Yet another UN scandal

In which the remaining shreds of my lingering youthful hope for one world, united in brother/sisterhood and a universal desire for peace and justice, die a horrible, stinking death… Times Online – World: Sex scandal in Congo threatens to engulf UN’s peacekeepers HOME-MADE pornographic videos shot by a United Nations logistics expert in the Democratic Continue reading Yet another UN scandal

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I take a grave view of the press. It is the weak slat under the bed of democracy. Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one. — A. J. Liebling (both quotes)

November 29, 1947 – November 29, 2004

This BlogBurst piece is cross-posted by participating websites, to commemorate a milestone in Israel’s history. The list of the participating sites is appended at the end of this post. November 29, 2004: Anniversary of the UN vote on Resolution 181 Today is the anniversary of the UN vote on resolution 181, which approved the partition Continue reading November 29, 1947 – November 29, 2004