Tim Blair

Monthly Archives

• January 2011
• May 2008
• April 2008
• March 2008
• February 2008
• January 2008
• December 2007
• November 2007
• October 2007
• September 2007
• August 2007
• July 2007
• June 2007
• May 2007
• April 2007
• March 2007
• February 2007
• January 2007
• December 2006
• November 2006
• October 2006
• September 2006
• August 2006
• July 2006
• June 2006
• May 2006
• April 2006
• March 2006
• February 2006
• January 2006
• December 2005
• November 2005
• October 2005
• September 2005
• August 2005
• July 2005
• June 2005
• May 2005
• April 2005
• March 2005
• February 2005
• January 2005
• December 2004
• Complete Archives

Most recent entries

• Admin note: the long night of waiting is over
• WEEK ONE
• DAY ONE
• SITE MOVED
• BIG LOSERS STILL BIG LOSERS
• GLOBAL CHEF WANTS LOCAL FOOD
• CITIES RATED
• DISPUTES NOTED
• SHALLOW ANALYSIS
• THE REFFOS RUDD REJECTS
• GOOD NEWS FOR ALL
• PITY THE FUEL
• HONEYMOON SURVIVED
• BAD SHOES NOW GOOD
• JOCK PAULL

Syndicate

• RSS 1.0
• RSS 2.0
• Atom

Statistics

• This page has been viewed 13124013 times
• Page rendered in 0.1665 seconds
• Referrers

Powered by ExpressionEngine

<< MARCH MOPAR MADNESS SALE ~ MAIN ~ FACE ALL OVER AUSTRALIA >>

DEEPLY CONCERNED

Why is Kofi Annan depressed? Head on over to Roger L. Simon’s place for an insider account of oil-for-food investigations that might explain Kofi’s sadness.

1. Oh my, and so much compassion.

   Posted by Hanyu on 2005 03 28 at 02:12 AM • permalink



2. NotHappy Kofi

   Posted by rog2 on 2005 03 28 at 03:09 AM • permalink



3. Lets see now - we have had “you taunt” U Thant (from that country still struggling to suppress the dangerous radical democrat Aung Sang Suu Kyi), “two times” Waldheim, Boutros Boutros Gali Gali Gosh, and “killer” de Cuellar.
   Time for a Kofi Break.
   Pardon my levity, such as it is, but this organisation is hostage to various ratbag members, many of whom should have observer status only.
   There seems little point in holding votes at all in the general assembly, made up of so many who have usurped their people’s sovereignty.
   At least Kofi had the political sense to go to the head of the parade - ie suggest that reform was necessary. He may as well go now.

   Posted by blogstrop on 2005 03 28 at 04:11 AM • permalink



4. There seems little point in holding votes at all in the general assembly

   Its odd that the now united EU still have many votes (17?) and the United States only has one.  Wheres the equality Kofi?

   Posted by rog2 on 2005 03 28 at 04:21 AM • permalink



5. The old USSR used to control three United Nations’ votes. One for Ukraine, one for Belarus (Byelorussia), and one for the USSR.

   In fact, the Soviets wanted all of the constitutent Republics of the USSR to be individual members.

   I think Nauru, population 12,000, is the smallest UN member, and gets one vote.

   Posted by pog-ma-thon on 2005 03 28 at 05:04 AM • permalink



6. One would think that Kofi would resign, for the common good

   Posted by rog2 on 2005 03 28 at 05:46 AM • permalink



7. Peter Simple’s wonderful column in the British Daily Telegraph occasionally runs a report on “The bar of world opinion” whose previous bar-keepers included Dag the Drag (a rather queer customer) connor the Cruiser and sucklike luminaries and ornaments of international statesmanship. Things don’t change.

   Posted by Susan Norton on 2005 03 28 at 05:59 AM • permalink



8. Maybe we can sell Kofi a Plymouth Valiant to live in once he’s out of work?

   Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 03 28 at 10:44 AM • permalink



9. Nah, he’ll just retire to his luxurious Paris apartment and spend his days going to dinner parties.

   Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 03 28 at 11:52 AM • permalink



10. Awww…  I know what would cheer him up.  A ROAD TRIP to the UN peacekeeping forces in Africa.  He can do fact-finding on child-molestation and rape of local women by UN peacekeepers.  Remember Kofi, this is a cash-only deal; those ladies don’t take plastic.

    Posted by Mystery Meat on 2005 03 28 at 11:57 AM • permalink



11. I think it would curl your toes to really know all the dirty dealing done in the UN.

    Posted by terryelee on 2005 03 28 at 04:07 PM • permalink



12. Terrylee,
    By now there is just about nothing the commenters here would think was beyond the UN.  I suspect we will find complicity with genocide after the Darfur “peacekeeping” deployment.

    Posted by Michael Lonie on 2005 03 29 at 01:43 AM • permalink



Page 1 of 1 pages

Commenting is not available in this weblog entry.