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Posted on 12/05/2001 7:14:10 AM PST by NativeNewYorker
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To: NativeNewYorker
I recall in my pre-web days a lot of talk on talk radio about how the un had at least 2 more "mirror sites"- staffed, manned, but unused- in Africa. Why can't we banish 'em to there, and tear down the pest hole?
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posted on
12/05/2001 7:41:09 AM PST
by
backhoe
To: NativeNewYorker
This is what happens when third worlders occupy first world space.
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posted on
12/05/2001 7:42:53 AM PST
by
TADSLOS
To: NativeNewYorker
The U N does not deserve anything better.
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posted on
12/05/2001 7:44:32 AM PST
by
Texbob
To: Madame Dufarge
Immediately
To: Dallas
Re-locate it to Somalia.heh heh... You beat me to it! They should set up some rat-traps at the entrance to the UN and use dollar bills as bait. I guarantee they will catch TONS of rats!
To: TADSLOS
Agreed !
To: eureka!
Hey you guys, this is serious. Exactly where else do you think useless Turd-Worlder* diplomats could endlessly debate about
exactly how bad
we are?
This facility must be brought up to snuff for these people and quickly, too. In fact, there have been days, when I would suggest snuffing them all.
* Definition time: The Turd World: That part of our planet where faeces run in the street, where babies die of malnutrition and parasites, which is serviced by dangerous airlines, where marauding rag-tag armies salute funny flags, all while billions of dollars in aid disappear into the pockets of the people referenced above and their despotic, murderous, and stupid leaders.(As a fair man, I am leaving religion out of this) As opposed to the Third World, which is defined by countries, populated by at least some serious people who are building something for the next generation.
To: gridlock
Technically, the UN site is not even sovereign US territory.
The UN should sell the property to, say, Donald Trump for offices/hotels/condos. Remove all zoning/density constraints and tap into the 7/Flushing subway line directly under the land.
Then, the UN should lease the top third of a rebuilt TALLER WTC tower, so they "have some skin in the game" on international security.
To: Kenny Bunk
Despite my inherently ultra-conservative views, you sound like a Nazi to me, and a stupid one at that.
Who the PHUQUE do you think you are to slam these people? Spend some time there, BOY, before running your mouth.
Insulted?? - Feel abused?? - Outraged??? - mash that "Abuse Button" laddie - make my day.
FR used to have people who thought about something before they flapped their faces; it was one advantage we had over liberals. Not any more - we're beginning to sound like a bunch of DU trash.
Do you really believe that people CHOOSE to live that way???
prambo
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posted on
12/05/2001 8:02:45 AM PST
by
prambo
To: Walkin Man
All the place is, is a glorified whorehouse, filled with people selling their services.
It gives prostitution a bad name...
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posted on
12/05/2001 8:05:23 AM PST
by
Dallas
To: NativeNewYorker
Interesting. In the animated film Heavy Metal, one of the segments shows the U.N. Building as a shabby, low-income apartment building. Closer to the truth than I thought!
To: Madame Dufarge
What a great idea........condemn the building....evict them all......send them back home.
To: backhoe
If they keep trying to destroy our choice to opperate independently, why are they biased in that this is the only country to have their HQ in? I guess just in case they wear us down and get to take over, they don't have to pay that expensive moving cost to set up shop. They're here! Why can't they be as they say, a congregation of a body of nations and build a place on an island in international waters, etc.? Kind of like fantasy island. We'd love to help you out, which way did you come in?
To: NativeNewYorker
Mice? Leaking windows? Soot in the air?
Considering the Third World sh!@holes most UN types come from, this ought to be either an improvement or feel just like home.
They should be grateful they're not back in their mud huts in the middle of a monsoon or broiling desert, pushing dirt around with sticks for a living. They don't do anything more useful than that at the UN, but the view's better.
To: BlueLancer
during the renovations. May I recommend this firm as the prime contractors for the renovation?
AB
To: NativeNewYorker
The rat hole will more than likely be repaired with, oh, say roughly $500,000,000.00 of American tax payer dollars.
Gar-on-teed...
To: NativeNewYorker
How about we evict all the occupants and tear the building down and not rebuild?
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