Pirate's Cove

So, we have all the violence in Tibet, the crackdowns and human rights offenses by China, yet, not a peep from the United Nations. But a movie sends them into hissy fits

Secretary-General today led a chorus of United Nations condemnation of the Internet broadcast of a video made by the Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, describing it as “offensively anti-Islamic,” while he also called on those upset by the film to remain calm.

In a statement issued by his spokesperson after last night’s airing of the film, entitled Fitna, Mr. Ban said “there is no justification for hate speech or incitement to violence. The right of free expression is not at stake here.

“I acknowledge the efforts of the Dutch Government to stop the broadcast of this film and appeal for calm to those understandably offended by it. Freedom must always be accompanied by social responsibility.”

Hmm, I suppose we could think that Ban Moon-Ki is just a-scared of Islamics running hog wild and creating mayhem, violence, and murder, as they typically do in situations as this. But, more then likely, it is just PC run amock by people whose britches have gotten way too big.

Interestingly, in that final paragraph I excerpted, we have the General Secretary of the United Nations calling for censorship.

Curt at Flopping Aces: No opinion from the SG about the hate speech depicted in the film, guess that will come at a later date…..

The American Thinker: Oddly he was talking about the movie, not the Islamic violence portrayed in it, or that which is feared in response to it. In doing so, Ban places the UN at the head of the Islamic mobs which do indeed put the right of free expression at stake here.

I guess John McCain is right about needing to replace the United Nations.