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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (6038)	11/17/2003 11:25:50 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

You speak as if Bush had been ignoring the UN for the last two years, instead of wasting inordinate amounts of time there.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (6038)	11/17/2003 9:36:11 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

ChinuSFO: Where do you get your "facts"......... Do you think that now that the UN has concluded that, Bush should get off his high horse and caucus with the UN to plan a joint course of action. At least this will save his face instead of holding a Iraq election in haste and then leaving "quietly" (He can say that the US will remain in there. But we all know that he will move out instead of facing a revolt from the US troops) Bush should caucus with the UN????????? And, what exactly would that solve that the last time he did that didn't? Save "face" ......Sir, You underestimate Bush, I think. Revolt from the US troops? .... Again, you've got that entirely wrong. Read General Shelton, or General Schwartzkoff...not Gen Clark. And any number of Military bloggers....

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (6038)	11/20/2003 12:53:08 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

Again, it is not a matter of the US cooperating with the UN. It is a matter of the rest of planet not living up to their obligations. 216.26.163.62 ---------------------------------------------------------- UN official: World not cooperating against Al Qaida SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Sunday, November 16, 2003 The international community is failing to cooperate with the war against Al Qaida, a key UN official charged last week. Member states have declined to provide reliable information regarding Al Qaida, a key official told the United Nations Security Council. This has resulted in poor information flow on the whereabouts of agents and assets. "We need member states to deliver appropriate information to our committee and improve the quality of information," Ambassador Heraldo Munoz of Chile, head of the Security Council sanctions committee on Al Qaida, said. "Let us remember the main characteristic of Al Qaida. It is a global terrorist network and that global terrorism is not defeated unilaterally, but through cooperation." Munoz, speaking after a closed-door briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday, said countries have failed to close down Al Qaida-related assets, Middle East Newsline reported. Only 84 states have reported to the Security Council sanctions committee on Al Qaida. Agents of the group have been arrested in 102 countries. "We have 372 individuals and entities on our consolidated list and this does not reflect the extent of functioning of Al Qaida and the Taliban given consideration that about 4,000 individuals linked to this terrorist network have been detained in over 102 countries," Munoz said. UN officials said Al Qaida continues to control a range of assets in countries. They include bank accounts, property, front companies and other investments. Munoz said UN member states have failed to provide sufficient information on captured weapons and explosives. The committee has set a priority regarding information on man-portable surface-to-air missiles employed in Al Qaida attacks. Another failure by member states, officials said, was the continued use of charities to funnel money to Al Qaida. They said this has allowed Al Qaida to circumvent sanctions. "Charities continue to be abused and used to channel money to terrorist activities. We have discovered that in several cases," Munoz said. "Many countries do not act against charities because they are linked to religious and cultural beliefs. But at the same time we do know some of them continue to be a channel."