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Blue Means Danger

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: May 28, 2008 · Comments (11)

I'd really, really appreciate it if someone could put forth a cogent argument why the United States should remain in the UN -- let alone continue to fork over more than 20% of its annual budget year in and year out. Let's set aside the rules that, in the general... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (27 votes cast)

Don't sit under the baobob tree with anyone else but me

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 22, 2007 · Comments (4)

At one of the United Nation's designated "World Heritage Sites," accessible only through mountain paths in Nigeria, visitors are cautioned about getting too close to a certain tree, reports Estelle Shirbon for Reuters: Visitors to Sukur are warned not to approach a certain ancient baobab tree because, villagers say, it... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (7 votes cast)

I Think I know How Cassandra Felt

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: October 19, 2007 · Comments (6)

Lord, sometimes I hate being right. In David Gerrold's sci-fi classic "The War Against The Chtorr," his protagonist has developed an uncanny reputation for being able to predict the behavior of the alien invaders. It's the cause of much speculation about Mr. McCarthy, even some saying that he's somehow in... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (30 votes cast)

Jimmy Carter in Dafur: High Plains Grifter

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 3, 2007 · Comments (40)

As if the people in Dafur, Sudan, didn't have it bad enough, now they're the latest stop on "The Elders" mission to save humanity from itself, starring former President Jimmy Carter, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for solving the Israeli-Palestinian question back in the '70s (a few minor details... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.9/5 (48 votes cast)

More Proof Of The UN's Ineptitude

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: September 7, 2007 · Comments (24)

Well, some elements of the left side of the blogosphere is crowing this morning. It turns out that the chemical weapons discovered at the United Nations last week well... weren't. Turns out they were merely cleaning chemicals. So Larkin from the Blue Boobies wants to know if I'm going to... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (21 votes cast)

UN-worthy Of Trust

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: August 31, 2007 · Comments (8)

Well, yesterday we got the news that several vials of phosgene, a very nasty poisonous gas, were discovered in the UN headquarters. They were supposed to have been destroyed years ago, but apparently some UN bureaucrat with more greed than common sense (which narrows down the suspect list to... well,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (16 votes cast)

Nerve gas found at UN

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 30, 2007 · Comments (32)

Vials of the deadly nerve gas phosgene have been discovered at the UN in New York. They may have been left over by UN inspectors from pre-war Iraq, reports Brian Ross for ABC: CORRECTION: Phosgene isn't a "nerve gas," but rather a "choking agent." It was used in WWI combined... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (9 votes cast)

UN troops 'helped smuggle gold'

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 11, 2007 · Comments (10)

At least these "Peacekeepers" weren't raping the local women and children, or standing around smoking cigarettes while civilians are massacred, but still . . . Martin Plaut reports for the BBC: The BBC has obtained an internal UN report examining allegations of gold smuggling by Pakistani peacekeepers in the Democratic... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (15 votes cast)

Kofi Goes Out Bashing Bush, U.S.

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: December 11, 2006 · Comments (30)

Goodbye Kofi. What a nice ring that has to it. Kofi is going out as he served. In a farewell speech on U.S. soil today, retiring United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans to deliver a tough critique of President Bush's policies. He will accuse the administration of trying to secure... [Full Story]

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Blogging for Bolton

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: November 14, 2006 · Comments (28)

In case you didn't already know, I am a big John Bolton supporter because he is determined to work in the United States' interests no matter what the rest of the world thinks. He needs to be confirmed as the US Ambassador to the United Nations. Check out today's Vent... [Full Story]

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So What Does This Say About the Democrats' Win?

