Where is Kofi?

wig · 04-15-2003

There has been a lot of posts about the UN and whether it is a viable body, whether it is anti-American, etc.

Many have pointed out that the Security Council is bust -- an irrelavent arm of the UN.

Many have supported the UN in other areas, though. Specifically humanitarian wise.

This got me thinking.... Why is Kofi Annan silent on the atrocities of the Iraqi regime?

Why has there been no voice on:

-- Iraqi's torturing, executing and parading captured coalition soldiers

-- Iraqi's not allowing Red Cross access to POW's

-- Iraqi's faking surrenders to kill coalition forces

-- Iraqi's hiding weapons and other military targets in schools, residential areas and Mosques

Why doesn't the Geneva convention apply in these cases? Why is the UN silent?

It seems to me that the argument of the UN as an anti-American body is valid to a great degree.

Did I miss something?

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04-15-2003	#1
wig Members Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,248	There has been a lot of posts about the UN and whether it is a viable body, whether it is anti-American, etc. Many have pointed out that the Security Council is bust -- an irrelavent arm of the UN. Many have supported the UN in other areas, though. Specifically humanitarian wise. This got me thinking.... Why is Kofi Annan silent on the atrocities of the Iraqi regime? Why has there been no voice on: -- Iraqi's torturing, executing and parading captured coalition soldiers -- Iraqi's not allowing Red Cross access to POW's -- Iraqi's faking surrenders to kill coalition forces -- Iraqi's hiding weapons and other military targets in schools, residential areas and Mosques Why doesn't the Geneva convention apply in these cases? Why is the UN silent? It seems to me that the argument of the UN as an anti-American body is valid to a great degree. Did I miss something?