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Blackout sparks UN evacuation
Herald Sun ^ | 20 September 2005

Posted on 09/19/2005 4:25:22 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher

A POWER outage at United Nations headquarters disrupted the General Assembly session today, forcing the evacuation of the main building and foreign ministers of the world's five most powerful countries to change their luncheon venue.

The power failure, caused by an electrical malfunction in a switch generating unit in the 39-floor secretariat building, led UN security to order all staff except essential personnel and those supporting operations of the General Assembly to evacuate the main glass tower.

UN chief Kofi Annan and the foreign ministers of the UN Security Council's five permanent members - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - had to switch their scheduled luncheon from a restaurant on the 38th executive floor to the delegates' lounge on the fourth floor.

But operations of the General Assembly were not affected as the session was taking place in an adjacent building.

Journalists were allowed to stay in their offices in the main building to cover the assembly proceedings.

But some reporters who were outside the building when the electricity malfunction occurred were prevented from returning.

Mr Annan was continuing his bilateral meetings with foreign dignitaries in the General Assembly building, UN spokesmen Stephane Dujarric said.

The outage affected computer and elevator operations.

The main glass building dates back to 1945 when the UN was created and there are plans to renovate it beginning 2007.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blackout; krookedkofi; un
Any chance of making this a permanent arrangement?
1 posted on 09/19/2005 4:25:23 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
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To: Aussie Dasher

If they can repeat this for ten years, we may get more peace on earth.


2 posted on 09/19/2005 4:25:59 PM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Aussie Dasher

Did da mayor call for this evacuation?


3 posted on 09/19/2005 4:31:02 PM PDT by vger (freeping since '97!)
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To: Aussie Dasher

Heaven forbid! They certainly couldn’t miss their lunch could they? It was no doubt the most important part of their useless day.


4 posted on 09/19/2005 4:33:53 PM PDT by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Aussie Dasher
Should have hit them with parking ticket charges the moment they came out.

Any chance they could make it a permament evacuation and we could use the real estate for something that's actually useful?

5 posted on 09/19/2005 4:33:56 PM PDT by WestVirginiaRebel (The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
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To: Aussie Dasher
Evacuation?

Was there enough water and food for the refugees?

6 posted on 09/19/2005 4:36:37 PM PDT by w1andsodidwe (Jimmy Carter allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
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To: Aussie Dasher; martin_fierro; bitt; NYTexan; ken5050

Shockdenfreude, noun, as in



Haha, the electrical power was out...


7 posted on 09/19/2005 4:39:35 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (SAVE THE BRAINFOREST! Boycott the RED Dead Tree Media & NUKE the DNC Class Action Temper Tantrum!)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel
The main glass building dates back to 1945 when the UN was created and there are plans to renovate it beginning 2007.


...Correction, should read The main glass building dates back to 1945 when the UN was created and there are plans to detonate it beginning 2007.
8 posted on 09/19/2005 4:40:31 PM PDT by HHKrepublican
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To: WestVirginiaRebel
Should have hit them with parking ticket charges the moment they came out.

Or a Ma Duce.

9 posted on 09/19/2005 4:40:44 PM PDT by Freebird Forever (A thousand Bravehearts are better than one)
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To: Aussie Dasher
Did they all loot the cafeterias again?

Food Fight at the U.N

-PJ

10 posted on 09/19/2005 4:44:56 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (It's still not safe to vote Democrat.)
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To: Blurblogger

LOL, sorta like when cockroaches scurry when the lights go on!


11 posted on 09/19/2005 4:45:42 PM PDT by NYTexan
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To: Aussie Dasher
"UN chief Kofi Annan and the foreign ministers of the UN Security Council's five permanent members - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - had to switch their scheduled luncheon from a restaurant on the 38th executive floor to the delegates' lounge on the fourth floor."

It's a quagmire! Get the UN out of the UN, NOW! Where's the exit strategy?

12 posted on 09/19/2005 4:48:04 PM PDT by varyouga (Reformed Kerry voter (I know, I'm a frickin' idiot))
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To: Aussie Dasher

HA ha...
13 posted on 09/19/2005 5:13:31 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: Aussie Dasher

LOL, someone didn't pay the rent.


14 posted on 09/19/2005 5:14:12 PM PDT by mware (Keeper of the I's)
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To: Aussie Dasher
Bush's fault. ;)

Blackout sparks UN evacuation

For a moment there I thought that Annan had stepped down and the rest of the global cabal jumped ship as well. One can wish. :)

15 posted on 09/19/2005 5:17:29 PM PDT by anymouse
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To: Aussie Dasher
So all we have to do is turn off the lights and they'll go away? Brilliant!
16 posted on 09/19/2005 8:14:07 PM PDT by Hawk1976 (DU, more toxic than New Orleans water.)
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To: Freebird Forever

That would be my vote.


17 posted on 09/19/2005 10:04:06 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: vger

Oh my god, the lights went out, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!


18 posted on 09/20/2005 8:47:02 AM PDT by Holicheese (Would you like a beer? No thanks, I will have a bud light.)
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