The UN Springs To Action

The Diplomad has several good entries on the tsunami disaster relief, there’s no point linking to a single one. Just read all the way down. This bit though, cuts to the chase – in response to criticism of the US by former British International Development Secretary Clare Short that “Only really the UN can do that job, It is the only body that has the moral authority.”;

Do I really need to say anything more? “Only really the UN can do the job?” We have US C-130s flying in and out here dropping off heaps of supplies; US choppers arrive today; USAID is doing a knock-out job of marshalling and coordinating US and local resources to deliver real assistance to real people. The Aussies have planes and troops delivering stuff; even the Indians have goods on the way. The UN? Nowhere to be seen. OK, I’m not being fair. Last night they played host to a big “coordination” meeting of donors to announce that the UNDP has another large “assessment and coordination team” team arriving. Our USAID guys, who’ve been working 18-20 hrs/ day, came back furious from this meeting saying everybody would be dead if the delivery of aid waited for the UN to set up shop and begin “coordinating.” The UN types are upset with the US, Ms. Short, dear, not because we’re undermining them but because we’re showing them up as totally inept.

Which reminds me – any word yet from our Canadian 12-member “reconnaissance team” ?

10 Replies to “The UN Springs To Action”

  1. I’m sure the Canadian Rapid Deploy Team is a bit too proud to hitch a ride with the American C-130. Too bad, they don’t actually have their own plane.

  2. Some editor thought that Short’s comments deserved pubication. Some editors are stupid.

  3. Its not surprising to see this responce from the UN after reading some of the other stuff about them I am just surprised Paul Martin made a decision without their approval

  4. I see China has upped their anti to $60.5 million in aid to the flood victims. I would imagine that the $54.milion Canada has been sending China this past few years will help them do that, and when asked by a Conservative MP in the House six weeks ago, “why are we sending the rich China $54. milllion dollars every year ?” Aileen Carrol ( one of the greatest supporters of Marxism in my opinion )the Minister, replied in as many words ” because they need it “!. Oh Aileen baby loves giving away hard earned tax payers money like it was her own, she is a disgrace, but then LIBERALISM is a mental disease so what can we expect?
    Happy New Year all, and thank you Kate for a whole bunch of wonderful work, us Vets sure appreciate what you are trying to do.
    Steve:

  5. By the way to add insult to injury, China purportely gives North Korea $1.2 Billion dollars in foreign aid, so they could sure Canada’s 54 million to help them out, is that what is called sharing the wealth, or sharing “Canada’s” wealth? How much does Canada ship over to North Korea, maybe someone can research?
    Happy New Year again. Thank God for Aileen Carrol, I don’t know how the world could get along without her!( With our money !)
    Steve: ww 2 vet Parksville BC.

  6. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REICH WHINGERS
    Reich Whinge Hate Speech/Crime from the small dead mind of Kate McMillan.

    Laurence Simon has a devastatingly cruel – and apt – obituary for an outspoken apologist of terrorism.
    �The breast cancer cells that killed Susan Sontag were not cowards or an �evil� disease attacking an individual human being. No, they were the bravest of cells, attacking Susan from within at high risk to their own existence, uprising and resisting the constant bombardment from the so-called �brave� medical practicioners bathing her in radiation and chemotherapy. These so-called curatives were nothing more than genocidal technological campaigns waged against the livelihood of these innocent cancer cells, and these treatments slaughtered these cancer cells that had just as much a right to live and go about their business as any other of the cells in Susan�s body.�
    Ouch.

    This is the face of modern Kon-servatism. The Reich Whingers (aka Rubes) are now so filled with hate that even upon the death of a learned political adversary they continue to vomit all over them. And for what? Did this person murder or even mistreat people? Did she lie to the world to invade a soveriegn country to steal their oil? No, she simply voiced an opinion that the Reich Whingers didn�t like and didn�t conform to their small-minded hate. For this reason alone she is demonized even beyond the grave in a manner similar to the way the Reich Whingers reacted to the tragic and atrocious death of Rachel Corrie; another heroic, selfless person who helped the victims of Zionism and caused no harm to anyone.
    It�s truely sad that the Reich Whingers have become so bitter and demented that they insist on pissing on the grave of their intellectual superiors. Is there a better reason to keep them out of power in Canada. And everywhere else.
    cc Ted Rall

  7. This Robert McClelland person is a joke, if the Coalition of the willing only wanted oil, why didn’t they just keep Kuwait, and the Oil that is in Iraq is paying off the war, and Iraq’s cost of living. A sick , sick arguement to try to throw in the “oil”card. That arguement has been styffled a long time ago. This “mouth” that you are defending was killing people alright,helping to give comfort to the enemy with her big fat lying mouth running down everything about the US, the war in Iraq, but she sure liked the Yankee dollar. You sound to me like the run of the mill mentally ill, derainged LIBERALS, and because LIBERALISM is a brain disease for too many, I will forgive you your inane statements. We need your type to remind us who our enemy is, and looks like, they come in many flavours and colours, obviously yours is Yellow with overtones of demensia.
    Happy New Year, keep on a “Mumbling”!
    Steve: ww 2 vet.

  8. Robert is a very gifted satirist – his schtick is to surf through the right-leaning blogs in his persona as Moonbat McClelland…. he’s become very good at poking fun at the left.
    Bravo! Robert!

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