http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/21/more-on-darfur/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:16:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/21/more-on-darfur/comment-page-1/#comment-29285 Dave F Mon, 24 May 2004 11:20:50 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1596#comment-29285 Glad you find it amusing Barry. The fact is that although this constitutes an immediate humanitarian crisis, not to mention "ongoing" the UN has decided the proper course is to pass it on to the "Human Rights Commission" -- of which Sudan is just one Arab member -- rather than ensuring it gets before the security council. The issue of the Gaza incursion and demolitions, propelled by furious Arab members, was on the table of that body within 48 hours of its commencement. Since the Americans are rather tied up at the moment militarywise, perhaps the world body should be demonstrating how multilateralism really really works in this instance. At the moment it is demonstrating the opposite. Glad you find it amusing Barry. The fact is that although this constitutes an immediate humanitarian crisis, not to mention “ongoing” the UN has decided the proper course is to pass it on to the “Human Rights Commission”—of which Sudan is just one Arab member—rather than ensuring it gets before the security council. The issue of the Gaza incursion and demolitions, propelled by furious Arab members, was on the table of that body within 48 hours of its commencement. Since the Americans are rather tied up at the moment militarywise, perhaps the world body should be demonstrating how multilateralism really really works in this instance. At the moment it is demonstrating the opposite.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/05/21/more-on-darfur/comment-page-1/#comment-29284 Barry Fri, 21 May 2004 15:11:21 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=1596#comment-29284 Any minute now, Real Soon Now, those Evil violators of human rights will be feeling what a GPS-guided JDAM feels like, as a coalition of local militia's, US Special Forces and USAF/Naval Aviation give those slavers and gang-rapists a taste of God-sent anti-terrorist death and destruction. Right? After all, didn't we invade Iraq for human rights and democracy? Any minute now, Real Soon Now, those Evil violators of human rights will be feeling what a GPS-guided JDAM feels like, as a coalition of local militia’s, US Special Forces and USAF/Naval Aviation give those slavers and gang-rapists a taste of God-sent anti-terrorist death and destruction. Right? After all, didn’t we invade Iraq for human rights and democracy?

]]>