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US raises the pressure on Annan's leadership
Financial Times ^ | Dec. 2, 2004 | Mark Turner and Guy Dinmore

Posted on 12/01/2004 7:39:41 PM PST by FairOpinion

The White House declined to express confidence on Wednesday in Kofi Annan's leadership as United Nations secretary general, on the day that a top Republican senator called on him to resign.

A senior White House official, asked whether Washington maintained its confidence in Mr Annan, would only refer to remarks made this week by John Danforth, the US ambassador to the UN. Mr Danforth had said: “I don't think that the US government rushes to judgment before all the facts are in.”

The lack of explicit endorsement fell far short of statements of support earlier this year when Mr Annan and his officials helped choose members of a sovereign Iraqi administration.

In recent weeks Republican legislators and rightwing media commentators have mounted a virulent attack on the UN's position on the war in Iraq and its alleged mismanagement of the multibillion-dollar oil-for-food programme.

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1. We should come out and express NO confidence in Annan.

2. The whole UN is corrupt and only gives legitimacy to anti-American nations, allowing them to band together against us.

3. Note the supposedly unbiased, highly regarded Financial Times reporting in the last paragraph of the excerpt "rightwing media commentators have mounted a virulent attack on the UN's position on the war in Iraq and its alleged mismanagement of the multibillion-dollar oil-for-food programme." -- the problem is NOT the "right wing commentators", the problem is the CORRUPT UN.

1 posted on 12/01/2004 7:39:42 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: FairOpinion

Some Rs are trying to pass a bill to withold funding to the UN :) i pray that this is the begining of a massive dismantling of the UN


2 posted on 12/01/2004 7:48:54 PM PST by DM1
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To: FairOpinion

You'll see bills in the House to cut the US contibution to the UN, AND also to refuse the $2 billion "loan" to the UN for their new building..KOfi is stiffing the House committee..and the House will NOT stand for it..He's made a big mistake..he doesn't understand that the House controls the $$


3 posted on 12/01/2004 7:50:15 PM PST by ken5050
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To: FairOpinion
He reminds me of Terry McCollough(sp) former chairman of the DNC. Kind of guy you like in the opposition. I say leave Annan in charge and he will bring down the UN quicker. He has made such a great start. Might even bring down Hillary if Mark Rich is deeply involved in the Food For Oil program. Parley
4 posted on 12/01/2004 7:50:37 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: FairOpinion
"We should come out and express NO confidence in Annan."

WHO IS THIS GUY, and how did he become Sec Gen? What could be so threatening that the U.S. wimps out at the thought confronting the massive oil-for-food corruption?

What am I missing?

5 posted on 12/01/2004 7:51:13 PM PST by steenkeenbadges
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To: FairOpinion
Take the money out of the UN and give it to the peace corp or something. It'll never happen though if it did I'd guarantee that the UN would move to Brussels the next year.
6 posted on 12/01/2004 7:56:59 PM PST by bahblahbah
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To: FairOpinion

"Note the supposedly unbiased, highly regarded Financial Times reporting in the last paragraph of the excerpt "rightwing media commentators have mounted a virulent attack on the UN's position on the war in Iraq and its alleged mismanagement of the multibillion-dollar oil-for-food programme." -- the problem is NOT the "right wing commentators", the problem is the CORRUPT UN."

FYI, the Financial Times is now a part of the NY Times or one of the British fishwrappers.


7 posted on 12/01/2004 7:59:31 PM PST by Chu Gary (USN Intel guy 1967 - 1970)
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To: FairOpinion

8 posted on 12/01/2004 8:05:52 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: steenkeenbadges
Kofi and FRiends Mysterious Journey

Out of Afrika to the Top of the UN Pile

An long but excellent New Yorker article by PHILIP GOUREVITCH, a profile of Kofi and his life and climb up the UN ladder of "leadership".

THE OPTIMIST -- Kofi Annan's U.N. has never been more important and more imperilled.

9 posted on 12/01/2004 8:07:11 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: FairOpinion
"US raises the pressure on Annan's leadership "

I predict that he does resign. I also predict that Bill Clinton is nominated to replace him as UN Secretary General, and the world will enthusiastically endorse Clinton's elevation.

Biblical end times, here we come ...

10 posted on 12/01/2004 8:15:20 PM PST by tom h
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To: FairOpinion
Favorite UN quote undated...

