February 23, 2009 – 7:26 pm
And all this follow on the heels of the Obama admin. throwing Israel under the bus at the Durban II “anti-racism” conference The United States plans to pledge more than $900 million to help rebuild Gaza after Israel’s invasion and strengthen the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, a U.S. official said on Monday. The money will be […]
January 13, 2009 – 12:15 pm
I wonder what the crapweasels at the U.N. are up to? Last May the United Nations broke ground on a $300 $149.5 million, 175,000-square-foot building on the North Lawn of its property on the East River, to house the Security Council, the U.N. conference organizations, the General Assembly and the organization’s eclectic art collection. Yet […]
January 9, 2009 – 8:57 am
Surrendie would have much preferred covering the Jimmy Carter (hearts) Hamas story from yesterday, but, the United Nations’ and CNN’s pro-Hamas stance works, too: Israel brushes off U.N. cease-fire resolution Israel continued its offensive in Gaza on Friday, hitting more than 50 targets, despite the U.N. Security Council’s call for an immediate cease-fire. Prime Minister […]
January 1, 2009 – 9:19 am
And you know what the United friggin’ Nations is doing to mark 2009? In his New Year’s message to Koreans, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the Korean government to take a more active role in global efforts to tackle climate change. Ban stressed that this is the UN Year of Climate Change, urging […]
December 8, 2008 – 8:06 am
Anyone who thinks most of the money would be used for its intended purpose (not to mention how much would end up in the pockets of UN employees), raise your hand The U.N. climate change organization has said the world’s poor countries will need $130 billion dollars a year by 2030 to help them adapt […]
December 2, 2008 – 8:31 am
Let’s bring the quote out again, shall we? “In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality. And the Category 5 denial is an enormous obstacle to any discussion of solutions. Nobody is interested in solutions if they don’t think there’s a problem. Given that starting point, I believe […]
November 25, 2008 – 9:21 am
But not completely gone A United Nations committee has passed a controversial “defamation of religions†draft resolution but, amid freedom of expression concerns, the measure looks set to get less support when it comes to a final vote next month, than in previous years. Monday’s vote in the General Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with […]
November 19, 2008 – 8:17 am
Surprise! Somali pirates struck again yesterday, seizing an Iranian cargo ship holding 30,000 tonnes of grain, as the world’s governments and navies pronounced themselves powerless against this new threat to global trade. Admiral Michael Mullen, the US military chief, pronounced himself stunned by the pirates’ reach after their capture of the supertanker Sirius Star and […]
October 26, 2008 – 9:35 am
Yeah, pretty easy to guess. They even use a word that is verbotin in Liberal World in describing their hope for change There are no “Obama 2008” buttons, banners or T-shirts visible here at U.N. headquarters, but it might be difficult to find a sliver of territory in the United States more enthusiastic over the prospect of the […]
June 7, 2008 – 7:32 am
Well, it is about damned time the United States did this (Reuters) The United States has quietly informed Western allies of its intention to walk away from the U.N. Human Rights Council, diplomatic sources said on Friday. The U.S. delegation has observer status, with the right to speak, in the 47-member state forum, which meets […]
