[Ginifer]

"It is humane and necessary that the United States and other democracies should be very careful about what happens to their money."

Truer word have never been said. We all know what happened with the OFF program and other foreign aid that ended up in corrupt individuals hands. This time we need to make sure the money goes to the people and not the diplomats.

Dubya, I concur with your statement...GET THE UN OUT OF THE US!

[MEG33]

http://diplomadic.blogspot.com/
A colleague came back from a meeting held by the local UN representative yesterday and reported that the UN rep had said that while it was a good thing that the Australians and Americans were running the air ops into tsunami-wrecked Aceh, for cultural and political reasons, those Australians and Americans really "should go blue." In other words, they should switch into UN uniforms and give up their national ones.

Now you all know that The Diplomad is not a cynical or suspicious being, but there is something funny going on here . . . what could it be? Could it be a genuine concern for local "cultural and political sensitivities" that would be offended by the presence of Aussies and Yanks in their own military uniforms saving thousands of lives? Maybe . . . or, might it not be an odd coincidence that just after the infamous Mr. Anan (see prior posts) says the UN will be setting up air traffic control in Aceh, the UN wants to show that it has an ATC system operating? What better way than to continue in the UN tradition of taking credit for others' work? And this just before Mr. Anan arrives in Indonesia on January 6.

[o_zarkman44]

Exactly my sentiments. And furthermore........ Kofi Annan's skiing trip to the affluent ski resort called Jacksons Hole, Wyoming was kept hush hush because he didn't want to look like a rich capitalist to the poor nations he claims he represents by "knowing their pain".

UN= United Nothings UN= Ungrateful Nobodys