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U.N. TO USA: WE MUST ACT AS ONE
Reuters ^ | Sep 11, 2002 | Irwin Arieff

Posted on 09/11/2002 7:37:32 PM PDT by GaryMontana

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The world must act together against terrorism or put at risk everything the United Nations ( news - web sites) stands for, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan ( news - web sites) said on Wednesday, a year after the Sept. 11 attacks.

"There could be no greater affront to the spirit and purpose of the United Nations than the terrorist attacks of September 11," he told a solemn ceremony marking the anniversary, held in a garden at U.N. headquarters.

"Everything that we work for -- peace, development, health, freedom -- is damaged by this horror. Everything that we believe in -- respect for human life, justice, tolerance, pluralism and democracy -- is threatened by it. It must be defeated -- and it must be defeated by the world acting as one," he said.

Annan later was to address a special meeting of senior officials of the Security Council's 15 member-nations, along with Secretary of State Colin Powell ( news - web sites).

That meeting was to culminate in the adoption of a statement praising New York's determination "not to give in to terrorism" and vowing to "remain steadfast against the threat that endangers all that has been achieved (by the United Nations) and all that remains to be achieved."

"The world saw terrorists use civilian aircraft for mass murder. They struck at the ideals embodied in the Charter of the United Nations. The attacks challenged each member to rise to the task of defeating terrorism," a draft of the statement said.

Last year's hijack attack on the World Trade Center, only a few miles south of U.N. headquarters, fell just hours before the planned opening of the U.N. General Assembly's 56th annual session.

The session was promptly canceled and the compound -- home to the 190-nation assembly -- was evacuated shortly after the attacks and again the next day after officials received unidentified security threats.

Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden ( news - web sites), blamed by Washington for masterminding the Sept. 11 carnage, later singled out the United Nations in a videotaped message, blaming the world body for the 1948 creation of Israel and for pressuring Muslim Indonesia to give up largely Roman Catholic East Timor ( news - web sites).

Bin Laden in the tape called Annan a "criminal" and branded Muslims who cooperated with the world body as "infidels."

The U.N. compound was sealed off by New York police for months after the attacks, with sand-filled dump trucks blocking every access road to fend off car bombings.

Even today, trucks are barred from driving by the compound, although police enforcement of the dictum is not apparent.

Annan reminded U.N. staff that citizens of more than 90 nations lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center in which about 2,800 people died.

He said the ceremony demonstrated that the world body, like its New York home, was not an isolated enclave.

"Today we come together as a world community because we were attacked as a world community," he said. "May the memory of those who perished on September 11th serve to inspire a better, more just, more peaceful world for all


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To: T. P. Pole
Stick the UN offices there.

In white tents with red bulls-eyes on top.

21 posted on 09/11/2002 8:14:22 PM PDT by PhilDragoo
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To: Lord Basil
The U.S. finds the terrorists and then kills them. The U.N. can join the fight any time it wants.

That'll be the size of it.

22 posted on 09/11/2002 8:14:50 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: LasVegasMac
He can lead because he, of course, was educated on our dollar.

Mr. Annan was born in Kumasi, Ghana, on 8 April 1938. He studied at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi and completed his undergraduate work in economics at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A., in 1961. From 1961 to 1962, he undertook graduate studies in economics at the Institut universitaire des hautes études internationales in Geneva. As a 1971-1972 Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Annan received a Master of Science degree in management.

Nice to know he is a bigger parasite than most.

23 posted on 09/11/2002 8:15:32 PM PDT by Benrand
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To: T. P. Pole
Then inspiration struck. Stick the UN offices there. That might change their minds on this whole mess.

That, sir, is a brilliant idea!

24 posted on 09/11/2002 8:17:15 PM PDT by Skwidd
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To: GaryMontana
You forgot to add: "Charge Mexico for all costs associated with illegal Mexican immigrants. (that border will be shut down immediately by Mexico)
25 posted on 09/11/2002 8:20:20 PM PDT by Mark Felton
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To: GaryMontana
Annan is a pathetic hypocrite. He despises our country and has gone well out of his way to attempt to usurp our authority and our sovereignty time after time after time after time after.................

In short, f**k 'im.......and f**k the so-called U.N.

