http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1926053,00.html
From Time Magazine:
“A few weeks ago, Gaddafi [dictator of Libya] submitted a proposal to the U.N. to abolish Switzerland and divide it up along linguistic lines, giving parts of the country to Germany, France and Italy. Although the motion was thrown out because it violates the U.N. Charter stating that no member country can threaten the existence of another, some Swiss leaders are still concerned that Libya could use its year-long presidency of the U.N. General Assembly, which began on Sept. 15, to keep up his vitriolic attacks on their country.”
What can I say? I laughed really hard when I read this. I love how the author specifies exactly why the motion was thrown out. Yes, tell us the reason! We must know!
But the real rub is found in the final thought. Why exactly would an organization composed of more than 99 percent of the sovereign nations of planet earth allow a crackpot like Gaddafi be the president of its general assembly?
If you ever wonder why the UN is so impotent at solving the big problems facing the world, here is a clue.
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Gaddafi was pretty kooky at the UN recently anyway. He asked why anyone was interfering in Afghanistan's civil war. After all, as he said, "no one interfered in America's civil war". He also pointed out that other nations had had civil wars.
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