tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27225721.post-1152821595667892892006-07-13T15:45:00.001-04:002008-08-01T13:09:09.153-04:00<a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N13369376.htm">The U.N. Security Council drafted an Arab-backed resolution condemning Israel for defending itself by attacking Gaza</a>, where one of its soldiers was recently captured and generally a known staging area for the many terrorist attacks it has endured. But where are the draft resolutions condemning attacks on Israel?<span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Thankfully, <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060713/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_israel_gaza;_ylt=AiSQMu7cuwcfRI1pfNieyv1vaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--">the U.S. has just vetoed that resolution</a>. What a farce; the other Council members have to have known the U.S. would veto. So they have a perfect platform for now "condemning" the U.S. for its pro-Israel "bias." Whereas if all were right in the world and the United States was not a member of the U.N., such resolutions would be exposed for the racist shams that they are. Of course, such resolutions would have to be made in a hurry once the U.S. left, since the U.N. would collapse for lack of funding and credibility without the U.S. to give it a patina of respectability.<br /><br />A couple of good collections of essays on the U.N. appears at <a href="http://www.capmag.com/">Capitalism Magazine</a>, <a href="http://capmag.com/category.asp?action=cat&amp;catID=31">here</a> and <a href="http://www.unisevil.com/temp213.htm">here</a>.</span>Paula Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02577316743259376841noreply@blogger.com