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U.N. assembly holds "minute" of silence for Kim Jong-il
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Posted on 12/22/2011 1:58:46 PM PST by alex2011

The U.N. General Assembly granted a request from North Korea and held a few moments of silence on Thursday for Kim Jong-il, the country's former leader who died on Saturday, though Western delegations boycotted it. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, president of the 193-nation assembly, called for a "minute of silence" before the start of a routine meeting at 3:00 p.m. EST in the half-empty U.N. General Assembly hall.

"It is my sad duty to pay tribute to the memory of the late Kim Jong-il, Secretary-General of the Workers Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, who passed away on Saturday, December 17," he said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: kimjongildead; northkorea; un
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To: alex2011
I take it Hans Brix wasn't there to observe?


21 posted on 12/22/2011 2:45:02 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: alex2011

Just goes to show you what a bunch of terrorist/dictator/tyrant loving bunch they are.


22 posted on 12/22/2011 2:45:13 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.)
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To: Old Sarge

party time!


25 posted on 12/22/2011 2:56:19 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: F15Eagle

North Korea is a slave state led by a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Balloon


26 posted on 12/22/2011 2:58:01 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: alex2011

Only a minute? A whole day of silence from them would have done a world of good.


27 posted on 12/22/2011 2:59:27 PM PST by bgill (The Obama administration is staging a coup. Wake up, America, before it's too late.)
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To: alex2011

I would have taken the time to release any gas and blow any mucous out of my system.


28 posted on 12/22/2011 3:02:47 PM PST by ConservativeTeen (Proud Right Wing Extremist)
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To: Captain7seas

Couldn’t agree more. Are you sure it’s only $6 to 7 billion though? I thought it was more in the $25 - 40 billion range.


29 posted on 12/22/2011 3:05:51 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Santorum..., are you giving it some thought? I knew you would.)
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To: McLynnan

I’ve advocated that for decades, but I do believe it would cause some problems for us too. I don’t remember if Trump did.


30 posted on 12/22/2011 3:10:05 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Santorum..., are you giving it some thought? I knew you would.)
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To: DoughtyOne

The US pays for about 20% of everything the UN does. jeesh


31 posted on 12/22/2011 3:10:30 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: GeronL

I had thought it was more like 25%, but that’s bad enough. I think we have steadily been paying a smaller slice, but that begs the question who is paying more?


32 posted on 12/22/2011 3:15:20 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Santorum..., are you giving it some thought? I knew you would.)
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To: DoughtyOne

That’s $6 to $7 billion that we know about. Look what it took to find out the Fed was giving out Trillion’s of $$$.


33 posted on 12/22/2011 3:23:18 PM PST by Captain7seas (FIRE JANE LUBCHENCO FROM NOAA)
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To: DoughtyOne

By the way, they want a % of our GDP. I think it was 3%. That may not be such a hot idea the way things are going.


34 posted on 12/22/2011 3:26:43 PM PST by Captain7seas (FIRE JANE LUBCHENCO FROM NOAA)
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To: alex2011

4 farts and 3 burps were heard during that silence...


36 posted on 12/22/2011 8:11:51 PM PST by goat granny
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To: Captain7seas

No, setting up and income stream for the U. N. is something we should NEVER agree to. We agree there.


37 posted on 12/23/2011 2:01:46 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Santorum..., are you giving it some thought? I knew you would.)
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