Posted on 09/15/2005 5:50:49 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Terrorism is the main threat to human rights and development and the U.N. Security Council must be at the center of global efforts to fight it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
But governments alone are not enough to counter the threat, he told a world summit examining the future of the United Nations on its 60th anniversary.
Religious and civic groups as well as the media, cultural and humanitarian organizations must all play a role, he said.
From its creation, despite many heated discussions and bitter disagreements, the United Nations has symbolized the civilized world's will "to prevent new devastating wars and the revival of barbaric ideologies advocating violence, aggression and racial superiority," Putin said.
"I am convinced that terrorism poses today the main threat to human rights and freedoms as well as to sustainable development of states and peoples.
"That is why it is the United Nations and its Security Council that must be the main center for coordinating international cooperation in the fight against terrorism as the ideological successor of Nazism."
Moscow has used its permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council to promote its view that a conflict in Chechnya is an internal matter driven by terrorists while Chechen guerrillas in the mostly Muslim region describe themselves as striving for a separate Chechen state.
Western governments have in the past accused Russia of human rights violations in its harsh crackdowns on the region.
In negotiations on a package of U.N. reforms to be adopted at the close of the three-day U.N. summit, Russia was instrumental in postponing key decisions on how a new U.N. Human Rights Council would operate, a move critics said would undermine efforts to strengthen U.N. human rights enforcement.
We're hosed.
Where's the graft opportunity?
Where's that sign of Hell with icicles hanging off it?
Not the most wonderful fellow ever, but say what you will about him he realizes EXACTLY what he is dealing with in Chechnya and shows those scum no mercy. We should have delt with Cuba the same way. He is no dummy; anyone who can become a judo champion AFTER having a stroke is not someone to mess around with. Of course I think we should have let the Serbs clean up the Balkans, too so take what I say with a grain of salt:-)
Why everyone expected Russians to stop being Russians (that is to say ethnocentric, imperialistic, heavily armed dangerous bastiges) once they gave up SOME of the tenents of Marxism-Leninism (actually Stalinism) is beyond me. Putin is just as convinced that he should be the head of the world's sole superpower as any American president past or present. Anyone- Chinese, American or Muslim who forgets that is making a big and deadly mistake.
Every dead Chechenyan terrorist is one less likley to stir up crap in Iraq or over here.
Fortunately I think we'll be getting a lot closer to Russia in coming years.
1) The rich and powerful will always protect the rich and powerful more to the point
2) the corrupt and incompetent shall always be allies with the with the corrupt and incompetent.
Thus it is no surprise to find Putin in lockstep with the UN
"Putin is just as convinced that he should be the head of the world's sole superpower as any American president past or present. Anyone- Chinese, American or Muslim who forgets that is making a big and deadly mistake."
You are correct. I will take Russia as a serious ally when I see them pressure Iran to disengage in their nuclear program or face sanctions. Until then, I see them as aiding our #1 foe. Iran today told the world at the UN, that they will pass nuclear secrets on to other middle eastern countries. As they begin nuclear proliferation, it's a matter of a few scant years before we see one of our major cities being disintegrated and the beginning of the end of America as we know it.
Vlad, please... if the un can't even DEFINE terrorism, how can you expect them to actually DO anything about it???
This is, of course, him excercising his sesnse of humor - right.. lol
just wondering
what percent of the un is muslim based?
Ping
Of course, on the flip side, by taking this to the incompetant UN, they'll be locked up in debate for decades, thus leaving those who are doing something to do something. Furthermore, it keeps the terrorist protectors like the EU from farting in anyone's direction.
Your map is off a bit, Ethiopia and Kenya are not Islamic, neither is Georgia or Armenia or the Phillipines or Cyprus, further Bangladesh is.
yeah, it's a rough map, but it was the best i could do on short notice...
ping
Just amazing the top two article on my list are this one and the one where Putin is demanding a time line for getting out of Iraq. Make up your MIND Vlad. Are you going to help us fight these Islomnazis or not?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.