Food Fight (UN employees on LOOTING Spree)

Time ^ | 5/3/03 | STEWART STOGEL/U.N.

[Libertina]

I keep searching for the HUMOR/SATIRE category listing... and ONLY served the main course! Shocking!

[visualops]

I'm hoping there'll be some coverage Sunday AM.

[abner]

Dad, you have to see this article!

[dufekin]

Why does ISRAEL still belong to the virulently and unabashedly anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish, and anti-Israeli organization, the United Nations?

[Flightdeck]

When the UN points at the US, they forget they have three fingers pointing back at themselves.

[Diddle E. Squat]

More UN integrity on display

[GeorgiaYankee]

Excuse me ... aren't these the same people WHO WERE SCREEMING AT US ABOUT THE LOOTING OF THE MUSEUM ...??

This is pathetic!
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They should be put in charge of the rebuilding of Iraq, they'd feel right at home!

[FreedomCalls]

They're exempt from sales tax too

What law gives them the right to be exempt from sales tax for crying out loud? That's outrageous.

[LaGrone]

UN composed of many countries with repressive governments. Now they are proven to be out and out thieves and crooks. Is it any wonder the UN has such a dismal record in dealing with world problems such as Iraq, Rawanda, Cambodia, the Balkans, and on and on?

And also is it any wonder most Americans want to scuttle the UN completely? Then New York can rent the space to givers instead of takers.

[Grampa Dave]

Great Point, and they will probably blame President Bush for the UN looting.

Excuse me ... aren't these the same people WHO WERE SCREEMING AT US ABOUT THE LOOTING OF THE MUSEUM ...??

[barker]

Hmmmm! If this story is real will they now shut up about the U.S. supposedly allowing looting of the Baghdad Museum?

[hellinahandcart]

I have no idea why they're exempt but they are, always have been as far as I know. Diplos and their spouses are exempt from sales tax in New York City. They have ID cards with a tax-exemption # on it, which they are supposed to present when buying anything. Hopefully before the cashier has already rung up the items *with* tax, as happened over and over with me.

They don't pay their parking tickets either, but they're not actually exempt from that. They just don't pay and not much can be done to them.

Did you see the SNL parody of the UN Security Council a few months back? The Chinese ambassador said "I propose we all take our stretch limousines over to Fifth Avenue and park perpendicular to the sidewalks!"

[Fraulein]

BTTT

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Excuse me ... aren't these the same people WHO WERE SCREEMING AT US ABOUT THE LOOTING OF THE MUSEUM ...??

Just Amazing! They are totally AMORAL!!!

[genefromjersey]

There's something I've been fantasizing about for a long time: Given the power, I would muster a battalion of Marines at the UN :armed,locked and loaded, bayonets fixed.

I would have a 2nd Battalion : heavily armed, and wearing MP gear, waiting outside with empty busses.

At my command ( seconded of course by most of us here )the troops would go from the top to the bottom of the UN, driving all occupants out at bayonet point.

Once outside, the occupants would be asked to show proof of diplomatic status. Those with DP status would be handcuffed on the spot, and bundled into the busses - after their ID cards were shredded , and they were advised of loss of status, and impending deportation.

The loaded busses would be driven in a heavily guarded convoy to McGuire AFB in NJ ( or Stewart AFB in Newburgh,NY ), where the (former) UN Diplomats would be hustled aboard converted cargo planes, and flown to an appropriate destination ( Belfast ? Mexico City ? Havana ?)

All those who had been "mere employees" at the UN, and who had US citizenship, would be handed the equivalent of one year's wages, and counselled to start looking for honest work. Those who were NOT US citizens, would be deported forthwith to their countries of origin, with the suggestion they seek termination benefits from their home nations.

Once the building had been emptied, cleaned, and de-odorized , it would be turned by SeaBees into the world's fanciest, and best equipped homeless shelter - with a special room reserved for Mayor Bloomberg.

Help me out here, Freepers !

Have I left anything out ?

Meds ! Meds ! Where are my meds ??

[sweetliberty]

The Clintons sure did their part to bring some class to this country didn't they? Problem is, it was all LOW class.

[keats5]

Lovin' it! Bump.

[maranatha]

I heard this on Fox News. Like someone said, I hope someone has pictures of this for the news, and I hope O'Reilly, et al report on this. I pray we and Israel get out of the UN and kick all those people out of our country.

[Fraulein]

You gotta read this!

[Fraulein]

BTTT