America: The Chief Subsidizer of UN Rapists and Traffickers
And in 1990, Hazzard wrote another book, Countenance of Truth: The United Nations and the Waldheim Case, in which she indicted the UN again, explaining that the “problem” of the Austrian (and one-time Nazi) UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim was merely “symptomatic of the (ongoing) structural defects” at the UN which include non-accountability, non-transparency, incompetence, cowardice, and exaggerated self-importance. Only in such a setting, Hazzard writes, could such a
deceitful figure be presented as a paragon, his very deficiencies exalted into talents, and his fawnings on tyrants rationalized as consummate diplomacy throughout ten of this world’s most cruel and dangerous years.
I wonder what either of these whistleblowers might have to say about the UN today.
God must love whistleblowers — I surely hope so, because no one else really does. Those whom whistleblowers expose — and that includes the bystanders and the bureaucrats — hate them. Whistleblowers ruin the party, and threaten the high life and the even higher self-regard that the scams allow. Therefore, the evildoers demean, ostracize, impoverish, ignore, crush, and, if necessary, try to kill the whistleblowers. Even when whistleblowers are willing to risk their jobs and their lives, they do not always “win” their cause. And, when a whistleblower does succeed, he or she may still end up in hiding or unemployed or murdered while evil-doers soon pick up the old scam.
In the early 1970s, Detective Frank (“police corruption”) Serpico was the torchbearer for whistleblowers. He passed that torch along to Karen (“plutonium”) Silkwood in the 1980s and to Erin(“hexavalent-chromium”) Brockovich in the 1990s. One 21st century heroic torchbearer, Kathryn (“United Nations sex traffickers”) Bolkovac, like her three predecessors, is now the subject of a film. Bolkovac also wrote a book on her experience.
By the way: Feature films and documentaries do not necessarily accomplish any more than the whistleblower does. People tend to believe that the fact a film exists somehow means that the problem has been solved.
Not so.
Wow. I had no idea it was this bad. The UN – Unmitigated Nightmare.
All of this is easy to fix.
Simply withdraw from the United Nations.
We never should have been in it in the first place.
@Dave Surls:”withdraw from the UN”
No, not yet! We need the USA on the security council to veto all the stupid stuff that comes along. The USA will be needed there for a long long time.
I agree from observation and reports that most if not all UN people are complicit in immoral and anti-human activities, when not directly responsible. The Representatives of nations with appalling human rights records are precisely chosen as a reflection of that nature.
But this article focuses far too tightly on one aspect and whilst I can have great sympathy with the victims of the atrocities and ‘investigations’ alluded to, the complete absence of any reference to atrocity and mistreatment of men simply adds to the onslaught of feminism agitprop.
The very idea that women should replace men in peacekeeping roles overlooks the issue of women’s refusal, even in ‘advanced’ nations to step up and become competent in military roles. America has 43 female Generals, not one of which has ever had a combat role.
The UN should be closed down and a third attempt be made to provide a ‘Human Government’ based on sound moral values and experience. Fat chance of that happening though.
Mr. Fortas, I have to disagree. Phyllis Chesler isn’t some emotionally arrested Salon columnist screeching at frat boys whilst showing us her panty line: Dr. Chesler is of the era when feminists actually believed in equality and gender-neutral laws and acted accordingly. That’s why she talks of rape of boys, too.
I hope this important article isn’t just dismissed by those who greet any discussion of this topic with equally emotional and subjective anger: the behavior of UN troops is important because the UN increasingly derives its authority from its “human rights” and “social justice” lies. To reveal the depth of that lie — in their boardrooms and battlefields — is central.
Like “Pelaut,” many years in politics taught me that where “social justice” goes, so goes oppression of women and concomitant weakening of families and society, abetted up by people like former UN official Andrew Young who use their “rights” credentials as cover for the whole racket. Sex exploitation by UN troops is the canary in the coal mine of many other ills. The problem is the people who support the institution because they can’t see this, and the solution is challenging them with articles like this one, which strategically meets the liars on their own turf.
A third attempt? How many attempts will it take before you and others understand that the entire idea of a “world government” is wrong and doomed to fail from the get-go?
The “One World Government” elitist are all frustrated Trekkies who had been scorned by one too many members of the opposite sex. They all believe in the Socialist dream of a Federation of Planets ruled by a central power, planned by a Central Power, and psychologically defined by a Central Power.
