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Pawn on US-Russian board
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 17.09.13, 11:57
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1. Ban Ki Moon is a dangerous idiot
DT ,   TA Israel   (09.17.13)
presiding over the most biggoted useless organization in the history of man.
2. Dogs for Assad
Yanni   (09.17.13)
Poodles and cute puppies are perfectly safe with the Assad family, but would go into the soup at Kim's kitchen before they had the chance to say "woof". Slanty-eyed Kim is a vicious dog-eater and so is his whole family.
3. Pawn on US-Russian board
Lazerbenabba ,   London, England   (09.17.13)
This article encapsulates the very real problem, not only for Ban Ki Moon but for all past and future UN Secretary Generals and that is to be hamstrung by the vetoes of any of the 5 permanent members of the Security Council. Most of the western democracies have a permanent issue with the Russian and Chinese attitude when it comes to being subverted by these two self serving entities. I do believe that the time has arrived to accept the total inadequacy of the UN and many of its branches to serve the genuine interests of the Democracies. The UN is a moribund organisation only functioning now to serve its own reasons to exist. Just as with NATO as a defence for the West, we now need a political Western body to serve a duty that is above the selfish self serving ambitions that are represented not only by the Arab monarchistic dictatorships, the Islamic caliphate nations but also of the Russian/Chinese power block.
4. Mind telling me ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.17.13)
... why an ineffective rubber stamp earns the princely salary of $850,000 per year, plus free digs on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and gets a free pass with respect to sales tax? I'm sure he didn't do nearly as well back in Pusan, South Korea. In fact, I'm sure of it.
5. # 4 Sarah I don't mind telling you why...
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (09.17.13)
Crime pays. Ask any Muslim whose anti semitism overlaps into the voting of the UN. Love your biting comments. Keep it up oh ynet star ! KEEP BUILDING !!!!
6. Another warmonger ,...
split ,   US   (09.17.13)
So far there's no reliable proof that it was Assad that used WMD and we all remember Bush's/Powell 'proof' that lead to an invasion, the fall of Saddam's regime and the mess we have there today ,... Get a life ,...
7. BAN A SEROUS DIPLOMAT ?
FO ,   Belgium   (09.17.13)
"Ban's hands are tied and his lips are sealed... Ban is a serious diplomat who is trying to soften positions wherever he can..." Well, I'm not so positive about him. He could have warned the United Nations General Assembly, that all votes condemning Israel, accusing it to violate International Law concerning the so-called occupied territories, is a breach of Article 80 of the UN Charter. He could also inform the United Nations Security Council that any attempt to condemn Israel for the same reasons, would violate its own Resolution 242, based on the League of Nations "Mandate for Palestine", a decision reaffirmed by Article 80. But let's be honest. Why should Ban be more catholic than the Pope, when no Israeli Prime Minister had ever the guts to proclaim the same?
8. # 6 Split in denial
Lazerbenabba ,   London, England   (09.17.13)
When it suits you, you make song a dance about where is the proof of this or that; now the UN inspectors have accepted unequivocal proof of the gas attacks you conveniently now decide where is the proof that Assad was the perpetrator. The fact that the projectiles with the inability of the Anti Assad forces to have the capability of firing these projectiles still causes you to doubt. The anemic UN can not of course confirm this categorically as Putin's Russia and their cohorts China would prevent this UN statement is irrelevant as the facts are the facts.
9. # 8 ,...
split ,   US   (09.17.13)
If we had any credibility and moral stand after Vietnam we wasted it in Iraq. Assad had nothing to gain by using gas and everything to lose if he did. He's not an idiot either. Who gains by getting rid of Assad ? ,...
10. # 2 Yanni
Lazerbenabba ,   London, England   (09.17.13)
The fact that Kim of Nth Korea has oriental eyes (what you term in your derogatory way slanty eyes) completely detracts from your message what ever it was and I am still attempting to understand the point that you were making; unless of course that you were giving vent to your racist and unpleasant attitude.
11. 4 Like Rabid dingos you rip peole's reputation to shreds
lydia ,   Brisbane   (09.18.13)
It is for nothing more than pure jealousy and the fact that he now refuses to be lead like a sheep down Israel's slippery slide to lies and obfuscation. Get with the times, Ban Ki Moon wouldn't have gotten the position as Sec. General, in the first place, if he was out of step with the US and its proxy ie the little Satan.
12. 5. Crime pays! Look no further than Israel
lydia ,   Brisbane   (09.18.13)
A criminal regime that shoots unarmed women and children in a corralled ghetto with cluster bombs wp and du. An illegal remains in blatant violation of some 250UN res. A Pirate Org. that boards Sovereign Vessels in International water, summarily executing unarmed passengers, absconds with their vessels, incarcerates peace activists and steals their belongings. While ONE US veto hinders sanctions and boycott. Russia and China had not so long ago agreed to the SC Libyan 'No Fly Zone' only to have their intent violated for the 27,000 bombing blitzkrieg over Libya.
13. Vladimir Putin, et al. "Nay-sayers"
ltrail ,   United Staters   (09.18.13)
Ok, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, please seek approval from the UN Security Council, to determine who was responsible for the firing of unconventional weapons. Let the vote show which nation says, "Nay"; loud and clear. Let it be known to all the world which nation protects evil rascals.
14. # 12 Poor dear sick, sick, sick
BUILD BABY BUILD !!! ,   United States   (09.19.13)
what, no mental specialist where you live? Only witch Dr's you say? Thanks for the sick giggles. Rave on McDuff. ( got tissues for the froth at your mouth ?)
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