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...stalled U.N. fact-finding mission to Jenin further muddies the diplomatic waters right now. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has scrapped the mission in the face of Israel's refusal to accept its terms. But some Israeli officials claim President Bush offered Sharon support in its dealings with the U.N. over Jenin as an incentive to lift the siege of Ramallah. Israeli officials fear that the Security Council may now call for a more far-reaching inquiry, which could leave the U.S. in a delicate diplomatic situation. It certainly won't help Washington's international standing to use its veto...
...McCain on campaign-finance reform: "It is my experience that Senators focus only on pleasing those who fund their campaigns...and they are by no means scared of forgetting the niceties of democracies in order to get those funds." Padme, in a scene cut from the film, sounds like Kofi Annan pleading for Palestinians when she tells the Senate, "If you offer the separatists violence, they can only show us violence in return! Many will lose their lives. All will lose their freedom." Anakin, like Brutus just before the Ides of March, says if the Senate cannot resolve its differences...
Pressure for good governance in Africa is now coming from both the people and the leaders of different African countries, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said last night to an overflow crowd at the Kennedy School of Government’s ARCO forum...
Hours before Annan’s speech began, dozens of student members of Jews for Conservative Politics and the Institute of Politics protested what they called the U.N.’s “anti-Israel” bias, holding placards that read, “Kofi: Stop forcing national suicide on Israel” and “If Zionism equals racism, what’s the equivalent of terrorism...
...Qaeda’s Afghanistan operation, Washington is looking to pack up and leave, not expand the force. The remaining foreign soldiers, comprising an International Security Assistance Force led by Britain, is only 4,800 strong and its mandate is limited to Kabul. Both Karzai and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan have repeatedly requested more troops, but Washington has consistently refused...