Question Mark on United Nations Dignity...

[Amritamenon]

I have read a very good article today titled “Should the UN be taken seriously?” and I totally agree with the words of Shoeb Hamid, an author of this article. According to him “The UN has become a puppet in the hands of privileged nations. The decisions taken by it in the recent past prove that it is susceptible to external pressures.” He also used the word “Omnipotent” with UN.

Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of the UN, can’t just beat the culprits out. It is not a free enterprise, independent of external pressures. Consider this - 22 per cent of its finances are payable by America. Money plays an important role in the decisions taken by the UN.

The US is further playing with it, this time it is the bill, H.R.4818 introduced by the Congress to further conform United Nations to the US lines. They are supposed to cut down their contributions to half by the year 2008. In June 2005, a task force, constituted for the same, released its report entitled ‘American Interests and UN Reforms.’ This clearly shows how much power the American constitution exercises over the UN.

All this leaves all of us thinking about power, how it gets corrupted and how the system is against any change intended for a role reversal. Shoeb Hamid supported the term United Nations but with little modification. It should be the United Privileged Nations instead of United Nations. So, what do you think? Should it be really the “United Privileged Nations” instead of “United Nations”?
>> Link of his article (http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=123383&catID=1&category=World&rtFlg=rtFlg)

[Jamal]

Well, I think it should be DN: Dictated Nations; they are dictated by the USA and its ally craps. The UN is powerless to do anything that the US doesn't approve of and yet, it is obliged to do whatever the US wants, this is sick.

[Tekun]

I think that there is plenty of evidence and events which corroborate this article
Everything from the Rwandan genocide to the failure to stop Israeli aggression in Lebanon (which cost the lives of 1000 plus Lebanese)
The UN is obviously an organization that is both controlled and hampered by America and many of its allies
The UN is an imperialistic proxy for America and countries loyal to it
Anyone who disagrees or goes against the policies of America and its allies is quickly, at the behest of America, condemned or economically hindered by the UN
Yet, comically, when the US or its allies are on the attack (such as in Iraq, Lebanon, or Afghanistan) the UN stands around, makes a couple of denouncing comments, yet fully backtracks and does nothing while its master is on the hunt
This just goes to show that there is no neutral or impartial authority
A puppet organization in its pure form
Just the place where it is located gives u an idea where its loyalty lays :rolleyes:

[mauvaise foi]

Don't forget the Korean War, the Gulf War, the sanctions on Iraq, and countless other examples.