Posted on 10/21/2004 12:00:27 PM PDT by tmp02
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has set his sights on becoming U.N. secretary-general. A Clinton insider and a senior U.N. source have told United Press International the 56-year-old former president would like to be named leader of the world body when Kofi Annan's term ends early in 2006.
"He definitely wants to do it," the Clinton insider said this week.
A Clinton candidacy is likely to receive overwhelming support from U.N. member states, particularly the Third World. Diplomats in Washington say Clinton would galvanize the United Nations and give an enormous boost to its prestige. But the former president's hopes hang on a crucial question that will not be addressed until after the presidential elections: can he get the support of the U.S. government -- a prerequisite for nomination?
The political wisdom is that a second George W. Bush presidency would cut him off at the pass. The notion of Clinton looming large in the international arena from "the glass tower" in New York would be intolerable to the Bush White House. If Democratic candidate, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., wins on Nov. 2 the prospect of Clinton as secretary-general won't exactly be welcome either, but Kerry would find it much harder -- if not impossible -- to go against it.
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He could become dictator of Haiti. After all, he had no problems putting a mentally unbalanced, chemically dependent despot in power in the name of populist communism. It was only a matter of time before the killing started --by the government.
Loser.
See # 24
I Can see it now. Bill in charge at the United Nations, Hillary as president of the United States. I suppose Chelsea could be governor of New York. Just think of the possibilities for corruption, graft, bribery.
Clintoon has a condo on a golf course in Ireland. Wouldn't take much to become Irish.
Just last week the Pope asked us to wear symbols of faith, maybe he knew this was coming.....We are truly in End Times.......
This comes from the United Nation Secretary General qualifications website:
Q. Who elects the Secretary-General?
A. The Security Council nominates a Secretary-General to the General Assembly which then votes to appoint the Council's choice. The Security Council is barred from nominating an individual that is from one of Security Council's five permanent members (China, France, Russia, UK, U.S.).
or not- since when did the Clinton's adhere to "ANY" RULES-
Clear the building, prepare the primacord and C-4: a UN headed by Clinton would be a disaster for . . . the UN. The heartland would never stand for old Crashcart Bill leading the rest of the world against us. It would be torches and pitchforks on FDR Drive.
I thought that a citizen of a permanent security council member cannot be General Sec'y of the UN
How about this?
OF COURSE!!
Sure he does; that's where the money is.
Then he can take the "pardons-for-cash" program to a whole new level.
THE STOOGES
of the globalist puppet masters jockey for their share of the turf.
And satan rubs his hands in glee and smiles that Shrillery 'smile.'
Anybody with any sense would be hanging their head in shame if they were caught doing half of what Bill "liar" Clinton did. There are people who have committed suicide for feeling shame over something they've done that only one person found out about. THE ENTIRE WORLD KNOWS THAT CLINTON IS A LIAR, A CHEAT AND AN ADULTERER. Why is he showing his face???
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!
Do we really think the UN (that idolizes Klinton) would not change that rule to allow this?
Can you cite this specific nominating restriction? I read through the Charter after this was posted earlier and I can find no such restriction.
Russia would veto it in a heartbeat, they will never forgive Clinton for bombing their Serb brothers.
You forgot. He's from Arkansas. Besides, when did rules or laws apply to Clinton/Dems?
"Security Council's five permanent members (China, France, Russia, UK, U.S.)."
Excuse my ignorance but...France?? Freakin' France is *permanent*???
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