North Korea and US commit to Nuclear free Peninsula

It’s all over the newswires today so pick your source… the crux is that there has been a “breakthrough” in 6 party talks with North Korea which has resulted in an agreement for NK to give up its’ nuclear arms ambitions permanently and rejoin the NPT. The US has in turn agreed that it will …

Political Inertia is killing the UN.. and a Hockey Analogy

If you frequent my site you may have been somewhat surprised at the lack of coverage of the UN Super-Summit this past week. I have talked a little about it here but that was before the Summit began. The reason I have not is because there isn’t much to report. And frankly, I’m disappointed about …

Kofi Annan takes fall for UN

Here’s something you don’t see everyday… Updated! See Bottom A “leader” taking the hit for his own transgressions, and that of his organization. Before I start, I want to make one thing clear, this post has two parts. They are equal in value and equal in their criticism towards the two “leaders”. Just to make …