I’ve always looked upon Star Trek and the One World Government people as the same. The only difference is that the social order of STar Trek is a social order that started in Branson, MO.
Dave Surfs: Not only withdraw from the UN, but evict it from our shores. Tell it to find better digs, say, in Zimbabwe, or Kenya, or even Saudi Arabia, some country that would better reflect its moral stature. Also, abandon the whole concept of diplomatic immunity for UN personnel, regardless of rank. The UN was a bad idea from the beginning, a venal, pious knock-off of Wilson’s League of Nations, which was impotent. The UN is now nothing but a club of dictatorships, authoritarian regimes, and killers — and they all depend on the moral sanction of the U.S. to exist, while sucking us dry.
Exactly.
And with the UN no longer feeding at the US grabbermint teat, it’d soon fade into insignificance.
Might I suggest Tehran? Or perhaps Pyongyang.
It doesn’t matter where they go, as long as that place is “not here.”
Ten European countries, the USA, Canada, Japan and South Korea are responsible for over 80% of the UN income. The whole of Africa contributes less than 0.75%. Why are these 14 countries not using their economic clout to force the UN to get its house in order? They should freeze all funding until this is done!
No offense meant here but the U.N. makes the Vatican look good.
Oh, please, grow up.
A poor attempt at humor.
No, no, no, not only withdraw and evict but take the opportunity to arrest those who need to be arrested and screw diplomatic immunity.
Starting with Ahmadinnerjacket, who had no respect for OUR diplomatic immunity when he helped to take US hostages.
Having by chance worked next to the UN’s Geneva and NYC headquarters, and having by chance met many of their operatives in the field during my four decades international career, I can certify the following UN rate of exchange for powdered milk:
1 quart can, BJ by mother
1 gallon can, everything with mother and her girl-child together.
And all the variations in between.
Many are disgusting pigs. Most are just pigs. All are criminally immoral.
The UN dream of a world ruled by the laws of man, and not G-d given laws are the reason it is of it’s Father. The Father of lies. That which Lucis Trust is named after.
The same father of all lies that Obama’s good buddy and terrorist friend dedicated his book Rules for Radicals to: Lucifer, the first community organizer.
Corruption and self-aggrandizement are definitely the practice rather than the exception among the managing elite at the United Nations. However over the three years since I published my first novel based on incidents of that corruption I have come to realize that within the ranks of the 125,000 employees of the organization globally there are those who abhor the corruption. However, as in government and commerce everywhere these folk are essentially powerless. Further, when they attempt to expose the issues they are treated worse than ‘being punished’ they are simply ignored.
I have received hundreds of e-mails from UN staff globally after they read the novels. Here are just two that I think tell the story of their feelings, see what you think.
IRAQ ~ “I was a UN staff member in Iraq from 1998 until the termination of the “oil-for-food” programme in 2003. Paul Volker‟s inquiry and revealing report shocked those of us who worked hard in the field, at great risk, to ensure the implementation of Security Council resolution 986 (1995). I hope your novels will, one day be a TV mini-series.”
THE CONGO ~ “Corruption is not only in Iraq, your next mystery should center on Africa”
The so-called “educated elites” from both parties see the UN as a benevelent peacekeeping body, much like the Star Trek United Federation of Planets. But in our current reality, it is as if the borg have assimilated the UFP which can do nothing better than demonize Earth and Vulcan.
The better sci-fi analogy to the UN, as I tell my kids, is that of the Star Wars Mos Eisley spaceport: “a wretched hive of scum and villainy”.
Thank you for the information.
Why not de-fund the whole thing?
Get the U.S. out of the U.N. and the U.N. out of the U.S.!
Much better things could be done with the property: i.e. condos.
I think I’ve said this before: the UN is a symbol of humanity’s highest aspirations, one for which there currently no viable substitute. I think that for many people (especially high-minded internationalists), abandoning the UN-as-it-really is would be tantamount to abandoning the principles it symbolizes. Kicking the UN out of the United States would be like kicking out peace, cooperation, and international harmony. Presumably, with at least the *idea* of the UN everyone will lapse back into selfish, nation-state-centered behavior and ultimately war.
That’s rubbish, of course. You can still celebrate Christmas without believing in Santa Claus. You can still have international peace and cooperation without believing in the UN. And when has the UN ever stopped a war between countries that really wanted to go at it?
