Posted on 02/17/2008 10:19:49 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
NEW YORK (AP) ― Police were investigating the discovery of a woman's body Sunday morning on the rear lawn of the United Nations Secretariat Building.
There were no apparent signs of criminality, but authorities were still investigating, said New York Police Detective Martin Speechley. The cause of death was to be determined by the medical examiner.
The woman appeared to be a worker at the building, Speechly said. No identity had been released.
The body lay draped under a white sheet, flapping in the wind with rocks put around the edges to keep it down, less than several dozen yards from the rear of the 39-story building overlooking the East River. A half-dozen officers lingered at a scene visible from the large rear office windows that open from above in the 55-year-old building.
United Nations security guards and investigators put up yellow tape around the body and blocked some staff from immediately leaving the building. U.N. security staff rushed to the scene and escorted New York Police Department investigators and other personnel to the rear area of the building shortly after 8 a.m. EST.
Officers declined to answer most questions. An investigator took pictures of the body splayed out on the lawn. Other officers walked the hallways on several floors above, looking for clues.
In 1982, a 57-year-old senior U.N. official who had just resigned from the Office of Financial Services and was reported to have been upset about his failing health plunged to his death from the 18th floor of the Secretariat building.
Was Hillary on the talks this morning asking where Obama was last night?
"Well, at least the boneheads at the U.N. had enough sense to name one of their buildings after one of the greatest race horses to ever have lived."
Secretariat's nickname was "Big Red" and he was a great thoroughbred. However, the FIRST "Big Red" was the greatest. That's right, it was
He never lost a properly started race. The only loss was: (emphasis added)
"in Saratoga's Sanford Memorial Stakes. After a substitute starter sent the field off while he had his hindquarters to the barrier, Man o' War was working to make up lost ground when his rider, Johnny Loftus, sufferd (sic) an error in judgment, going to the inside, and the champion was boxed in. When he finally found racing room, it was a moment too late. The living legend had been upset by Upset, losing by less than a half length and carrying fifteen pounds more than the winner, who in the race of his life had covered the six furlongs in 1:11 1/5."
"Even though the great horse had outrun the Triple Crown winner, set numerous track records, and set world records that still stand today, Man o' War had never been fully extended, and he was retired without ever having the opportunity to display his full potential."
Perhaps we should rename the Pentagon 'Man O'War'.
(My apologies to all for being off topic.)
Oh, dear me, heavens no. People drop dead behind the UN building all the time.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A woman who worked for the United Nations died Sunday after falling from the 19th floor of the U.N.’s Secretariat Building, authorities said.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8USA0F00&show_article=1&catnum=0
hmmmmmm.. wonder what agency she worked for.
I had nothing to do with this woman's death...believe me. Teddy advised me that it's always cleaner to drive them off bridges.
Heck yeah. Damn near everyday.
(So I'm told)
lol
But seriously....
Somebody please explain to me why we haven't sent that bunch of Clowns packin'.
And also tell me just what good the UN has done for the US.
Click the Pic
RIP.
What did Kofi know, and when did he know it?
Yikes, had not heard that before. That is one of the most important positions in racing.
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Hey, friends of mine work there in IT/T-com...the pay, vacation, retirement, benefits are incredible...truly the best to be had.
She was employed by the International Computing Center, which is part of the World Health Organization
and based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a cooperative that provides computing and communication services to
U.N. agencies.
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