acting ALONE and kissing up to the murderer of Americans
as is his way.
Posted on 09/12/2002 7:21:57 AM PDT by 1bigdictator
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/020912/1/32omv.html
Thursday September 12, 11:45 AM
Annan warns US from UN General Assembly not to act alone on Iraq
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan will warn the United States from the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly about the dangers of acting alone against Iraq.
In a speech, published by his spokesman's office 11 hours before he was to deliver it Thursday, Annan acknowledged that the UN Charter gave every country the right to self-defence if attacked, but said:
"When states decide to use force to deal with broader threats to international peace and security, there is no substitute for the unique legitimacy provided by the United Nations."
Annan was due to address the Assembly at 10:00 am (1400 GMT), immediately before the start of its nine-day debate of world leaders.
US President George W. Bush was the second scheduled speaker in the debate, and was expected to lay out the case for military action against Iraq, arguing that it was trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction in defiance of the UN Security Council.
Annan did not refer directly to the United States, but the thrust of his remarks was unmistakable.
A senior UN official said the speech was "a very strong restatement of the multilateral faith on which the United Nations is based," and described it as one of the most important Annan has ever made.
He said Annan had sent the text of his remarks to the US ambassador to the United Nations, John Negroponte, "as a courtesy" on Wednesday.
Asked whether it amounted to a warning to Washington, the senior official replied: "If it's a warning, it's an extremely friendly warning," and added that Annan "desperately hopes that the Iraqi issue can be resolved peacefully."
In his speech, Annan said Iraq's refusal to comply with UN demands that it disarm was one of "four threats to world peace, where true leadership and effective action are badly needed."
The other threats were the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the continuing instability in Afghanistan, and tensions between India and Pakistan, he said.
The leadership required to face these threats flowed from a readiness to work with other countries, notably through the UN Security Council, Annan said.
"The more a country makes use of multilateral institutions ...the more others will trust and respect it, and the stronger its chance to exercise true leadership," he said.
The liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation by a US-led coalition in 1991 showed that UN member states were "willing to take actions under the authority of the Security Council which they would not be willing to take without it," he added.
Annan urged Iraq to comply with council resolutions, "for the sake of its own people and for the sake of world order."
He appealed to any country that had influence with Iraqi leaders "to impress on them the vital importance of accepting the weapons inspections."
If Iraq's defiance continued, "the Security Council must face its responsibilities," he said.
In his speech, Annan also called on the council to put aside its traditional reluctance to act in a crisis unless the states confronting each other asked it to do so.
It is that caution -- plus pressure from one or more of its permanent members -- which has often prevented the council from discussing, let alone acting on, the conflicts in the Middle East and between India and Pakistan.
"The existence of an effective international security system depends on the council's authority, and therefore on the council having the political will to act, even in the most difficult cases," Annan said.
Noting that India and Pakistan both had nuclear weapons, Annan welcomed the efforts of certain, unnamed, states to mediate, but said: "If a fresh crisis erupts, the international community might have a role to play."
The EU’s suggested policy of containment will not ameliorate or placate militant Muslims and the regimes that support them; rather it only advances the agenda of Arab-backed terrorism. It postpones the consequences, and likely gives the terrorists an opportunity to increase the magnitude of harm within their capabilities. Moreover, during the Clinton administration, Saddam’s game of hide-n-seek with U.N. weapons inspectors bought him time to further develop WMDs. History then illustrates, in effect, a policy of containment will make these parties more capable of executing greater harm against their intended targets.
As a sovereign nation America is entitled, and indeed obligated under international law, to take all necessary measures in order to protect its citizens from external forces that threaten grave harm. President Bush has met his obligation to the international community by requesting a coalition to address the global threat Iraq represents. Approval of the UN and EU are ancillary to our President’s paramount duty of protecting American citizens.
There's a stained, reeking toilet in a filthy restroom at the end of a fetid, trash littered hallway in a homo peepshow/glory hole arcade that's clogged with used condoms which sorely needs his special touch.
A strong back is a terrible thing to waste Kofi.
But "unique Legitimacy" is no substitute for victory.
Kofi and his terrorists pals should be detained and shipped to Gitmo; evict the UN from NY, seize the building and donate it to the companies who had offices in the WTC for reparations .
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