U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters as Afghan President Hamid Karzai looks on, after a high-level meeting on Afghanistan.
Photo Credit: By Mary Altaffer -- Associated Press Photo
Photo Credit: By Mary Altaffer -- Associated Press Photo
...'Positive And Encouraging' (click on title to link)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon described the gathering as "very positive" and "encouraging." "There was a strong Iraqi support for an enhanced UN role within the framework of the new mandate in Security Council Resolution 1770. Broad areas for our future work in Iraq were outlined," Ban said. The resolution, adopted in August, extended for one year the UN assistance mission in Iraq, and urged broader cooperation between the Iraqi authorities and UN bodies. In particular, the measure called on the UN to advise, support, and assist with Iraqi political dialogue and national reconciliation. Prime Minister al-Maliki shared the UN secretary-general's positive assessment of the meeting....
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon described the gathering as "very positive" and "encouraging." "There was a strong Iraqi support for an enhanced UN role within the framework of the new mandate in Security Council Resolution 1770. Broad areas for our future work in Iraq were outlined," Ban said. The resolution, adopted in August, extended for one year the UN assistance mission in Iraq, and urged broader cooperation between the Iraqi authorities and UN bodies. In particular, the measure called on the UN to advise, support, and assist with Iraqi political dialogue and national reconciliation. Prime Minister al-Maliki shared the UN secretary-general's positive assessment of the meeting....
Someone has to take the sovereignty of these countries seriously. Lord knows Bush and Cheney don't. They simply break down the world into exploitable resources including those that are human and make plans in the map room while Rove spins the spin and hands it off to FOX.
