1. Robert Mugabe asked to be 'UN Leader for Tourism'
robert mugabe, you ask? i could give you my own little thumbnail sketch of this international statesman, but let's just quote from the story:
[T]he Zimbabwean president, who is widely accused of ethnic cleansing, rigging elections, terrorising opposition, controlling media and presiding over a collapsed economy, has been endorsed as a champion of efforts to boost global holidaymaking.
they forgot to add looting the national treasury in order to enrich himself, his family and his cronies, but i guess they wanted to avoid a run-on sentence. oh, and this new 'UN Leader for Tourism' is under a travel ban, too. perfect.
2. House to Examine Plans to Let United Nations Regulate the Internet
but, gee, they might have some doubts about the wisdom of this idea
At a hearing earlier this month, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) also criticized the proposal. He said China and Russia are "not exactly bastions of Internet freedom."
so i guess there's really nothing to worry about.
well, except, for maybe
3. Obama Admin Cites 'Int'l Permission,' Not Congress, As 'Legal Basis' For Action In Syria
my favorite passage from the above recent cspan clip:
[Secretary of Defense Leon] Panetta was asked by Senator Jeff Sessions, “We spend our time worrying about the U.N., the Arab League, NATO and too little time, in my opinion, worrying about the elected representatives of the United States. As you go forward, will you consult with the United States Congress?”
The Defense Secretary responded “You know, our goal would be to seek international permission. And we would come to the Congress and inform you and determine how best to approach this, whether or not we would want to get permission from the Congress.”*
but, really, national sovereignty--who needs it? i'm quite happy at the prospect of turning over the burdens of self-determination to an august international governing body of such demonstrated wisdom, and being a citizen of this brave new world. how about you?
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*h/t info wars
3 comments:
We're going beyond the Twilight Zone into the Surrealism Zone.
This world and CUNTry are f*cked.
Well, of course the United Nations is a flawed organization. The Republican answer is to ignore it entirely -- remember the coalition of the willing.
So the unilateralism of the Bush years (where you heard the phrase national sovereignty a lot) was better?
At least the Obama Administration does less harm.
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