OKAY! LET'S GO! We asked for it to be prepared last December. And, now in June, it is here.
Well, almost here.
A Congressionally mandated panel will report this week at the United Nations building in New York concerning the way in which the U.N. is currently managing its affairs. The panel was put in place to urge the United Nations group to incorporate some type of corporate style system which would provide an oversight of personal, ethical, social and business and and enhanced ethical standards to be put in place as definite realities rather as than suggestions, however noble. It was hoped that such a new configuration of the UN might make it more responsive. The term ”rapid reacting” was freely used urging all members to build a rapid response potential and capability from its member state's armed forces to prevent violations such as genocide, mass killings, sustained human rights violations before they occur.
Two well-known names have been associated the bipartisan panel. Newt Gingrich a Republican, and former speaker of the House of Representative, and the other, George J. Mitchell, Democratic, and a former Senate Majority leader. They have both served in many areas, and this bi-partisan chairmanship was a natural for them. It will be interesting to see what such a panel report contains.
What, do you think it might offer?
The manner in which in which this report is being presented to us is disquieting, to say the least. Why is it that a report of this magnitude and of such a nature, received during the week-end - presented in Monday mornings headlines - with a vague promise that we might see the rest of it by Wednesday?
There are a few words in the lead paragraph of Sunday's he New York "Times" which will be more important as we go along: "but will acknowledge (in the report) the broad changes proposed for the organization by Secretary General Kofi Annan and urge the United States to support them."
What such proposals? Where?
A.L.M. June 13, 2005 [c354wds]
