Archive for Category: "UN"

September 27, 2010 10:05

UN Anti-Violence Bill Promotes Abortion and Gender Quotas

What the American public needs to be aware of is that the U.N.’s interpretation of “psychological violence” includes “mental distress” brought on by lack of access to abortion services.

September 23, 2010 06:02

Whatever Happened to the United Nations?

How did such a respectable international governmental organization, one that fought a bloody war including 16-member states which beat back a Communist invasion of South Korea from 1950-1953, come to symbolize little more than a leftist think tank embracing a platform for anti-Western rhetoric?

September 23, 2010 04:09

UN shows anti-Israel bias in Gaza flotilla report

Its report said the action by commandos, which left nine dead, was “disproportionate” and “betrayed an unacceptable level of brutality”. Israel rejected the report as “biased” and “one-sided.” It insists its soldiers acted in self-defence during the 31 May raid. – BBC News

September 21, 2010 13:16

Bono’s big boner

Bono announced how happy he was with oil revenue transparency provision which makes oil and mining companies disclose any government payments to the SEC.

September 21, 2010 04:46

UN corruption is costing US $5 billion a year

Former UN Ambassador John Bolton on UN waste and fraud. Corruption scandals include weapons trafficking, oil for food, sex scandals and bribery. The US funds 22-25% of the UN budget.

September 20, 2010 05:44

Obama’s U.N. Record

As with so much of the Obama administration, this U.N. thing isn’t turning out the way it was supposed to.

September 20, 2010 04:25

U.N. calls for sustainable development, global governance

Specifically, the Convention on the Biological Diversity; the Convention on the Law of the Sea; and the realization of sustainable development through the implementation of Agenda 21 are high on the priority list for the year.

September 17, 2010 05:15

Obama Endorses Global Taxes on Eve of U.N. Summit

President Obama is preparing to attend a United Nations summit next week to endorse “innovative finance mechanisms”—global taxes—to drain even more wealth out of the U.S. economy.

September 8, 2010 03:58

UN peacekeepers ‘failed’ DR Congo rape victims

“Our actions were not adequate, resulting in unacceptable brutalisation of the population of the villages in the area. We must do better.”

September 7, 2010 03:31

Obama’s war on Arizona and America

Obama and many of his appointees “aim in particular to use American courts to import international law to override the policies adopted through the processes of representative government.”