THE SPINE SEPTEMBER 22, 2006
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Poor Darfur. The African Union (AU) will stay in the region. Many people around the world will then think that there is a robust peacekeeping force preventing the Sudanese military and its bloody Janjaweed allies from murdering their designated enemies, the black Muslims of Sudan. The AU says they will only be there until a U.N. mobilization arrives, better equipped and with more soldiers. This is a fantasy that will never happen, and both the AU and the United Nations know it. The Khartoum government won't allow them to enter the country. And the United Nations, which could force its way in, won't. This is another grand success of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, corrupt, deceitful, and weak-spined. He is, after all, the man who stood with hands folded while Rwanda and Bosnia were drowning in blood. Thank God we will be seeing his mug only until the end of the year. And then, will we get another high-speaking cynic?
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"This is a fantasy that will never happen" The people in Darfur are royally screwed. The EU nations could care less. A disingenuous pacifism underpins their political institutions. No European leader dares risks having body bags being shipped from Darfur. Might the USA do something? Let's get real. The Democratic Party stands in the way. Please note how it has filth and slimed President Bush for liberating the Iraqi people. Marty Peretz wants to remain a Democrat and do something for the victims of Darfur. Well, that simply doesn't make any sense. The United Nations was rendered mostly useless when it allow non-Democratic countries to join. Alger Hiss and his buddies had a lot ot do with this nonsense. They wanted to make sure the Soviet Union had a place at the table. It's been downhill ever since.
- thomsondavid
September 22, 2006 at 4:16pm
I vote for Tony Blair as the next Secretary General.
- perseus353
September 23, 2006 at 6:00am