For many reasons we know – Oil for Food, pathetic inaction on Darfur, the Durban Festival of Racism, “peacekeeping” sex scandals, persistent bias in favor of fascist states, etc., ad nauseum – the United Nations has fallen deeper and deeper into disrepute. Now – for those same reasons I imagine – Israel has indicated that if peacekeepers are to be installed on their Lebanese border, they must come from NATO, not the UN. Who can blame the Israelis? The last time UN troops were on their Lebanese border, they were all but accomplices to Hezbollah. If NATO does end up doing this job, it will be another – and especially withering – nail in the United Nations’ coffin, driving the organization further into irrelevance. Perhaps we should call the UN Kofi’s Koffin because – although others may have created the original conditions – he, more than anyone, allowed this to happen, a destroyer of dreams.
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1. Laurence Simon:It kinda makes you wonder what tool they will replace him with.
Where’a Jan Egeland from? He’s both ineffective and self-hating with regards to his Western roots, big profile after post-tsunami and now Lebanon.
Jul 24, 2006 - 8:37 am 2. DanM:Mr. Egeland might have an aid racket going. He seems to have gotten a percentage of the 33% overhead that the U.N. charged for “Tsunami Aid”. I’ll try to find a link. This was heard on Fox, so… consider the source. Next to Roger, Fox has a real issue with the UN (Roger – you have every right to slam the UN – we’re with ya’)
Jul 24, 2006 - 8:56 am 3. Eric Akawie:…is right now.
Jul 24, 2006 - 8:59 am 4. jedrury:The Israelis are the only true realists when it comes to their survival. They know a chump when they see him and they know what works as a barrier. If the NATO demand is met, this will
be a very positive Bush/Rice success story which of course they will not get credit for.
Where are the NATO aliies on this one? Is Merkel and Blair aboard and what about the old naysayer himself, Chirac? All remains to be seen.
Jul 24, 2006 - 10:14 am 5. Barbara Skolaut:“United Nations’ coffin”
Bury it extra-deep – with a stake through its heart.
Jul 24, 2006 - 11:44 am 6. JD in Oslo:Laurence, as a Norwegian, I hate to have to tell you that Jan Egeland is a Norwegian. Thank God we’re not all like him!
Jul 24, 2006 - 12:29 pm 7. Ron:Now I’m looking forward to read what DanM can dig up.
This one will make you cry. http://www.washingtontimes.com/business/20060724-122242-7824r.htm China is now drilling for oil 60 miles from the Florida coast. Has our elected officials lost their minds.
“Cuba drills for oil off Florida
Jul 24, 2006 - 12:30 pm 8. Steve M:By Patrice Hill
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
July 24, 2006″
Now this will surprise you…
Jan Egeland blasts Hizbollah
Jul 25, 2006 - 3:29 am 9. Andy Freeman:As folks in the Balkans found when the Dutch stood by while various genocides occurred, NATO protection isn’t all that effective.
I wonder if the Israelis are confused about the utility of NATO (the not-US part is better than the UN, but that’s a low bar) or are using NATO as code for “the US”.
Jul 25, 2006 - 8:11 am