October 19, 2005
The difference of opinion is getting Yemen into hot water, but with international resources already so overstretched international grumbling is unlikely to have any real teeth.Of course, the international grumblers are the UN weapons experts.
In summary, the government of Yemen knowingly violated a UN imposed weapons ban by selling arms to Somalia. When accused of the violation, the Yemeni officials merely argued, fully expecting no further action by the toothless United Nations. To add insult, the country's major newspaper publishes the fact that the UN is considered to be just a bunch of grumblers and there's no expectation that it will do anything.
I think the Yemenis are on to something.
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Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at October 19, 2005 03:30 AM (0yYS2)
Posted by: Oyster at October 19, 2005 05:34 AM (YudAC)
I have been watching Kofi for a long time, and I can tell you that he has never spoken a word of truth in his life. His speech is always slow and guarded; he is hesitant because he must lie with every breath, and lying takes far more brain power than the truth, because one uses the creative side of the brain to lie, instead of the logical side, so he has to think about what he's going to say, and it's apparent that he's not very bright, so this is hard work for him.
As I mentioned, his eyes are always busy; looking out in case trouble should erupt. He is paranoid, and rightly so, because I'm sure that carrying that much ethical baggage would be a heavy burden. He probably worries constantly and looks over his shoulder in case justice should be catching up to him. He knows he has betrayed the oppressed peoples of the world, and it bothers him, but not because he is at heart a good man with a conscience, but because he knows that he deserves to be brought to justice, and is afraid.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at October 19, 2005 06:10 AM (0yYS2)
Posted by: sandpiper at October 19, 2005 08:38 AM (g0rz7)
Posted by: hondo at October 19, 2005 10:30 AM (bayez)
It doesn't take a genius to see that three watershed events caused these problems to mushroom, the first being the takeover of the US embassy by Iran, the second being the defeat of the Russians in Afghanistan, and the other being the withdrawal of US forces from Somalia.
The former superpowers are not seen as super when either lack of will or avoidance of even light casualties cause national and international interests to be abandoned. The radical Muslims have stepped into the breach, and they will be difficult to dislodge. The Europeans couldn't even defeat a rump state like Serbia, much less confront a determined enemy.
The Chinese may be the wild card here in that they will be a challenge for the Muslims on their left flank. But I still see a long, hard struggle for people who desire a modern culture.
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Posted by: jesusland joe at October 19, 2005 10:30 AM (rUyw4)
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