If reality means anything (I’m not sure it does w/r/t the UN), Kofi’s goose should be cooked. My cynical side expects the usual double standard to come into play, however. The same crowd that thinks the “appearance of impropriety” at Haliburton is enough to force the resignation of Dick Cheney as Vice President will all man the ramparts to defend/minimize the actual impropriety of Kofi Annan. Even if Kofi is not directly responsible for any corruption, it’s hard for me to see how the organization can make any necessary reforms with him at the helm. I certainly hope I’m disappointed, but I believe the sportswriter Grantland Rice first opined that “the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.”

What the UN really needs is a Secretary General who is a hard-edged reformer and who has no expectation or desire for a further career — i.e., someone who has nothing to lose by goring any ox that happens to get in the way. Perhaps a receivership of sorts would be useful, with a SecGen appointed for a fixed term with no possibility of reappointment and a broad mandate to clean up the organization. Of course, that would take a political will that I expect is lacking almost everywhere: I doubt the US cares enough to clean house, the Europeans don’t want to upset the Third World Kleptocracies that are their emerging markets, and the Third World Kleptocracies want to keep robbing everyone else blind.

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But it is perhaps wrong however to vilify the U.N. for its institutional corruption. It is handicapped at every turn by its membership of institutionally corrupt and self interested states. Why should UN kleptocrats be expected to keep their fingers out of the till when the Al-Mada 270, including the French and Russian Governments, cannot?

The war in Iraq was a direct consequence of Saddams belief that the U.N. had been bought and paid for and that we and the Americans would lack the political willpower to bring him into compliance with his 1991 commitments by force without the approval of the UN.

Let us not forget that Oil-for-food was supposed to be a charitable undertaking and that the cash that was stolen was supposed to feed starving children. The estimated amount stolen equates to roughly $40,000 per (UN estimated) dead child. Those responsible should be pursued accordingly.

So are you going to do the honourable thing now Kofi? “Hell no!”.

The really frightening part is that they a deadly serious,they have the seriousness of a true believer.hey also have the vicarious altruistic willingness to sacrifice anyone else for their beliefs.Not unserious,dangerous.

Sadly true, I fear. About the best you can say about them is that they have a profound lack of seriousness.

Any huckster,mountebank,shyster or grifter spouting the true gospel can cut their purses and be exonerated for it,nay indeed, be applauded.

If reality means anything (I’m not sure it does w/r/t the UN), Kofi’s goose should be cooked. My cynical side expects the usual double standard to come into play, however. The same crowd that thinks the “appearance of impropriety” at Haliburton is enough to force the resignation of Dick Cheney as Vice President will all man the ramparts to defend/minimize the actual impropriety of Kofi Annan. Even if Kofi is not directly responsible for any corruption, it’s hard for me to see how the organization can make any necessary reforms with him at the helm. I certainly hope I’m disappointed, but I believe the sportswriter Grantland Rice first opined that “the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.”

What the UN really needs is a Secretary General who is a hard-edged reformer and who has no expectation or desire for a further career — i.e., someone who has nothing to lose by goring any ox that happens to get in the way. Perhaps a receivership of sorts would be useful, with a SecGen appointed for a fixed term with no possibility of reappointment and a broad mandate to clean up the organization. Of course, that would take a political will that I expect is lacking almost everywhere: I doubt the US cares enough to clean house, the Europeans don’t want to upset the Third World Kleptocracies that are their emerging markets, and the Third World Kleptocracies want to keep robbing everyone else blind.

Great job! Keep on it. I can hear the roaches scuttling from here.

A heavy wind is blowing on their house of cards, and the sooner it collapses the better.

And the thing is you have the perfect hat for it.

Also, hope you were not offended by my Hearst reference in the other thread. It was certainly made in jest.

Money down a rat hole.

Can’t wait to catch you on Kudlow, Roger!