Isn't it ironic that the UN will whine and cry about the U.S. not adhering its charter when it suits them, but then it will become entirely charter illiterate when they want to use it as toilet paper!!! Come to think of it, maybe Kofi Annan should use the charter for toilet paper, that would be the closest that document has ever been to the human hemorrhoid's brain!
Nowhere in the charter does it grant the UN to assume ANY governmental authorities. Not for "blue helmet" BS, not for taxation, not even for overseeing the sea.
The UN's purpose and charter is legitimate, and if they would pull their lying tongues out of their brandy snifters long enough to sober up, they might wake up to that fact. A place for diplomats to get together to hash out international issues is both a really great idea and a necessity if we are going to survive.
Of course, they would rather play the blind, deaf and dumb card, claiming the Sudan is just a wild and crazy vacation spot, where no one would hurt a geno, much less commit genocide. They'd rather give Toronto a clean bill of health from SARS, for political instead of health reasons.
Smugly pointing their stubby little fingers at the U.S, they have spearheaded more failed "sanction" programs that target citizens while leaving despots to thrive.
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