Word: vetoes
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...Donnell is the underdog in this battle, since she has admitted she never read the contract she is contesting (which gave Brewster veto power over her decisions). But beyond the legal dispute is a conundrum about the nature of fame. What is that fragile commodity called celebrity? Who is "Rosie...
...nothing in the face of evil. To be fair, part of this blame falls on the individual members of the Security Council for lacking the will and resolve to commit themselves to action. In some horrific cases—notably Kampuchea of the 1970s and Chechnya today—veto-bearing Security Council members were directly complicit in massive human rights violations...
...still working within the framework best fit to ensure the same stagnation that during the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s ensured a cold war and world peace. Stuck in this warp zone, with the Security Council’s veto-bearing members unwilling to vote themselves out of power, the U.N. may well be a dead end for those who would reform decision-making to be pro-active instead of inert...
...policy journal, “French President Jacques Chirac seemed more concerned about containing George Bush (or U.S. global leadership in general) than Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction.” Chirac’s political maneuvering, enabled by France’s veto power on the Security Council, made it impossible for the U.S. to rely solely on international organizations in dealing with the Iraqi threat. In his ultimatum speech in March 2003, Bush highlighted U.N. ineffectiveness: “The United Nations Security Council has not lived up to its responsibilities, so we will rise...
...attempts by Iraqis to govern themselves. No elections have occurred anywhere in Iraq. In June, the U.S. called off plans for local elections and appointed hand-picked mayors, much to the chagrin of many Iraqis. American forces also handpicked an Iraqi Governing Council, though L. Paul Bremer still maintains veto power over their decisions. The Iraqis recognize that this governing council is a joke and merely an effort by the U.S. to find Iraqis to collaborate with its own plans. Now the U.S. is even trying to make deals with tribal leaders, as they have done in Afghanistan where...