Future: UN and Kofi

tw · 01-03-2005, 01:38 PM

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UT posted in the thread entitled The best and worst of 2004
One more tw - I am not defending the prez on this - but it turns out there is one person who was even more out of touch on this one... Kofi Annan.

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From the NY Times of 3 Jan 2005 Secret Meeting, Clear Mission: 'Rescue' U.N.
At the gathering, Secretary General Kofi Annan listened quietly to three and a half hours of bluntly worded counsel from a group united in its personal regard for him and support for the United Nations. The group's concern was that lapses in his leadership during the past two years had eclipsed the accomplishments of his first four-year term in office and were threatening to undermine the two years remaining in his final term. ...
The apartment gathering on Dec. 5 came at the end of a year that Mr. Annan has described as the organization's "annus horribilis."

Since then, we now have one of the world's greatest natural disasters in terms of human life lost. As UT noted, Kofi's and the UN response should be subject to future questioning.

lookout123 · 01-03-2005, 06:55 PM

bah, that's just right wing extremist talk.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-03-2005, 11:35 PM

The people that suffered from the UN/Annan missteps are mostly dead. They won't be criticizing.

Oaktree67 · 02-02-2005, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

bah, that's just right wing extremist talk.

Discontent with Kofi Annan's performance as secretary general cuts across party lines.Heck,it was just a month ago that his own General Assembly passed a no-confidence motion against him.

lumberjim · 01-04-2005, 01:04 AM

boy, i sure am glad that i ignore politics. it sucks.

richlevy · 01-04-2005, 03:25 PM

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From the NY Times of 3 Jan 2005 Secret Meeting, Clear Mission: 'Rescue' U.N.
At the gathering, Secretary General Kofi Annan listened quietly to three and a half hours of bluntly worded counsel from a group united in its personal regard for him and support for the United Nations. The group's concern was that lapses in his leadership during the past two years had eclipsed the accomplishments of his first four-year term in office and were threatening to undermine the two years remaining in his final term. ...
The apartment gathering on Dec. 5 came at the end of a year that Mr. Annan has described as the organization's "annus horribilis."

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Originally Posted by tw

Since then, we now have one of the world's greatest natural disasters in terms of human life lost. As UT noted, Kofi's and the UN response should be subject to future questioning.

Wow, a leader who listens quietly to three and a half hours of bluntly worded counsel. Where can I sign up for one of those?

xoxoxoBruce · 01-04-2005, 09:18 PM

The NYT article didn't mention the ball gag and restraints, did it?

Troubleshooter · 01-04-2005, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The NYT article didn't mention the ball gag and restraints, did it?

I guess they didn't think he was worth the effort. A good bottom takes training.

At least that's what I'm told anyway...

01-03-2005, 06:55 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	bah, that's just right wing extremist talk. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-03-2005, 11:35 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The people that suffered from the UN/Annan missteps are mostly dead. They won't be criticizing. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-04-2005, 01:04 AM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	boy, i sure am glad that i ignore politics. it sucks. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-04-2005, 09:18 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The NYT article didn't mention the ball gag and restraints, did it? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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