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North Korea, Politics, UN »

[5 Oct 2006 | Comments Off | 91 views]

If you haven’t read the book, Red Phoenix, I suggest you do it now because it’s about to happen for real to some extent, some quotes from the sites below:
The US:
“It can have a future or it can have these weapons,” said Chris Hill. “It cannot have both.”
South Korea:
“Our government clearly reconfirms our position that we will never accept North Korea’s possession of nuclear weapons,” spokesman Chu Gyu-ho said. “And we urge North Korea to immediately cancel their plan for a nuclear test.”
China:
North Korea’s announcement that it plans to carry …

Africa, Darfur, Politics, UN »

[5 Sep 2006 | One Comment | 108 views]

The UN is ineffective as usual. After the US brokered a Darfur peace deal in May, the UN promised to deliver a peacekeeping force to enforce the accord. Two month later, in typical UN fashion, no troops and no word if and when they will be deployed.
Why should you care? I’ll let the guys over at TCSDaily take this, since they’re professionals:
After the United States helped broker a Darfur peace deal in May, the United Nations promised to come to the rescue with a peacekeeping force capable of enforcing the …

Politics, Stupidity, UN »

[3 Sep 2006 | Comments Off | 92 views]

Instapundit.com:
SELF-DEFENSE IS NOT A RIGHT, according to a U.N. Report. David Hardy has some thoughts. “As might be expected from the source, the concept of ‘right’ is rather ineptly socialist: rights are what you may ask the government to do for you.”