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UNgrateful
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And the beat goes on. The U.S. and her allies do the work and the U.N. holds meetings and tries to claim credit. From Michelle: The U.N.'s Mr. Stingy now says our military assets -- helicopters, boats, and other transport equipment--are "worth their weight in gold."
You're welcome, ingrate.
Meanwhile, The Diplomad reports on an outrageous suggestion from a local U.N. rep that our military personnel in Aceh (as well as Australians helping out with air ops) take off their uniforms and put on U.N. blue helmets instead. Diplomad writes:
Now you all know that The Diplomad is not a cynical or suspicious being, but there is something funny going on here . . . what could it be? Could it be a genuine concern for local "cultural and political sensitivities" that would be offended by the presence of Aussies and Yanks in their own military uniforms saving thousands of lives? Maybe . . . or, might it not be an odd coincidence that just after the infamous Mr. Anan (see prior posts) says the UN will be setting up air traffic control in Aceh, the UN wants to show that it has an ATC system operating? What better way than to continue in the UN tradition of taking credit for others' work? And this just before Mr. Anan arrives in Indonesia on January 6.
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And Stars and Stripes has more details on the humanitarian and disaster relief efforts of our American servicemembers: With assessment teams on the ground and Joint Task Force 536 moving into place, led by Lt. Gen. Robert R. Blackman, commander of the Okinawa-based III Marine Expeditionary Force, American servicemembers are distributing food, water and medical supplies to victims of the tragedy and aiding in the search for possible survivors. A Marine spokesman on Okinawa said servicemembers and supplies are continuously being pushed out to help in the massive humanitarian-relief mission. Six flights left the island Saturday, carrying Humvees, Meals, Ready to Eat, water and communications gear.
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[Read the whole thing here.]
From The Diplomad: The UN Begins to Act . . .
The Diplomad has been critical, often more than implying that the UN is as worthless as, uh, as . . . as . . . well, in fact, that it's uniquely worthless. Among the many things The Diplomad has written about the UN is that it's incapable of acting in an emergency, and that its vaunted humanitarian agencies are as worthless as, uh, as . . . well, as worthless as the rest of the UN system. ...
[Read the rest here.]
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