U.N. building to lose submachine gun stash

Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, August 12, 2003 | Stewart Stogel

[JohnHuang2]

NEW YORK — The United Nations, under pressure from the Bush administration, has decided to move a stash of submachine guns out of the organization's New York City headquarters.

The MP5s, made by Heckler and Koch of Germany, are to be moved to U.N. peacekeeping operations overseas, State Department sources said.

[JohnHuang2]

Tuesday, August 12, 2003

Quote of the Day by MEG33

[EGPWS]

The United Nations purchased the restricted weapons for the personal protection of Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his travels around the New York metropolitan area.

In a city where the indiginous people are banned by law for using such weapons for personal protection? Mmmm.

Good for the Dubya' administration for promoting the ideal of "doing what the Romans do" when in Rome!

[SkyPilot]

The United Nations, aided by senior officials in the Clinton administration, persuaded the ATF to grant permission.

[Nateman]

The same scum that want to confiscate all weapons worldwide, want the best however for themselves. Typical. Clinton of course agreed

[kitkat]

***  Shortly after the 2002 ATF examination, U.N. security officials told The Washington Times, the MP5s were removed from Mr. Annan's security detail and locked up. ***

UN security officials said this? And we believe them?

I trust there will be a contingent of American LEOS to accompany the transfer of the MP5s OUT of this country.

[kitkat]

***  Shortly after the 2002 ATF examination, U.N. security officials told The Washington Times, the MP5s were removed from Mr. Annan's security detail and locked up. ***

UN security officials said this? And we believe them?

I trust there will be a contingent of American LEOS to accompany the transfer of the MP5s OUT of this country.

[kitkat]

***  Shortly after the 2002 ATF examination, U.N. security officials told The Washington Times, the MP5s were removed from Mr. Annan's security detail and locked up. ***

UN security officials said this? And we believe them?

I trust there will be a contingent of American LEOS to accompany the transfer of the MP5s OUT of this country.

[kitkat]

***  Shortly after the 2002 ATF examination, U.N. security officials told The Washington Times, the MP5s were removed from Mr. Annan's security detail and locked up. ***

UN security officials said this? And we believe them?

I trust there will be a contingent of American LEOS to accompany the transfer of the MP5s OUT of this country.

[kitkat]

I apologize for the four posts. I waited and waited for it to post. I finally hit "stop." I checked before posting again and nothing showed up.

(How emBARRassing!)

[Paul C. Jesup]

The U.N. security force does not have "law-enforcement status," explained a source at the U.S. mission in New York.

Well this is interesting. Bush trying to disarm the U.N. Well this should be an interesting change of pace.

[Jimmy Valentine]

You were merely being emphatic. Good point well made (4x) ;)