World North Korea to Head UN Conference…on Disarmament?
- Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:43pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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Just when you thought the U.N. couldn’t disgrace itself any further or become any less relevant to serious world citizens — it tops itself again.
This time around, the U.N has appointed North Korea, with its nuclear ambitions, to chair of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament. You read that correctly. A conference on disarmament is being chaired by a country bent on developing its own nuclear weapons arsenal. Given the U.N.’s history of dubious appointments, however, this may not come as a suprise.
On Tuesday, the United Nations again made itself an international laughing stock – except perhaps to the American taxpayers who continue to foot 22 percent of the bill – by appointing North Korea chair of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament. That would be the same North Korea that, according to an article this week by Senator John Kerry, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has “twice tested nuclear weapons…is developing missiles to carry them…has built facilities capable of producing highly enriched uranium for more nuclear weapons” and has defied a U.N. arms embargo by exporting weapons and sensitive technologies to rogue regimes.
Alas, Senator Kerry is also one of the lead champion of the United Nations in the Senate. According to the U.N., “The Conference is funded from the UN regular budget, reports to the General Assembly and receives guidance from it.”
North Korea’s representative of the conference So Se Pyongof, vowed to do “everything in his capacity to move the Conference on Disarmament forward.”
Not surprisingly, the chairmanship was praised by an Iranian delegate who assured Pyongof the Iranian delegation would give North Korea its “full support and cooperation.”
Weekly Standard went on to describe other delegates reaction:
Congratulations also poured in from such upstanding world citizens and U.N. fans as China. China’s Wang Qun “welcomed the presidency of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”
It was left to the Canadian delegate to speak plainly. Canada’s Marius Grinius said: “[I]n the last 13 years the Conference has failed to move forward on its core disarmament responsibilities, including the negotiation of a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty…[T]he Conference on Disarmament is on life support because it no longer is the sole multilateral negotiating forum for disarmament. Indeed, it is not negotiating anything and has not been for a very long time.”
(H/T: Weekly Standard)
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Comments (104)
2happydogs
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 9:08pmAnd I guess they’ll choose Iran to head up the next round of peace talks? The UN…what a bunch of losers. I say stop giving them our hard earned tax dollars, shut’em down…do they really serve a purpose?
Report Post »USACommoner
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 4:55pmAnd here I thought nothing could be LESS respected (nor more ridiculed) than the Nobel Peace Prize. I stand corrected.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 2:17pmThe UN is following the lead of the ghetto, the criminals, the anti-whit racist, and leftist extremist all over the world. They are showing their true colors because the “leader of the free world” is a socialist named obama. They are taking advantage of their window of opportunity.
Report Post »kapnkd
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 1:20pmAbolishing the UN or at least our withdrawal and moving it from U.S. soil should be one of the key issues of the election for 2012!!!!
Jeez!! …ENOUGH is ENOUGH!
Report Post »CCTXCN
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 11:59amThis is just another reason the US must pull out of the UN ! It have become Anti-Americia ! Remove it from U S soil NOW!
Report Post »Arc
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 10:50amThe United Nations have been a “toothless whore” for decades now. Its all a facade, a show, a dumping ground for half-assed wannabee politicians
Report Post »kapnkd
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 1:23pmWell said!! ….(Hmmn, almost sounds like Hillary)
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 10:22amDe-FUND the U.N.! I don’t want my tax dollars going to this den of vipers!
Report Post »ElChupaCabraDeUSA
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 9:45amThe UN has degraded into an Anti-USA/Anti Israel kangaroo court. Time to kick the open border, marxist clowns out of NY and cease all funding.
Report Post »dietlady
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 9:10amWe should get out of the UN. This is the plan for Agenda 21 to get the UN to get into everything and then take over the United States. I think it’s terrible to put Israel on the terriorist list and let North Korea chair the UN Conference on Disarmament . What is this country thinking of. People wake up and smell the roses, and at the election vote these people out of office.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 8:35amThe United Nations?
Report Post »rabblechat
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 8:25amI agree with OKIE, Ron Paul and possibly Gary Johnson are the only candidates out there that would end our involvement with the UN. Ron and Gary are the only two true conservatives running for POTUS in 2012.
Report Post »I understand why the MSM wants to put the focus on the other status quo candidates out there but I can‘t figure out why Glenn isn’t doing more to support these candidates. If we are to get back to a Constitution form of government we need to elect a candidate that has read, understands and follows the constitution.
Romanticpoet
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 7:44amDidn‘t you know the UN is George Soros’ office in New York? (sarc)
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