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April 29, 2003
U.N. Proclaims Itself "Illegitimate"
AP News Wire
NEW YORK - In a surprise move today, Secretary General Kofi Annan announced that the United Nations will no longer pretend to be a legitimate arbiter for justice and human rights.
"The time for deception is at an end. With our decision to re-elect Cuba to the U.N. Human Rights Commission only three weeks after Castro sentenced dozens of journalists and librarians to decades in prison, we have sent a clear message to the world that we don't give two figs about Freedom of Speech or the Rule of Law", said Mr. Annan.
Mr. Annan also unveiled his new "Protect the Guilty, Screw the Innocent" initiative, and urged member states to place more emphasis on prosecuting key figures in the United States for War Crimes, while continuing the "Oil for Food" program indefinitely. Asked about the persistent rumors of fraud and abuse of funds within the U.N. administered program, Mr. Annan responded, "I'm sure that no evidence of wrong-doing will be found, especially once we get shredders no. 3 and 4 back from the repair shop."
Posted by crandal at April 29, 2003 11:32 PM