Heroes of Turtle Bay (New York City/State mull asking UN to decamp to France)

New York Sun ^ | November 26, 2004 | Staff Editorial

[The Loan Arranger]

The New York State Legislature has come in for quite a lot of brickbats lately, most of them deserved. But no one can accuse them of equating Zionism with racism, nor making excuses for bloody tyrants, nor looking the other way during genocide. Or, for that matter, taking bribes from Saddam Hussein. This is why it warms our hearts to see those battered Albany pols questioning the continued utility of the welcome mat that New York has extended this past half-century to the United Nations.

This has come to a head as the world body seeks to rebuild and expand its headquarters in Manhattan. The scheme is, when one contemplates the U.N.'s behavior in recent decades, breathtaking. With its 52-year-old headquarters crumbling about its ears - a metaphor for its decayed internationalist idealism - the world body proposes to build a 35-story annex where Secretary-General Annan and his minions could huddle during renovations. Once they move back, the new building would harbor other U.N. employees presently scattered in rented offices around the city.

[The Loan Arranger]

Bye-bye!!

[MissAmericanPie]

God bless them and their courage. How do we let them know that we stand with them?

[MikefromOhio]

dont let the door hit you in the ass on the way out....

[sinanju]

Would NYC and Albany have the power to pry the U.N. out if they really put their minds to it?

[Cobra64]

Would NYC and Albany have the power to pry the U.N. out if they really put their minds to it?

Good question. As I have said a dozen times in the past, if I were W, I would issue an Executive Order for all personnel to depart from the UN building. Then, within 60 days the building would be imploded. Mission accomplished. The process seems straight forward to me.

[konaice]

Would NYC and Albany have the power to pry the U.N. out if they really put their minds to it?

Realisticly? NO.

The State Department would come ungluded, The liberal media would start crying crocadile tears about the loss of prestiege of having the UN move out of New York. [sob, blubber, snif]...

Its goeing to take a huge uproar in this country to get rid of the UN. Oil For Food might help but its going to take a lot more than that.

[Ruth A.]

Please, please, please let them go to France.

[agitator]

"..........and don't come back!"

[konaice]

Please, please, please let them go to France.

Oh, believe me the French would love it. They would then be free to corrupt the organization even more than it is today.

Move it to the Falkland Islands or the Azors or Midway. Some god forsaken place where it can be contained and where the "diplomats" would be reluctant to stay.

[ROTB]

>Please, please, please let them go to France.

The Muslim quarter.

[Owl558]

Wo do we write to make our feelings known in a firm, respectful manner?

[Drammach]

Not absolutely sure of the U.N.'s leaving, but it would be a good bet..

Don't think it will be France, though...
More Likely, Switzerland.. possibly Geneva..

[dennisw]

Get the eff out!

[dennisw]

Up and out. Send them packing to France or Indonesia or Djibouti or Geneva.

[The Loan Arranger]

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[backhoe]

My 2¢'s about the un?

American Policy Center on-line Declaration of Independence from the U.N.

Neal Boortz has the right idea- kick them off US soil, plop them down in Haiti, and tell them, "when you get this straightened out, give us a call..."

Moreover:

--Sex abuse charges rock UN in Congo-
-- Interesting this is being posted today. Talk show host Dennis Prager had the Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Doree Gold, on his show today. Mr. Gold has just written a book about the UN called the Tower of Babble(i think this was the title). Some of the things he was saying about the UN were unbelievable.

--TV campaign urging: Kick U.N. out of U.S.-
"I say we just give the entire country of Haiti to the UN."--or move them to Zimbabwe or another country in Africa. Let them see what the really do for the world.

--UN knew of Saddam's oil-for-food thefts: BBC-
The sooner we resign from this corrupt organization and kick them off our soil, the better.

Click this picture & goto "last" for the latest UN scandals:

[dancusa]

Please, please, please let them go to France.

That would be too good. How about relocating the U.N. to Baghdad. This would give that 'debating society' a taste of the real world.

[Ruth A.]

I would love to hear the French squabble about the poor French or no French the UN delegates speak; or how the translators will only translate to French. The French have screwed over the Iraqis enough already, I think.

[srm913]

The best location for a new UN headquarters would undoubtedly be Iran. As I've written before, France would not be punishing enough, as the UN diplomats are undeserving of Paris' culinary scene.
BTW, everyone should log on to www.moveamericaforward.com and sign the online petition to kick the UN out of the USA and withdraw our funding. ASAP, folks!

[Gum Shoe]

I think they will move to Brussels if they have to leave NYC.