26 posted on 09/11/2002 8:23:30 PM PDT by RightOnline
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To: GaryMontana
I'll quibble with a point or two, but otherwise, you'd get my vote.
27 posted on 09/11/2002 8:27:16 PM PDT by RightOnline
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To: GaryMontana; Carry_Okie; Boot Hill; snopercod; farmfriend; All
"Everything that we work for -- peace, development, health, freedom -- is damaged by this horror."

Wait a minute!!! "Development?" No way!!!

What happened to your ignorant "Agenda 21" and "Sustainable Development" bull scat???

The only thing you pencil necked geeks are interested in are "Sustainable Socialist Lies!"

28 posted on 09/11/2002 8:29:40 PM PDT by SierraWasp
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To: GaryMontana
Well, if we're the ones controlling the oil fields, it would make sense to keep the WTO and NAFTA, because the price of oil we'd be giving to ourselves would mean we'd kill the rest of the world in manufacturing. (By the way, GATT is the WTO now.)
29 posted on 09/11/2002 8:29:41 PM PDT by July 4th
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To: Benrand
Impressive credentials for Mr. Expresso, indeed.

I wonder 1) why he has not done more for his country and 2) what drugs he is taking to manifest the delusions he is having - specifically, that he even remotely understands world politics / economics, etc.

Ask the next 10 people you meet this question, "If I say 'Ghana', what comes to mind?"

Yes, it sucks that our tax dollars paid for this waste.

LVM

30 posted on 09/11/2002 8:31:30 PM PDT by LasVegasMac
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To: Caligirl for Bush
Hey Kofi: American Answer: Kiss My A$$! US OUT OF UN BUMP!

I'll BUMP to that!!!!

31 posted on 09/11/2002 8:34:32 PM PDT by NRA2BFree
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To: GaryMontana
You've got my vote !
32 posted on 09/11/2002 8:34:50 PM PDT by Faithfull
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To: GaryMontana
So will the UN act like us and start holding evil people accountable and actually win a military victory. Or..will we act like the UN and retreat at the first site of a camel. Those seem like the only choices for us to act as "one".

33 posted on 09/11/2002 8:35:07 PM PDT by Naspino
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To: RightOnline
Hire one of those dynamite demolition crews and level the UN building durring a general session!
34 posted on 09/11/2002 8:37:02 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: GaryMontana
"put at risk everything the United Nations stands for"

You mean like"

* Terrorism
* Crime
* Corruption
* Murder
* Anti-Americanism
* Anti-Gun Rights
* Socialism / Communism
* and on and on and on...(please feel free to add more)

35 posted on 09/11/2002 8:38:10 PM PDT by Enemy Of The State
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To: LasVegasMac
If I'm not mistaken that's the same Sloan who built GM.

How friggin ironic. A MS in management...LOL.

36 posted on 09/11/2002 8:38:22 PM PDT by Benrand
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The world must act together against terrorism

In other words the world must act in unison and come up with a do nothing plan that will make the liberals feel good about themselves and accomplish nothing. This plays right into the hands of Saddam, he must have a smile on his face after reading this article. And I'm sure he'll have a smile on his face after listening to Kofi Annan's speech he plans on giving tomorrow. I just hope and pray that he has the look of fear on his face after he finishes digesting what Bush says to the UN.

37 posted on 09/11/2002 8:38:23 PM PDT by Terp
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To: GaryMontana
Why we haven't asked them to relocate to their beloved EU is beyond me. Just leave. I can't stand the U.N. The destroy every nation they touch and steal from the nations that produce in this world.
38 posted on 09/11/2002 8:39:15 PM PDT by Nuke'm Glowing
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To: GaryMontana
I have to agree with all of your planks... almost :) 11. Charge Europe $60.00 a per barrel for not going along with us. Exclude the Brits from this and charge the French double for liberating them again.... Yet again... and then I will vote for you for Senate.
39 posted on 09/11/2002 8:39:42 PM PDT by SpottedBeaver
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To: GaryMontana
The world must act

You see, this is the problem Kofi, when it comes to dictatorial tyrants the term "act" and the term "U.N." are mutually exclusive.

40 posted on 09/11/2002 8:42:01 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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