What not many people want to recognize is that “humanity’s highest aspirations” are another word for the road to Hell.
More here.
Not sure I’d put it quite that severely, but it is true that humanity seems most likely to take the wrong road when it believes it’s heading toward Utopia.
There are so many reason why to get rid of the United Nations. Not the least of which is that many people actually believe it can protect them. But, instead of protecting them, it allows other people to rape, torture, and kill them. Rwanda is only one of many examples. The horror of living in sub-saharan Africa is only increased by the UN, NOT decreased. One has just to look at the atrocities committed by Nigerian “peacekeeping” troops to see that. Nope, this is an idea who’s time has long since passed and we should pull out of it as soon as possible. The UN has turned into a debating society for some of the most depraved tyrants in the world and we should not be subsidizing it. And the few humanitarian missions it does do can easily be done by private organizations and private charities. Get rid of it, now.
Let’s get all the candidates on record about the UN before we have no sovereignty at all.
There is one more excellent book about UN : “The UN Gang” by Pedro Sanjuan – former US ambassador to the UN.
The UN is so thoroughly corrupt, so profoundly EVIL, it cannot be redeemed. UN diplomats, peace-keepers and others who commit horrendous crimes are not prosecuted. The UN is the most dangerous woman-hater, child-hater, anti-human rights organization on earth. It is unforgivable that Americans and others are forced to finance this demonic organization.
Abolish the UN now and stop the suffering of millions.
The U.N. is corrupt,biased,antisemitic and human rights violators .We have never need them and are ignorant for financing their criminal acts.They respect no religion ,country or government they exist to weale financial gains for themselves and their political parties.
Leave the U.N. NOW.
Phyllis it is always an re-awakening to hear your voice again. I wish you were here more often.
Ever since high school, a long time ago for me, I have been of the opinion the United Nations (UN) is a waste of time & money. More than that, their actions seem to work counter to what most would say are worthy goals. America is not always right. However, her positions almost always respect the other guy & it always costs us to deal with the other guys. Fact is, we are more right or right more often than most of the Un actors who have been controlling the agenda.
The original UN founding principles were lost a long time ago. Lets face it, utopia is a fantasy. The possibility of utopia in our lifetimes or in this human existence, are more than remote. The power of the UN General Assembly has facilitated this inept & corrupt organizations activities. The GA is comprised of many thug, dictatorial, corrupt governments. They are out for themselves & they use the UN to attack America to get money. They use the UN to discredit Israel. As a coordinated gang seeking money, they band together to push through many destructive policies. Add to this the suspiciously powerful Non Governmental Organizations (NGO), whose power over policy & regulations is far too great, and what we have is an outfit out to steal as much as they can get & to destroy those they hate. Our Security Council position is the only thing that safeguard’s America. Otherwise the GA would walk all over us & demand we pay for it.
A one world order, one world government or even one world governance, would give far too much power to this corrupt, inept organization & the liars & thieves who now control it. From Agenda 21, to the Law of the Sea Treaty, to so called peace-keeping operations, and so much more, the UN is visible proof that if we depend on an international organization for fair treatment, we will get screwed. Climate Change may or may not be real. You decide. But the solutions the UN pushes, are simply bogus. They are tools to extract more money & to give the UN more & more power over the governing of America. They must control America & destroy that pesky constitution if they want to realize their goal of a one world government the UN (meaning the corrupt cabal running the General Assembly), desperately wants. Most Democrats support many of the ideals, if not the exact goals of one world UN government. It’s a scam tyrants use to control human beings & bet your last buck that disarmament of the average citizen is the issue they pursue since it’s the key to controlling the American public.
A loosely associated group of democracies would do us better!
I too say, its time we reduced the influences of the UN on American policy & we reduced the amount of money they extract from us. If that means the UN goes away &/or we stop all money, so be it. We can still negotiate on our own & I am positive we will get better results.
I would love John Bolton to do a book about the UN. This one is terrific, even though nothing will be done, as is always the case. But a book by a Bolton may get the full attention of our political elite as well as the general public.
In the documentary, Cry of the Snow Lion, Ani Pachen, the renown Tibetan Buddhist human rights activist, said in protest of the UN in 1995, “It is my understanding that the UN is supposed to look after the welfare of the world. The UN stands for helping defenseless nations. Why don’t they help us?”
