Turtle Bay rocked by earthquake
Culminating years of frustration with the performance and behavior of the United Nations, the House voted Friday to slash U.S. contributions to the world body if it does not substantially change the way it operates.
The 221-184 vote, which came despite a Bush administration warning that such a move could actually sabotage reform efforts, was a strong signal from Congress that a policy of persuasion wasn’t enough to straighten out the U.N.
“We have had enough waivers, enough resolutions, enough statements,” said House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde, R-Ill., the author of the legislation. “It’s time we had some teeth in reform.”
The legislation would withhold half of U.S. dues to the U.N.’s general budget if the organization did not meet a list of demands for change. Failure to comply would also result in U.S. refusal to support expanded and new peacekeeping missions. The bill’s prospects in the Senate are uncertain.
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During the two days of debate, legislators discussed the seating of such human rights abusers as Cuba and Sudan on the U.N. Commission on Human Rights and the oil-for-food program that became a source of up to $10 billion in illicit revenue for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., won backing for an amendment under which the United States would use its influence to ensure that any member engaged in acts of genocide or crimes against humanity would lose its U.N. membership and face arms and trade embargoes.
Hyde was joined by lawmakers with a litany of complaints against what they said was the U.N.’s lavish spending, its coddling of rogue regimes, its anti-America, anti-Israel bias and recent scandals such as the mismanagement of the oil-for-food program in Iraq and the sexual misconduct of peacekeepers.
I wonder if this will finally force the end of the Canadian MSM embargo on the oil-for-food investigation – it’s going to be a delicate tap dance to bash the US for “failing to live up to it’s responsibility to the UN” while continuing to ignore the massive corruption and excess that has become part of the United Nations beaurocratic culture.
Excellent!!! .. one can only hope M Strong and friends get shot into the public eye now.
God Bless America! .. they seem to be the only ones doing what’s right.
Librano:
That’s fine. Canada can make up the difference.”
/HA! losers.
God bless America… land of the…
Let me finish that thought for you Brian Walsh:
…ones who defend Canada.
Great finish Mike…….. Jake
Well amen and alleluia!!
Time for the Philistines in the UN to stand down and do their damn jobs.
Watching several million people shuffle off their mortal coil, while scamming on the oil for food fiasco, it is long overdue.
Nations not towing the human rights laws get a political kick in the groin.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch.
Paul Martin and Maurice Strong will always have their heads in the sand when it comes to the UN.
carefull- if these unelected turkeys got invited to Ottawa, how would you tell the difference between the united nations and our own government?
I scond that thought Rob. Should be some interesting fireworks now; I hope Mr. Bolton takes a big stick with him when he goes in to ‘mop up’. Fur will be flying and the bad guys are going to loose their hide er..ill gotten gains. God Bless America for abiding the corruption no more. No mop up, no money. A PRINCIPLED stance.
The Useless Nations has almost become redundant, with it’s slow response, and scandals. One can only hope that more countries put the pressure on for reform, or disband it.
The MSM has broken it’s embargo Kate. A recent issue of Maclean’s has a whole page article on how demented the tinfoil-hatters are for thinking that any large, powerful, Quebec-based company with ties to the Libranos had anything to do with it.
Fortunately, one has to be careful about publishing too many denials before publication of the very thing needing denial – it raises suspicions. Except in Ontario, where if told so by the MSM, too many will believe chilled Librano pee tastes like Chardonnay.
What a difference between the citizens of the US and Canadar. Here we have the fine Americans showing some backbone and actually fighting against the spreading ooze of UN corruption. Meanwhile back home in our spineless little Banana Republic, the Liebral Mafia actually gains in popularity as it’s thieving and corruption is exposed daily. So much for the strong and principled citizens of Canada. Now we’re nothing more than a bunch of gutless toadies waiting for our share of the gruel handed out by the corrupt Mafia thugs. Sickening….
Brian Walsh…
…land of the Brave and Free, something Canadians are not. Sad but true, all the good ones (like alot of people here) are leaving or talking about leaving. Unfortunately I have no choice but to stay and fight the good fight.
Never say die!!
Death to the Librano Party of Canada.
Stephen Harper is not scary, weird or ugly. He’s honest, handsome and even charming.
Try that on Paul Martin the pig.
“…continuing to ignore the massive corruption and excess that has become part of the United Nations bureaucratic culture.”
I can’t be the only one that noticed that you could change “United Nations” to “Canada”… I’m just waiting for a similar bill to be introduced to the US Senate or House regarding us.
The Global Custodians and 9/11
http://www.canadafreepress.com/2005/cover061705.htm
It appears the UN is not the only super group that wants to rule the world.
This is all started to seem like an Austen Power movie with Dr. Evil and a bunch of mini-mes. 🙂
Slim says;
*What a difference between the citizens of the US and Canadar. Here we have the fine Americans showing some backbone and actually fighting against the spreading ooze of UN corruption. Meanwhile back home in our spineless little Banana Republic, the Liebral Mafia actually gains in popularity as it’s thieving and corruption is exposed daily. So much for the strong and principled citizens of Canada.
People have been shot over Morganthaler issues.
The issue of being robbed by the Libscam Government, being goverened by the unelected NDP while they hold the Libscammers to ransom for non-confidence protection, and countless money wasting fiascos like the gun registry, raises no protest.
No picket line in front of the Governor General’s mansion. No demonstrations on the hill.
I think it’s a worthy cause. Wonder why no one else does. BendGovernment.blogspot.com
73s TG
Tony Guitar. The Pro Life Issue is a seedy and tawdry affair at least.There is nothing noble in killing children.
Honoring Morganthaler no matter what your side you are on is just down right disgusting.
oh, how i miss the diplomad!
i’m confident that he’d agree that once the u.n.’s minions stop driving $80,000 luxery suv’s and staying in (and eating at) the highest star establishments in the countries they claim to be ‘aiding’ then they might scrounge up a shred of respectability.
a u.n. aid worker should be admired because of their sacrifice toward the greater good in less-than-ideal circumstances. kids should dream to make a posative difference in others’ lives like they dream to be firemen, or police officers, or the like. contrast that with the u.n. worker envied because of their highly paid (subsidized) luxery beurocratic lifestyles that result in steak-au-poivres every night with free booze, free local women, and a 1000 count egyptian linen sheet to sleep it off in before their next meeting to ‘aid’ the downtrodden.
Morgantaller is nothing more than a murderer. We should see how he feels with a coathanger stuck thru his skull, the scumbag.
I think most of my fellow Canadians are permanently broken in the head and in the spirit. A shame, really. We used to be a real country at one time.
well I might support the UN if I got to vote for them. I don’t, so I don’t.
I think the MSM’s will just spin this that for no good reason the USA are cutting funding to the UN by a half…
What have they ever done wrong that we covered.
Why is out of the realm of possibility to replace Kofi with an American(Condi). Why does the U.N need to draft Secritary Generals from the Third World? Are there no good leaders in the First World.
And yet here we are… wondering if John Bolton will even get in.(?)