The National today (Monday March 28) has a very very interesting documentary about the Oil for Food program. Who speicifically benefitted from it (including French Pres. Jaques Chirac) what the UN and US position on it was at the time…. and others. If you’d like to see someone sweat, watch for the interview with one …
Category Archives: UN
Kofi Annan releases report on UN Reform
Kofi Annan has finally released his report and recommendations on how to go about reforming the United Nations. I’m in the process of looking through it. It’s, of course, very large. But already I see encouraging facets to the recommendations. Even if they may not go far enough, they are definitely going in the right …
Freedom and Democracy… our way.
As the 2nd term of President George Bush gets revved up, it is becoming more and more clear that there will be less and less constructive dialogue coming out of the White House. Our strength as a nation-state will continue to be challenged by those who employ a strategy of the weak, using international fora, …