The UN shows how worthless it really is...

I have many friends who want the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US. I have resisted that but this is more than a feather to break a camel's back.

U.N. assembly holds "minute" of silence for Kim Jong-il

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly granted a request from North Korea and held a few moments of silence on Thursday for Kim Jong-il, the country's former leader who died on Saturday, though Western delegations boycotted it.

Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, president of the 193-nation assembly, called for a "minute of silence" before the start of a routine meeting at 3:00 p.m. EST in the half-empty U.N. General Assembly hall.

"It is my sad duty to pay tribute to the memory of the late Kim Jong-il, Secretary-General of the Workers Party of Korea, Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, who passed away on Saturday, December 17," he said.

Sad duty? Sad duty? The only place that bastard was welcome was the gates of hell. Millions are dead or impoverished because of him and he's pursued nuclear weapons only to blackmail the Japan and South Korea and to sell to terrorist organizations. And this fool thinks we should be sad?

The minute of silence lasted for 25 seconds before Nasser proceeded with the scheduled meeting. The United States, European Union member states and Japan were among the countries that boycotted the tribute to Kim Jong-il.

North Korea's U.N. mission made a similar request to the Security Council, but Western diplomats said it was rejected.

"We didn't think it would be appropriate," a diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
Several Western diplomats said Pyongyang's request for Kim to be honored was highly unusual. They voiced surprise that Nassir had granted it and added that their delegations would most likely boycott the moment of silence in the assembly.

Speaking at a news conference, Nasser cited "protocol" as the reason for agreeing to the request from North Korea, a full U.N. member. One diplomat said the reason for granting the request was probably because Kim was an acting head of state.

Pyongyang is under Security Council sanctions due to Kim Jong-il's nuclear weapons program, which Western officials say ate up huge sums of money that could have been used to help feed North Korea's starving population.

One of the things that has really annoyed me since 911 is we have not rebuilt the Twin Towers in over a decade since the attack. That is parochially due to idiots arguing over the new design. I've often said we should do three things:

1. Build the same design, only taller.

2. Put a couple of Patriot batteries on top of the towers. Hey guys, will be ready next time.

3. Move the UN to the top of the towers. Hey guys you've supported these murderers over the years so they will never attack you right?

The growing arrogance of this organization shows how worthless it has become. I have come to the conclusion it is time for the UN to either go through major reforms or join the League of Nations on the ash keep of history.