why has there been so little of an outcry over this horrific scandal? The extent to which the corruption within the UN and the governments of foreign nations is disgusting. Everyone involved needs to be held accountable and kofi annan needs to step down.
Probably because Bush has labeled the UN as irrevelent, so who cares? Fox has been trying to cover it, but the story just doesn't seem to be taking. The election stuff has the media's attention right now.
Start with the corruption in OUR government, the very corruption that exposed itself clearly wiretapping, intimidating and manipulating the decisionmaking processes of the UN in the run up to our illegal war. The very scandal which showed clearly that good faith was never Washington's intention in going to the UN but merely a contrived stopgap to undermine its organs , its legitimate authority according the resolution mandates and its integrity. All in order to beligerently pursue a war that was intended to go ahead regardless. That you continue to endorse it and point the finger at everyone else when WE are the antagonists and expansionistic warmakers, shows a totally unquestioning sockpuppet for administration PR and spin you truly are. I suspect when they stuff a rifle in your hands and tell you to kill and maim and rape and torture to "preserve the American Way", youll either finally wake up and shit yourself or get off on it. Youve actually shown quite the penchant for becoming a rabid, no questions asked little psychopath for the oil and gas boys.
I hope the U.N. get's the same treatement we give Mobil and Texaco.... oh, wait, 10-1 nothing happens to Mobil or Texaco.
Good point. I worry more about the people in my own country that need to be held accountable for their actions. We've got our own fish to fry.
This is silly. Bush has nothing to do with this, so leave him out. If we are to have any faith in the UN, ever, corruption needs to be removed not only from the UN but from foreign governments. Many people benefited while iraqis starved and did without medical supplies. This is gross, and for people to disregard it shows a disrespect for the rule of law and the suffering of those who did without so a few greedy people could buy another yacht. Licherish, as always, you are the master at saying a lot and saying absolutely nothing at the same time.
I believe his point was that it's a little hypocritical for our administration to accuse the UN of being "corrupt" ...
It would be good if the U.S. and its allies (what's left of them) would sign an international agreement stating that they won't deal with people like Saddam in the future. Everyone including the UN got a piece of the cake. Now, all of these countries are blaming each other for the mess.
The Bush Admin didn't call the UN corrupt, I (and many others) did. I also think the Bush admin is corrupt. But just because one is corrupt doesn't excuse the other. To say "well the US government is corrupt so it must be OK for the UN to exploit programs which should be helping poor Iraqis" is stupid.
