Posted on 10/21/2004 12:00:27 PM PDT by tmp02
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has set his sights on becoming U.N. secretary-general. A Clinton insider and a senior U.N. source have told United Press International the 56-year-old former president would like to be named leader of the world body when Kofi Annan's term ends early in 2006.
"He definitely wants to do it," the Clinton insider said this week.
A Clinton candidacy is likely to receive overwhelming support from U.N. member states, particularly the Third World. Diplomats in Washington say Clinton would galvanize the United Nations and give an enormous boost to its prestige. But the former president's hopes hang on a crucial question that will not be addressed until after the presidential elections: can he get the support of the U.S. government -- a prerequisite for nomination?
The political wisdom is that a second George W. Bush presidency would cut him off at the pass. The notion of Clinton looming large in the international arena from "the glass tower" in New York would be intolerable to the Bush White House. If Democratic candidate, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., wins on Nov. 2 the prospect of Clinton as secretary-general won't exactly be welcome either, but Kerry would find it much harder -- if not impossible -- to go against it.
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Like we didn't see THIS one coming...
Can you imagine the crap he could get away with in this gig?
I thought the Secretary General cannot be from a permanent member of the Security Council, thus he is ineligible.
I thought members of the Security Council could not have the Secretary-General Position at the U.N.
Then he can return much of the US to the native americans.
Talk about putting the FOX in charhe of the Henhouse !!
He would really be able to display and exercise his hatred of America from way up on high. The Beast assumes the throne !!
Never say Head around Bill Clinton.
Armagedon... Kerry and Clinton together with Hillary on the Bench and Jimmy Carter monitoring it all ???
Somehow, a headline with words that include BILL CLINTON....WANTS....HEAD is not surprising.
Daniel 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
I get the feeling his tenure would be short-lived.
Bill Clinton is the Anti-Christ!
Does the phrase "Because I could" sound familiar?
With GWB in the Oval Office, Clinton won't have a prayer, even if he were to "lower himself" to ask God.
.....would he then be President of the World?
Bill Clinton is a liar, a cheater and an adulterer. Every time I see him on tv people seem to be idolizing him. What in the hell is this world coming to? What on earth makes this man worthy of anybody's praise??
He would demand his own bevy of 72 Virgins from each country, with knee pads !
A likely counter would be renouncing his US citizenship and declaring himself the First World Citizen. That's Antichrist stuff. Nah, too obvious.
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