What would you do with the UN?
I think the UN should be dealt with in the spirit immortalized in the words of former UN Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick's deputy Charles Lichenstein. Shortly after the Soviets shot down KAL 007, murdering all those people, legislatures in New York and New Jersey denied Soviet aircraft landing rights. Some at the UN raised the question of whether that body should remove from the United States. And Lichenstein, fed up and in no mood for 'diplomacy', said, 'We will put no impediment in your way. The members of the US mission to the United Nations will be down at the dockside waving you a fond farewell as you sail off into the sunset.'

11 posted on 12/01/2004 8:17:21 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter
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'We will put no impediment in your way. The members of the US mission to the United Nations will be down at the dockside waving you a fond farewell as you sail off into the sunset.'

I love it.

12 posted on 12/01/2004 8:21:41 PM PST by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Arabiam Esse Delendam -- Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit)
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To: FairOpinion

Keep an eye on Jay Rockefeller. When he starts to go ballistic over this issue, it will be an indication that the UN is really starting to feel the heat.

The following info is from the link immediately below..

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/timeline/timeline3.html

1946

The Rockefellers offer the United Nations a tract of land on their Pocantico estate as a site for its headquarters. When that plan falls through, Nelson persuades John D. Rockefeller Jr. to purchase land on New York City's East River and donate it to the United Nations.

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000361

ROCKEFELLER, John Davison IV (Jay), (nephew of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, great-grandson of Nelson Aldrich, and son-in-law of Charles Harting Percy), a Senator from West Virginia; born in New York City, June 18, 1937; graduated, Phillips Academy, Exeter, N.H., 1954; graduated, Harvard University 1961; VISTA volunteer, Emmons, W. Va., 1964-1966; member, West Virginia house of delegates 1966-1968; secretary of State of West Virginia 1968-1972; president, West Virginia Wesleyan College 1973-1976; Governor of West Virginia 1977-1985; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1984 and reelected in 1990, 1996 and 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009; chair, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (One Hundred Third Congress, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]); vice-chair, Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Eighth Congress).


13 posted on 12/01/2004 8:24:49 PM PST by Dalite (If PRO is the opposite of CON, What is the opposite of PROgress? Go Figure....)
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To: tom h

There is no way on earth that the UN member nations will EVER agree to elect an American as Secretary General. Not even Bill Clinton, who managed to persuade people that he was "the first black president" and no doubt would tell the UN that he would be their first third-world Secretary General.

The nations of the world already think that the U.S. is too strong. To give them control of the UN administration as well would be simply inconceivable. As it is, U.S. citizens play a disproportionately small role in the paid U.N. bureaucracy.

As I've said before, it's similar to the rule that an American will never become Pope. The U.S. already controls an inordinate share of money, power, and influence in the Church. The Cardinals from other nations would never agree to let an American, no matter how qualified, take that office. If that is true, than it is much more true of the UN, where the organization is far more riddled with greed, corruption, and jealousy than the Church has ever been in its worst times.


14 posted on 12/01/2004 8:31:12 PM PST by Cicero (Nil illegitemus carborundum est)
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To: FairOpinion
These people are all so corrupt- Annan, Chirac, Putin e.t.c.

No wonder they were trying their best to prevent the U.S. from taking out Saddam. They were all on his payroll. Then they were pretty mad with GWB for cutting the gravy train, so they did their best to prevent his re-election.

15 posted on 12/01/2004 8:32:33 PM PST by Moorings
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To: FairOpinion

Guillermo expresses NO CONFIDENCE in the United Nations.


16 posted on 12/01/2004 8:33:29 PM PST by Guillermo (Michael Moore is fat)
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To: FairOpinion

Talking about getting rid of Annan is a waste of time. The US should get out of the UN and start another form of international democracies. Real ones that aren't on the dole of thugs.

Kofi Annan is nothing...it's the entire organization that needs to be replaced.


17 posted on 12/01/2004 8:33:55 PM PST by Fledermaus (Are we a nation divided? Yes. Is it Red-Blue? No. It's the Sane vs. the Insane Left!!!!!)
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To: tom h

No one from one the permanent UN member nations on the Security Council can serve as Secretary General.


18 posted on 12/01/2004 8:36:41 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat
Maybe Clinton could give up his US citizenship and become a citizen of Nauru. While he is at it, he can take Hillary with him.
19 posted on 12/01/2004 8:43:26 PM PST by Moorings
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To: Cicero

Interesting point -- but I would never put it past Clinton to somehow deny his fidelity to his country in order to achieve the only post on earth that sounds stronger than President. There is also no one else on earth who comes close to fulfilling the requirements for the "Father of all lies." We'll see.


20 posted on 12/01/2004 8:47:30 PM PST by tom h
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