted on 09/23/2004 1:51:49 AM PDT by MadIvan
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, long a thorn in the side of the United States and Britain, drew applause at the United Nations on Wednesday for a scathing speech that tore into the Iraq war allies.
Mugabe blasted the two nations for holding up the reform of the UN Security Council in "calculated" attempts at trying to preserve their influence at the UN.
"Ironically, it is some of the same forces that since last year have been raining bombs and hellfire on innocent Iraqis, purportedly in the name of democracy," he said.
"Iraq today has become a vast inferno created by blatant and completely illegal and defiant acts of aggression by the United States, Britain and their allies," Mugabe said.
"We are now being coerced to accept and believe that a new political-cum-religious doctrine has arisen, namely that 'There is but one political god, George Bush, and Tony Blair is his prophet,'" he said.
That line, a play on a well-known saying of Islamic prayer, drew applause from diplomats gathered at the UN General Assembly for the annual two-week debate of world leaders.
Mugabe also condemned Britain's work for his ouster, including sanctions against his country.
"Zimbabwe has also had to withstand unprovoked, declared and undeclared sanctions, imposed by Britain and its allies who are bent on bringing down our legitimately elected government," he said.
"Mr Tony Blair, the British prime minister, has arrograntly and unashamedly announced in his Parliament that his government was working with Zimbabwe's oppositionparty to bring about regime change," he said.
"Once again, the lawless nature of this man who, along with his Washington master, believes he is God-ordained to rule our world, has shown itself," Mugabe said. - Sapa-AFP
We should have paid this crank us visit with helos long ago,and Blair should have also.
We just let injustice fester when a simple compromise could solve the problem. Whites give back some land and keep some, in return, they teach black native successful farming methods.
Mugabe is a rascist tumor on Africa. IMO
The United Nations and all its agencies and funds spend about $10 billion each year, or about $1.70 for each of the world's inhabitants. This is a very small sum compared to most government budgets and it is just a tiny fraction of the world's military spending. Yet for over a decade, the UN has faced a debilitating financial crisis and it has been forced to cut back on important programs in all areas. Many member states have not paid their full dues and have cut their donations to the UN's voluntary funds. As of June 30, 2004, members arrears to the Regular Budget topped $1.052 billion, of which the United States alone owed $557 million (53% of the regular budget).
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they are making it look like we are shirking our obligations? WTF!!! LOL
Several years ago I ran across a site that listed what each country was assessed. I remember one country that was assessed less than $5,000 a year. I haven't been able to locate that site again. It was amazing to see how little some countries pay.
I pay more in income taxes than some of these countries pay to have a voice in the UN. Unreal.
The way I understand this is that each country pays a certain percentage of their GDP.
The day after the election FR's need to target the UN thru congress. And not let up one bit!
China 2.something billion people they pay as best I can tell .001% DOH!
This is laughable.
Mugabwe gets applause from the UN, while he lets his own people starve to death.
The fact that the UN entertain him at all is disgusting.
The UN is a done deal. It is here to stay. As a matter of fact, after the election one of the main things facing us will be the FTAA. Nafta and all of these treaties comes via the UN. Each year we get in thicker and thicker with the UN.
The UN will even be monitoring our elections under assumed names.
The sooner, the better.
We don't give "far more" than Japan; for 2004, we are scheduled to give $363 million, and Japan is scheduled to give $280 million.
Seeing as our population is well more than double Japan's, we actually give less per capita than Japan does:
As to why we give any money to the U.N., it certainly isn't because it is a good idea or because we get good value for our money.
The U.N. is proving to be a malignant version of the old League of Nations, which was just as impotent, but not so uncivilized as to cheer baldly murderous dictators like Robert Mugabe.
Perhaps President Carter or President Clinton feels comfortable in the U.N.'s halls, but President Bush did exactly the right action, and not a criminal one as Secretary General Annan recently suggested, when we took unsanctioned multilateral action against the evil dictator Hussein. Had we waited on that knitting society to take action, Hussein would still be in a palace, not in a jail cell.
The U.N. has a pretty good list here, even detailing what day they received their money. As to contributors at the sub-$5000 level, it appears that the only political unit at that level was the Vatican, at $2,586. The next tier appears to be a slew of tiny countries at $14,360.
I agree.
The fact that Mugabe got ANY applause for that line about Bush and Blair indicates the underlying mindset of the United Nations...
The least we should do in response as a nation is move the #%$^& thing off our shores.
I agree.
The fact that Mugabe got ANY applause for that line about Bush and Blair indicates the underlying mindset of the United Nations...
The least we should do in response as a nation is move the #%$^& thing off our shores.
It is way past time to get the hell out of that den of thieves. Our financial support is read as "The U.S. is the world's biggest patsy", and that has to change. Let them move to Paris -- without us.
Good question. Prime Minister Koizumi is indeed right now pushing for a seat on the security counsel, having taken it on as a project. He has been doing a lot of logrolling out in the wider world, being in many ways the best prime minister in the post-war era in my estimation.
The only thing Mugabe should get anywhere is leg irons.
Anyone who would cheer that worthless p***k would play tapes of the beheadings over and over again while m**ter*****g. The Unmitigated Numbskulls must go! We have kept this viper at our bosom far too long.
Time to revoke the charter and take the land back by eminent domain. For the good of the world it needs to be done.
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