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The Nuclear Issue Re-Visited

2007-09-30T08:59:45+02:00

The greatest mistake that the US is making is to assume that it controls the world. As a result it (the US) is now viewed as a big bully afraid of small nations.

The issue of nuclear weapons should rather be lectured and spearheaded by the UN and not the US. Considering that the US is the largest stock holder of nukes and is the only country in human history to have used nukes to annihilate people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This in a nutshell leaves a lot to be desired.

If the nuclear issue is discussed openly and nations with capabilities of enrichment are allowed to advance responsibly, the world will be a safer place.

There is need also to look at the brighter side of the nuclear advancement in terms of energy and fuel rather than war and bombs. The main, reasons it seems, the US is so concerned is because the US is a "war monger" and whenever the word nuclear comes on the table the first thing that comes to mind are bombs.

The major issue here is to make the US understand that it is not bigger than the world and hence every nation enjoys equal opportunity to develop and use nuclear energy just like oil in the Middle East.

The reason why the world became so afraid of nuclear was because the US created the fear anyway. Nations like North Korea, Iran , India and South Africa ventured into nuclear some with peaceful agendas and other with hidden. The reason why the motives are kept secret is because the US wants to bully the rest of the world. The is no trust when it comes to nuclear technology sharing.

A lot of dangerous nuclear experiments are taking place because of trial and error methods. If the US is so concerned maybe it's time to share the safe nuclear technology with the rest of the world.

When X-rays were discovered they were equally dangerous but with time people learned a safer way of using the technology. I would like to believe if nuclear is given a chance it can also create a better future for human kind

The whole issue of trying to dictate issues to the rest of the world puts the US at risk. A more proactive dialog approach would save the US a lot of PR disasters and restore its status as a pillar of democracy.

Taking note of the recent 62nd UN Summit, it looks like there are more nations ganging against the US and internally the US presidential hopeful are doing more harm to the US than good.

Politicians especially presidential hopefuls should accept that the war in Iraq is a collective responsibility and STOP blaming President Bush for all the ills. The war in Iraq is part of the American dream.

I personally believe that when the decision to topple Saddam was taken it was in the best interest of the US not Bush.

a new United Nations ' Climate Change Information System

2007-09-26T10:40:00+02:00

The United Nations system have published recently a web site dedicated to the Climate Change issue that explains this "important problem" and follows works and progress being done to tackle the global situation.

the un-mission to liberia

2007-01-30T20:32:31+01:00

liberia is a war-torn country. almost a year after the country's first female president seized her mandate given to her through elections, the UN continues to monitor the progress of a nation with great perspectives.

the UN has a very good website for information operations.

let me share some of its contents with you and i furthermore invite you to click on the respective links and become a witness to a difficult but hopeful process of peace and reconciliation.

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Civil war in Liberia claimed the lives of almost 150,000 people - mostly civilians - and led to a complete breakdown of law and order. It displaced scores of people, both internally and beyond the borders, resulting in some 850,000 refugees in the neighbouring countries. Fighting began in late 1989, and by early 1990, several hundred deaths had already occurred in confrontations between government forces and fighters who claimed membership in an opposition group, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), led by a former government official, Mr. Charles Taylor.

For more go to UNMIL

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liberia

2007-01-30T20:23:14+01:00

ah! finally, good news.---- we need them!

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Female peacekeepers reach Liberia

The first all-female unit of United Nations peacekeepers has arrived in Liberia's capital, Monrovia.
The group of more than 100 police women from India will stay in Liberia for six months, helping to train the local police force.

They will also carry out security duties in forthcoming local elections.

The UN currently has 15,000 peacekeepers deployed in Liberia, which is struggling to recover after a 14-year civil war.

The unit is made up volunteers drawn from across India and are experienced in battling insurgencies in Kashmir and the north-east.

UN police advisor Mark Kroeker, who has served with the Los Angeles Police Department for more than 30 years, says the presence of women in UN missions enhances their access to vulnerable populations.

"It also sends a message to the post-conflict societies where we work that women officers can have any position and play any role in a police organisation," he said.

provided by BBC

IRANIAN DEJA VU

2006-09-21T00:05:00+02:00

Another month, another deadline, and in the end nobody will remember when the first deadline was. Every month the same story, gradually they will have to add a new meaning for the word 'déjà vu' in the dictionaries; the UN nuclear watchdog warning Teheran and the puppet president of the mullahs screams innocence. It is déjà vu that I'm here writing about it as well, since I have done it continually over the last ten months, at least, and I will continue doing it as long as it lasts. I'm just reminding that nuclear power is dangerous and it's against any idea of protecting our earth, but this power in the hands of an aggressive dictatorship with plans to destroy, or using the puppet president's words, demolish, is more than dangerous; it is as though hell has landed here and has a name and religious identity.