Phyllis:
You’re probably too young to remember, but some old folks were around when Jessie Helms was a lonely voice in the United States Senate. He left no stone unturned in trying to fight the link between United States money and one of the corrupt instutitions in enabled, the United Nation. There are many more. The United Nations is not an orphan.
Good try with you post, I hope it is widely read and understood but unfortunately, too many pigs around the world feed from the trough today just as they did some sixty plus years ago when this monster was created and they don’t want to hear what your say.
The beast has survived over the years because dimocrats and republicans alike get a share of the swill. In the United Sates it should be identified as criminal government, governing against the will of the people that makes possible this kind of thing. The socialists/communists/criminal politicians will tell you if you ask them that we must give the U.N some time to make it work properly. That it’s the last best hope for man on earth.
Sixty five years is too short a period to build a road all the way to Utopia regardless of where you start. Bill Clinton George W. Bush and Barack Obama have given all of us little people assurance that with enough hope, and a little more change, the job will be completed even though they haven’t finished the highway from Texas to the Canadian border yet. And you can probably say without being in error that the same message will be out there, if there is still an America, ten years from now, Road to Utopia not withstanding.
“Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite” or “Every nation gets the government it deserves”, wrote the French diplomat Joseph de Maistre in 1811. The United States, a country definitely and unfortunately, in decline, where 50% of its population pay no taxes and many expect to live from the government’s dole and food stamps, being provided “bread and circuses” like in Roman times, gets Barack Obama. As Robert Heinlein once said, “Once the monkeys learn they can vote themselves bananas, they’ll never climb another tree.”
Thus this “great world” gets, as the government it deserves, the United Nation.
For on Barack, you needed not be a rocket scientist to know what was coming. A little common sense and a little bit of research would have shown those hoping for “change” for the sake of change, the dangers of this anti-American ideologue.
Please read recent book by Dinesh D’Souza “The Roots of Obama’s Rage” (foreword by Newt Gingrich):
http://www.amazon.com/Roots-Obamas-Rage-Dinesh-DSouza/dp/B0057D8RL4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316724757&sr=8-1
Shirley Hazzard’s writing, as found between the photo of Solzenhitsyen and Rachel Weisz is just as applicable today as a description of the Pres. Obama, his White House staff, czars, advisors, and field operatives.
Nuff said!
Yes, the U.N. is truly the many-headed Wild Beast. Not representative of World Government, but division of world into greedy individuals’ control. Each of these members display the traits of their master, “the ruler of the world” who designs and manipulates every one to participate in false religion, greedy commerce and politics.
It has an important job to do, which will ultimately lead us to the freedom from Nationalism we need; for now we endure.
For all of the very legitimate concern surrounding the existence of and participation in the United Nations, you’d think conservatives would rally around a Presidential candidate who has publicly declared his intent to remove the US from that organization.
The UN and the Left stand for the same thing, really: a bunch of lofty ideals backed by nothing more than a gargantuan load of hypocrisy–with a capital H.
The President’s Worn-Out Clothes
. . . Not that it will get any more attention from Obama’s MSM than any of his many previous gaffes and unrehearsed revelations of fallibility and stupidity but The Anointed One really lost his ointment when he was caught with his pants, that is, teleprompters, down in front of an audience at D.C.’s Benjamin Banneker High School.
He confessed not only that he was “not always the very best student” but that ethics “would not have made it on the list” of his favorite subjects. He elaborated by saying, “I did not love every class I took. I wasn’t always paying attention.”
Most school kids don’t pay an awful lot of attention to their teachers but at that point Obama dropped his Obamabomb by fessing up to what has been obvious thoughout his career: “I remember when I was in 8th grade I had to take a class called ethics. Now, ethics is about right and wrong, but if you’d ask me what my favorite subject was back in 8th grade, it was basketball. I don’t think ethics would have made it on the list.”
That admission was the equivalent of Ted Kennedy conceding he was an immoral rake and Jimmy Carter agreeing he was inept. Why bother mentioning what is self-evident? The man who announced a string of “ethics rules” after his election has led an administration that has breached more rules of ethics in just the last year than Richard Nixon could ever have dreamed of.
It was nice of Obama to reveal that his ethical shortcomings date back to his childhood. Now it’s time to get out of his imperial clothes and get out of the White House. (Read more at http://www.genelalor.com/blog1/?p=5614.)