To: sodpoodle
She may want, but she can’t. No SecGen can be from any of the WWII Allied powers.............
11 posted on
09/28/2011 9:02:12 AM PDT by
Red Badger
("Treason doth never prosper.... What's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.")
To: Red Badger
She may want, but she can’t. No SecGen can be from any of the WWII Allied powers.............Wrong, wrong,
wrong!
http://www.unelections.org/?q=node/71Traditionally, candidates from the Permanent Five members of the Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), are not considered for the position of Secretary-General to avoid further concentration of power within the UN. As with regional rotation, this is a matter of precedent and convention, rather than a written rule.It's one of the many "Gentleman's Agreements" at the UN.
54 posted on
09/28/2011 10:20:15 AM PDT by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: Red Badger
She may want, but she can’t. No SecGen can be from any of the WWII Allied powers............. Ah, so THAT would explain why Obama would be perfect for UN Secretary General since he's from Kenya.
61 posted on
09/28/2011 10:32:25 AM PDT by
COBOL2Java
(Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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