[lowbridge]

In a follow-up interview with Mr. Connaughton, I asked him about the commercial side of the treaty that establishes for the first time a commercial venture called the "Enterprise" that will charge $250,000 for the right to mine the ocean sea beds. Since this is a U.N. Treaty, proceeds will go to the U.N.

Just what the UN needed...more open doors for corruption.

[SauronOfMordor]

Just what the UN needed...more open doors for corruption.

Just what we don't need is for the UN to get its own independent source of income -- which it can use to hire, train, and equip its own military "peace enforcement" troops

[take]

a package of 34 treaties, all of which were ratified by a show of hands -- no recorded vote.
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a325b3f5d31.htm



Annan in historic meeting with Supreme Court &Congress/is believed to be unprecedented.
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b0c30a81760.htm