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: November 8, 2006 · Comments (86)

The folks at the UN, some of the most corrupt people on the face of the earth, are cheering the Republicans' losses. Daniel Freedman at It Shines for All comments: Why is the U.N. commenting on member state elections? We're told that this isn't normally done. So why is the... [Full Story]

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Guatemala Still Leads Venezuela for UNSC Seat

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 17, 2006 · Comments (3)

It's Guatemala's 108 to Venezuela's 76 after 16 rounds but it appears to be a deadlock. Now there's talk of Chile being a compromise candidate. ... [Full Story]

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Will It Be Venezuela or Guatemala on the UNSC?

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 16, 2006 · Comments (5)

Allah at Hot Air has been following the voting. A country must receive at least 128 votes in the general assembly to get a two-year rotating seat on the United Nation Security Council. The UN ended today's voting after the tenth round where Guatemala had 110 to Venezuela's 77. They'll... [Full Story]

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Breaking: UNSC Votes Unanimously to Place Sanctions on NoKo

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: October 14, 2006 · Comments (16)

From Reuters: UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council voted on Saturday to impose financial and arms sanctions on North Korea to punish the reclusive Communist nation for its nuclear weapon test. The vote was 15-0. The U.S.-drafted resolution allows nations to stop cargo going to and from North... [Full Story]

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A Hip Homicidal Apocalyptic Lunatic?

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: September 22, 2006 · Comments (9)

From Matthew Yglesias via Hotline's Blogometer:I keep talking about this with people in real life, but it deserves a blog mention as well -- Mahmoun Ahmadinejad has a pretty sweet hipster style. It all starts with a beard not unlike the one I and many of my twentysomething male friends... [Full Story]

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More On The UN Moonbat Meltdown

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: September 22, 2006 · Comments (5)

My Friday column is up at Townhall. Here is an excerpt:I have never heard any Democrat leaders refer to the President as "the devil," but some have said he is a liar responsible for concocting a war resulting in the killing of innocent civilians in foreign countries in order to... [Full Story]

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White House Reaction to Chavez' Speech

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 20, 2006 · Comments (14)

Mario Loyola at The Corner believes the White House is making a mistake by not responding to Hugo Chavez' insults: The White House responded only to say that the comments were not worth responding to. I do not agree. A latter-day Mussolini just referred to the President of the United... [Full Story]

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Moonbat Meltdown At the UN

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: September 20, 2006 · Comments (72)

I got the title for this post from the description Jay at Stop the ACLU gave for Hugo Chavez' comments at the UN. Hot Air will have the video. Money quote:Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly... [Full Story]

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Blogging for Bolton

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 14, 2006 · Comments (0)

Check out Bill Frist's Blogging for Bolton site. He's using it in an effort to help keep John Bolton as our Ambassador to the UN. Nearly five years after 9/11, we are well into an epic, generational struggle. A struggle that pits freedom against tyranny ... hope against fear ...... [Full Story]

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Like We Didn't See This One Coming

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: September 2, 2006 · Comments (20)

As predicted, the UN has given Iran two more weeks to stop enriching uranium. Surprise, surprise, surprise: LAPPEENRANTA, Finland (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Saturday to try to clarify Iran's nuclear stance within two weeks and Iran told visiting U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan it wanted fresh negotiations on... [Full Story]

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Two for you, one for me... two for you, one for me...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: December 27, 2005 · Comments (14)

It's been a while since the tsunami that devastated the nations bordering the Indian Ocean -- about a year -- and a lot of details of those days have faded in that time. But I think I recall most of the details: 1) The United States, through the Navy, was... [Full Story]

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Memo To The UN...

Posted by Kevin · Published: November 8, 2005 · Comments (4)

Build your own god damned Internet! On the plus side, Al Gore is probably available for consultation...... [Full Story]

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UNICEF Carpet Bombs Smurf Village

Posted by Kevin · Published: October 11, 2005 · Comments (50)

Of course it's "for the children" so that makes it "OK." The Register reports that Belgian viewers, already shocked, can be thankful the ad agency didn't get its way. They wanted to make a an R-rated gorefest complete with severed limbs and decapitated bodies. (UK Telegraph coverage/Video) ... [Full Story]

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