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| | The Social Networking Newbies Network is not currently active and cannot accept new posts | | Aust., NZ, and the United Nations | Views: 414 | | Mar 31, 2009 3:04 am | | Aust., NZ, and the United Nations | # | 
John Stephen Veitch | | Nicholas Tee wrote:
"Numerous incidents over the last decade have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that the United Nations is a toothless tiger that has literally existed long beyond it's "use by date"."
He also mentions the "international organisation that has permitted the massacres in Sebrinica and Gaza" and I might add Dafur, the Congo and Rwanda.
Sadly I agree.
The problem with the United Nations, is that the major powers want the UN to be as weak as possible. A weak UN makes it easier for them to get their own way when push comes to shove.
At various times different powers have utilised the veto cripple the UN, and to prevent effective action. The USSR was once the main country exercising the veto but in recent years the USA has been the "problem" and more recently China has been "difficult".
I've written before on Ryze about this issue. On Sunday morning I heard Hugh Templeton speak about a professional NZ Diplomat in the 1950's, Carl Berendsen, who away back then identified the veto as the stumbling block preventing the United Nations from being part of a successful solution to world problems.
Apparently, it's been official NZ policy for a long time that the veto should go.
I have written recently on the issue here:
http://www.openfuture.co.nz/depression/worldwide.html
John Stephen Veitch
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