SEAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS*
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02/25/2011
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11:30 AM
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U.N. COUNCIL
ON HUMAN RIGHTS
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WHAT A JOKE!
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When I heard on the news that US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton was being dispatched to Geneva, Switzerland, home of the United Nations Human Rights Council to present the US case for sanctions against Libya I thought, 'This president is for sure not taking the Libyan situation seriously and is sending Ms. Clinton there just for show and to tell the world he is doing something about the crisis.'
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I say he was announcing this to the world, as generally the world supports the H.R.C., because most members of the United Nations are anti-American and support either overtly or through their silence the many nations that violate the human rights of its citizens.
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I say that this commission is a 'joke' because for the last several years its members have very seldom mentioned obvious human rights abuses in repressive nations around the world, while concentrating on drafting resolution after resolution condemning the United States and Israel of committing human rights violations.
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I believe over the last few years it condemned Iran once, while condemning Israel over 150 times.
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According to independent human rights groups, the council is controlled by a bloc of Islamic and African states, backed by China, Cuba and Russia, who
protect each other from criticism. UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and former High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson have criticized the council for acting according to political considerations as opposed to human rights.
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Specifically, Secretaries General Kofi Annan and Ban Ki Moon, the council's president Doru Costea, the European Union, Canada and the United States have accused the council of focusing disproportionately on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
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The United States boycotted the Council during the George W. Bush administration, but reversed its position on it during the Obama administration, a noted supporter of Palestinians and a critic of Israel.
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To save on words let me just mention some of the member nations sitting on the U.N. Human Rights Council, the nations whose job it is to examine human rights abuses all over the world and sort of issue a 'report card' each year.
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Such nations are: China, Cuba, Jordan, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi-Arabia, and last but definitely not least LIBYA, the very same nation Secretary Clinton is trying to get the council to condemn.
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The sitting nations have the power to veto resolutions, so since Libya and its ideological allies are in charge, Clinton's efforts will have the effect of another half inch of snow on the Swiss alps. Nada!
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I should have known this for days. The skeptic in me held his tongue, thinking that the Libyan genocide, as ordered by Muammar Gaddafi was such an obvious example of genocide and of needing direct intervention by the international community, as NATO did in the 90s when Slobodan Milosevic, the Serbian dicator ordered the slaughter of all Bosnian Muslims.
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NATO jet fighters obliterated Milosevic's forces and apprehended him, leading to his trial in Geneva, although before being convicted he died during the trial, which lasted years.
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President Obama could have seized a 'Clinton moment,' as it was then president Bill Clinton, to his credit who ordered American forces to attack Milosevic.
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I should have caught on when after 9 days of protests and genocide president Obama finally gave a statement, a 5 minute diatribe denouncing violence in Libya, while not mentioning Gaddafi one single time. In dire contrast, when president Obama gave his nationally televised statement about the crisis in Egypt he mentioned Egyptian president Mubarak some 30 times.
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One wonders what Obama's agenda is here.
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He has a golden opportunity to seize the role of leader in demanding not just the removal of Gaddafi from power, but of calling for his incarceration in order to be tried for crimes against humanity, which include his ordering the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 passengers, including over 100 Americans.
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By international law, the US has every right to catch Gaddafi and bring him to the US, or to Guantanamo for that matter, to stand trial for his atrocities.
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I do want such trial here, not in Geneva, as Milosevic's trial there was a circus, which Milosevic used to promote his ideology.
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It was always known that Libya was the culprit of the passenger jet bombing, and Gaddafi even agreed to compensate the families of the victims, but they could not indict Gaddafi for ordering the bombing, as they had no direct proof.
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This week one of Gaddafi's ministers, among those that resigned and joined the opposition declared that yes, Gaddafi himself ordered the bombing of Pan Am flight 103.
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And returning to our fearless leader, Obama.
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When his press secretary, Jay Carney was asked by journalist why it took Obama nine days to issue a statement about Libya his response was that Obama had "scheduling conflicts," which did not allow time for him to speak on the crisis.
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Scheduling conflicts? Not even 15 minutes over nine days?
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A couple of those 'conflicts' where trips to Wisconsin and Ohio (Hmmm, how interesting, in the middle of huge anti-government protests by people that support him), trips considered glorified campaign stops, as those two states are critical if he is to win the next election.
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Let's take a look at just one of such presidential scheduling conflicts.
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A few days ago one of Obama's daughters, Sasha had a basketball game. The coach of her team called the president and asked him if he could coach the team, as he, the coach had a scheduling conflict of his own.
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Guess what? Obama, ever the basketball junkie readily accepted to coach the team.
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IN THE FRIGGING MIDDLE OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRISIS NO LESS!!!!!!!!
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And you know the most ironic and outrageous part of this story? Sasha Obama's had a scheduling conflict of her own, as she did not attend the game.
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At least we know our Commander-In-Chief knows how to do one thing well, coach basketball.
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Mr. president, the proverbial ball is in your court.
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But it always has been, as it is during his frequent B-Ball games that he projects his sense of superiority and strength.
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I guess he leaves it all on the B-Ball court, as on the international 'court' he usually sits on the bench.
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60's Child
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