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United Nations boss Ban Ki-moon and his top deputies gathered in secret last year to chart the future course of humanity through “sustainable development,” a controversial concept the UN equates with “saving the planet” in what would ultimately entail a radical and complete transformation of human civilization. But even though the erection of a global so-called “green-economy” regime is a top UN priority, leaked minutes of the meeting revealed that the term itself remains undefined. The closed-door session, held last October in Long Island, focused mainly on using the upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UN CSD) in Rio de...

CNSNews.com) – An African foreign minister told the United Nations General Assembly on Monday that governments arising from coups should be denied recognition and banned from participating in any U.N. institutions. Namibian Foreign Minister Marco Hausiku was addressing a gathering in New York chaired by a man whose government seized power in a coup four decades ago. At least 12 other governments in the chamber came to office in the same way. Hausiku’s comments came three days after African representatives called for a vote to prevent Madagascar’s self-proclaimed leader, Andry Rajoelina, from addressing the General Assembly session. Madagascar’s elected president...

Get out of the UN, start over Paul Weyrich December 6, 2004 I knew Jack Danforth when he was in the United States Senate, he served eighteen years. First elected in 1976, his final race in 1988 was as nasty as they come. Indeed, he considered running for a fourth term in 1994, and I discussed steps we might take to inoculate him against the nasty charges liberals in his State of Missouri tend to make against center-right Senate candidates. He finally decided that he just couldn't stomach another campaign. He retired and former Governor John Ashcroft was elected to...