Yep!.

actually this thread is laughable.

Who the hell is supporting the UN,. It's a non story and not worthy of the thread.

When we are 4 trillion dollars in debt and spending 300 billion a year in Iraq that isn't even included in the budget, $3,500 doesn't seem like that big a deal...

How nice that you condone illegal activity, just because it doesn't "seem like that big a deal"...

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Listen up, Missy: I'm nowhere near being a Republican.

But "illegal" is "illegal", and your failure to criticize the UN for this is evidence of the fact that you love the UN more than the US, and that you support illegal behavior if it's perpetrated by an entity that you agree with...

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Anyoone who doesn't criticize the UN for this is supporting them and their illegal actions.

People like you, for instance...

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and that is why liberals dont get it

they worry about the world and dont care about the country they live in

Of course it's a big deal. This indicates that North Korea might have been in the business of counterfeiting US currency. Inserting lots of counterfeit bills in the economy is not a good thing for the US. They could have counterfeited billions of dollars for all we know.
In addition, why didn't the UN report this back when it first got the fake money? Was it to protect a communist regime? This thought crosses my mind as some of the UN's founders were communists.

Kramer

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Jotathought, you say the UN has been involved in "some of the most lucrative scandals in history"? I tried to do a quick google search, because I thought it would be cool to find a list of "the most lucrative scandals in history" but all I really found were mentions of a company that runs a lot of lottery games, Enron, and no bid contracts to US companies in Iraq like Halliburton and Blackwater.

Institutionalized circumvention of the free market system due to rampant cronysm resulting in the loss of billions of dollars -- money set aside to win a war against terrorism -- to companies that avoid oversight or accountability and get away with murder, I would call that one of the most lucrative scandals in history. Some thousands of counterfeit money? Well... Duh, it's bad. We should certainly allocated a worthy percentage of our available give-a-shit. How about 2 percent?

Here it is: There should be an inquest as to why this wasn't reported and who was responsible.

look who's talking.... . the dems cannot discuss anything of substance without Moulitas’s blessing it and play political games with pork and screwing their own constituency..and, as usual you concentrate on the politics, (which I don't see at play here, as we all suffer, not the issue....)

the issue here is, the UN did not share this info with us.....I think that’s what the article is alluding to...

like my signature says, some of you are so broadminded you cannot even take your own side in your own fight.....or take into account real harm when its done, as you cannot fathom us not being the causation...so you obfuscate...

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I once had a fake 10 pound note ( that's $19.50) should I be investigated? In fact maybe I should call the police on myself seeing as I'm a major criminal and all.

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thats quite the stretch and once again appeasement for a organization that does NOTHING of substance for the world

what was the last thing the UN did that actually did anything?

abunch of watered down resolutions that dont do a hell of alot isnt something IMO

Rak,

IF countries abided by UN Resolutions, IMO, the world would be a better place, starting with and ending with compliance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Here's something:

Kosovo - UN Security Council - Global Policy Forum

and another:

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

The tricky thing is - if the US/UK flout the UN, then why should lessor countries comply? The UN is only as strong as its membership (ie its weakest link - like any chain/organisation) and is 'biggest' members (pun intended) can veto anything that is not in their national interest.

Here's a suugestion then - should there be no security council, and members votes have equal status, the majority wins and the loser, if they refuse to comply, faces sanctions/war

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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected
- Sun Tzu, the Art of War

I disagree in my adult lifetime they have watched MILLIONS die and have done nothing (need i list the countries in the world with exterminations almost of certian citizens since 1967 when i was born)

you tought Kosovo it was way late in effecting the genocide IMO and the opinions of many scholars

in the end its useless not for political reasons, its useless for its inaction while millions have died

Rak,

I have started a new thread on the UN and how it could be improved - it is certainly far from perfect. What are your thoughts on my suggestion?

Can you post on the new thread?

Cheers

Foz

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The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected
- Sun Tzu, the Art of War