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UN would be fine site for housing, Developers are eager
NY Sun Online and hard copy ^
| November 30, 2004
| Julie Satow
Posted on 11/30/2004 4:20:50 AM PST by syriacus
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I'd love to see it turned into a museum with historical exhibits about dictators, communism, and corrupt "world governments."
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posted on
11/30/2004 4:20:50 AM PST
by
syriacus
To: syriacus
The Holocaust Museum should be moved there too.
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posted on
11/30/2004 4:22:23 AM PST
by
thoughtomator
(The Era of Old Media is over! Long live the Pajamasphere!)
To: syriacus
"This site could fetch over $500 million, with residential and commercial developers alike foaming at the mouth to get what used to be an old pig farm," I wonder if the delegates from Islamic countries knew about that?
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posted on
11/30/2004 4:24:17 AM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
To: syriacus
Live there? Nope, too many bad vibes and evil spirits.
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posted on
11/30/2004 4:25:03 AM PST
by
mtbopfuyn
To: syriacus
This is an extremely valuable piece of property and would certainly be converted into residential space if the United Nations were to relocate,"Are any of the old German Federal Government buildings in Bonn available?
How about buildings in Annan's Ghana?
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posted on
11/30/2004 4:27:34 AM PST
by
syriacus
(Who wanted Margaret Hassan murdered? What did she know about the oil-for-food scandal?)
To: syriacus
Ttoss the U.N. out. they are worthless to us anyway.
To: syriacus
Another advantage is that since Europeans are reproducing well below the replacement rate, there should be plenty of cheap housing available in Europe in the next few decades. Without immigration the population of Europe is expected to decrease by 70 million people in the next 30 years.
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posted on
11/30/2004 4:33:28 AM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
To: syriacus
residential and commercial developers alike foaming at the mouth to get what used to be an old pig farm
Used to be? It still is as far as I can tell, with several massive troughs, including a now closed one marked 'Oil for Food'.
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posted on
11/30/2004 4:34:12 AM PST
by
tjwmason
("For he himself has said it, And it's greatly to his credit, That he is an Englishman!")
To: mtbopfuyn
"Live there? Nope, too many bad vibes and evil spirits."
Exactly.
What do you want to bet that the current "occupants" would trash the place once they recieved their eviction notice?
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posted on
11/30/2004 4:38:16 AM PST
by
Levante
To: tjwmason
To: Levante
Do you think they would take a chapter out of the Clinton white house exit plan?
To: FloridaEagle
Most definitely!
Especially (GAG) if Clinton is the SecGen!!!
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posted on
11/30/2004 4:53:34 AM PST
by
Levante
To: FloridaEagle
Do you think they would take a chapter out of the Clinton white house exit plan?As far as I'm concerned if they would just get the hell out of my beloved country, they can steal all the silver (and anything else they can carry away) from the UN complex with my blessing.
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posted on
11/30/2004 5:15:55 AM PST
by
Maceman
(Too nuanced for a bumper sticker)
To: syriacus
...what used to be an old pig farmThe UN is STILL a pig farm!
Get the UN out of the US & the US out of the UN!!
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posted on
11/30/2004 5:19:29 AM PST
by
texson66
("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
To: syriacus
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posted on
11/30/2004 5:22:48 AM PST
by
angkor
To: syriacus
According to the Sun's Sunday editorial, the U.N. building is falling apart (despite its historical landmark status) and in need of serious renovation.
The U.N. has apparently gained approval for a $1.2 billion loan from Washington, and they want to build a new 35-story building on the site to use during renovations of the old building.
New York apparently owns several adjacent buildings as part of U.N. Plaza, but the U.N. itself is sovereign territory, just like an embassy, and no one can really "kick the U.N. out."
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posted on
11/30/2004 5:29:03 AM PST
by
angkor
To: television is just wrong
Ttoss the U.N. out. they are worthless to us anyway. Well not quite worthless:
...the United States gives less money per capita than any other member nation. The U.S. share of the United Nations regular budget for 1999 was $298 million. This is the equivalent of $1.11 per citizen. The tiny island of San Marino pays $4.26 per citizen.
Additionally, the United Nations creates more money for U.S. companies and cities than the amount the U.S. government pays to the United Nations. The United Nations contributes $3.2 billion a year to the economy of New York City alone. Of the goods and services purchased by the United Nations system in 1997, U.S. companies received $404 million. United States citizens hold more United Nations staff jobs than any other country.
No doubt sending UN headquarters to Ghana or Germany would be a real economic boon to them.
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posted on
11/30/2004 5:30:30 AM PST
by
lucysmom
To: angkor
Thanks for pointing out the Sun's editorial from last Friday. We have the Sun delivered to our house, but I didn't read that issue.
"Suddenly people are thinking realistically about what would be the implications if the United Nations were forced out or just decamped for, say, France. And they are discovering that the implications would not be all that bad - indeed, could be quite positive."
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posted on
11/30/2004 5:50:42 AM PST
by
syriacus
(Who wanted Margaret Hassan murdered? What did she know about the oil-for-food scandal?)
To: lucysmom
Heroes of Turtle Bay The head of the state's UNDC, Roy Goodman, the former senator, notes that the U.N. is worth $2.5 billion a year to the city's economy - not counting the construction jobs that go with the proposed expansion. These are tempting arguments, but it is an analysis that is typically static. Mr. Goodman ignores the prospect that private enterprise making use of the same land on market terms could do more for the city than the United Nations. It's hard to see how it could do worse.
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posted on
11/30/2004 5:55:39 AM PST
by
syriacus
(Who wanted Margaret Hassan murdered? What did she know about the oil-for-food scandal?)
To: mtbopfuyn
Live there? Nope, too many bad vibes and evil spirits.
First, there would have to be an exorcism performed.LOL And then place a "Paddy Wagon" at the front door and evacuate the building. Otherwise, I think it's an excellent idea.
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posted on
11/30/2004 6:46:36 AM PST
by
kellynla
(U.S.M.C. 1st Battalion,5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Div. Viet Nam 69&70 Semper Fi)
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