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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Kofi Annan is nothing...you said it ..Who the hell is this ignorant socialist anyway ? Another slimeball with his hand in the cookie jar ..Not exactly an articulate man from anything i ever see and heard from him.
I have looked in the charter, articles and bylaws of the UN and I can't find where that is written. I do believe you, but I want to see it in the charter or something. And, who's to say that the UN just doesn't amend the charter.
And, what if Clinton renounces his citizenship? Would he qualify then?
Oh, and by the way, about all the $$ we give to the U.N.fit for humanity? Time to turn OFF the spigot!
They would welcome "global village Klinton" I assure you they would ..Imagine him in the UN and his bitch wife in the White House too ? End times for real ...
"Keep an eye on Jay Rockefeller. When he starts to go ballistic over this issue..."
Do you have any reason to believe that Jay Rockefeller cares about this issue, or would criticize the UN?
Klinton has all the requirements too..Anti American , socialist , crook , womanizer . Ever see those holy Muslims loose in NY City after a UN meeting . I have ..Best nightclubs, call girls , lots of coke and massive bar tabs.Next day , back to facing Mecca. This is the truth by the way ....Move the UN to Iceland and see who shows up for work anymore..Half of them are there for the NY City night life.
This organization tries its best to work against the U.S. every way they can. They have an agenda that is totally against everything that we stand for. All the while taking our money.
I find it a bit ironic that the oil for food crime was only found because we went to Iraq (although it was probably suspected before that). We are freeing millions of people from torture and fear, people who never saw a dime of the money that was supposed to go to THEM. We're finding plenty of WMD, alright! Oh.... lookee here! The U.N. has it's own weapon! Fancy that!
That's Terry "McAuliffe", present head of the DNC.
Try to stay current.
I was told this by the tour guide at the UN when I visited New York some years back -- maybe she was wrong.
yap time for regime change in the un that is for sure
there is only one thing that could fix the united nations would be to kick out all representitives from states with dictatorships, kings, or any other non democratic form of leadership. then make subject the officials to stringent anti-corruption measures including monitoring their lifestyles and all money given to them for anything.
At least not a loyal American........but maybe slick willy would be considered by the UN member nations.
He was a FOB.
Hmmm.... YOu may be on to something...
I've been trying to finger out how we can get *out* of that infernal, used up, useless, has-been, obsolete, washed out, POS organization in a "graceful" manner.
Just resigning won't work; it's too much of a political hot potato. I've been thinking maybe we could get them to throw us out... but even that would cause headaches for a sitting President.
What we need is a incremental, gradualist solution - and your suggestion here may just be the beginning of one. If we can set a precedent for not funding them at some point, then we can build on the precedent and eventually cut their water off... maybe...
(I can dream, can't I?)
Coffee Cup Anal is up to his eyeballs in a heap o trouble...I must admit he hides the guilt very well.....
You know, when you have incompetant foolish jackass loser leaders like Kofi MF'n Annan, they are much easier to keep track of and his loose lips probably relayed so much easy information for the US intelligence services to get that he still doesn't understand that we continue to recieve classified info about the world dictators that he and his son supports. In other words, he is a dupe-sucker.
You are correct, it is not a wriiten rule, and there is nothing in the rules to prevent it.
However, there is an "understanding" that such an event is unnaceptable to the General Assembly, which actually confirms the SG.
And I don't like it one little bit.
As for clinton (small c) becoming our nominee, that is just a fable running around the net, and proobably promoted by the MSM, as well.
There would be zero benefit to this administration to giving clinton a world stage and bully pulpit to bash president Bush, and to prepare for his return to the White House.
Yes, I wrote "his," since, IMO, that is the major driving force behind her eventual run.
And all of the dims and the MSM will hail his return as the 2nd coming of the Messiah.
Does anyone know how much money total we have dumped into the UN since its inception?
Thanks for the link Norm. I will read it this weekend. I too have been wondering WHO is this guy and why are we putting up with him?!
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