The League of Reports, Resolutions, Letters, Journals, and Circulars
I have long been in favor of the United States withdrawing from the United Nations and asking them, politely if they want but not required, to take their diplomatic plates and go find some other country to conduct business. Perhaps France would be a perfect place for them to set up shop. The American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2005, which I believe dates back to 1999, was introduced with the goal of United States ending its relationship with the U.N.
Founded in 1945, replacing the League of Nations, the "purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter, are to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends."
In truth, the U.N. is the world's DMV, and that's putting it mildly.
Anne Bayefsky, professor at York University and an expert in international human rights law, writes about the UN's failures in her article "Enough of the U.N."
Here are some striking points in her peice:
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The U.N. system produces hundreds of reports, resolutions, letters, journals, and circulars critical of human rights abuse by particular states. It multiplies their impact through the world's largest multilingual human rights internet database, a constant stream of press releases, and the sponsorship of meetings year round across the globe. Of the top ten countries of human rights concern to the U.N. in 2005, Israel was first and America was 10th. Iran was 18th. The human rights actions statistics for 2006 are even starker. So far Israel is first and America is 3rd — of all 192 countries on earth. Human rights are the watchword of our time. They have become the rallying cry both for the forces of good and of evil. What does the U.N. campaign to demonize America and its democratic allies do for winning the war? It provides sustenance for our foes and sows confusion among our friends. |
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Opponents of such reform… are the 45 "Not Free" nations - to use Freedom House labels - who pass judgment on others in the General Assembly. These are the state sponsors of terrorism. The ones who don't let women vote or drive, or who kill them in the name of "honor." The ones who raise their children to die while murdering as many others of a different faith as possible. The ones who shoot mothers and babies from behind. The ones who claim that authoring a cartoon, a movie, or a book can justify a death sentence. They are also the 58 "Partly-Free" countries. Some of these are cronies, others are just cowards. Some are like-minded with their more notorious neighbors, others are very dependent. Together, these nations represent the majority of the 132 developing states and the majority of 192 U.N. members. |
Source: http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=39502 also see http://www.eyeontheun.org/editor.asp?p=245&b=1
It is time to seriously consider forming a new union, as Bayefsky quotes Senator Bill Frist, a "council of democracies outside of the U.N. system … [that would] truly monitor, examine and expose human rights abuses around the globe."