Rwandan rebels linked to DRC violence
• upi.comImposing sanctions against a Rwandan rebel group is a step toward consolidating peace in DRC, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said.
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National Rifle Association vows to fight arms trade treaty at U.N.
• ReutersThe leading U.S. pro-gun group, the National Rifle Association, has vowed to fight a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global arms trade and dismissed suggestions that a recent U.S. school shooting bolstered the case for such a p
Agenda 21 Is Being Rammed Down The Throats Of Local Communities All Over America
• http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com, By MichaelHave you ever heard of Agenda 21?
U.N. pulls staff out of Central African Republic as rebels attack
• The RawStory.comThe United Nations on Wednesday ordered more than 200 non-essential staff and families of other workers to leave Central African Republic because of a rebel offensive against the government.
Canada Slammed for Abysmal Human Rights Crisis
• Common DreamsUN Committee, Amnesty urge Canadian government to take action
U.N. Conference Slyly Introduces Resolution to Gain Control of Internet—in Middle of Night
• weeklystandard.comIn the middle of the night at a U.N. conference in Dubai, the presiding chairman of the International Telecommunication Union conference surveyed the assembled countries to see whether there was interest in having greater involvement in the U.N. gove
Anonymous May Attack UN Agency Over Internet Rules
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, by Ben WeitzenkornA security expert thinks the hacktivist movement Anonymous is planning an imminent cyberattack against the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union.
UN internet regulation treaty talks begin in Dubai
• http://www.bbc.co.uk, By Leo KelionA UN agency is trying to calm fears that the internet could be damaged by a conference it is hosting.
UN Calls on Israel to Open Nuclear Program to Inspections
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserGeneral Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on Israel to join the NPT and allow IAEA inspectors
All traces of Ahmadinejad's speech censored from United Nations website
• www.libertyfight.comAlbrecht, who happened to be in New York City on business the day that Ahmadinjad gave his speech, was discussing related issues on her November 28th show and tried to post a link to the Iran President's speech in her archives. That is when she found
A Budding War Over Internet Economics
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By David TalbotProposals for a “sender pays” policy will roil UN talks in Dubai.
Palestinians push for elevated UN status: Did Gaza conflict help?
• Christian Science MonitorSome nations are warming to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's bid for enhanced UN status. After the Gaza conflict, they see the moderate Abbas as a counterweight to Hamas.
Now UN Promotes Global Education
• http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff ReportOh, boy. The United Nations is promoting educational goals. Ten years ago, the "international community" authorized the UN to achieve something called Education for All by 2015.
'United Nations Wants to Use Drones'
• http://www.weeklystandard.com, By DANIEL HALPER"The United Nations wants to use drones for the first time to monitor fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda has been accused of aiding rebels," says the report, quoting U.N. officials.
France Hints it Will Support PA's UN Bid
• http://www.israelnationalnews.com, By Elad BenariFrench Foreign Minister reminds senate that President Hollande promised to promote recognition of a Palestinian state.
Israel slams Abbas on Gaza support ahead of UN bid
• RawStory.comIsrael slammed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Friday for his support for Gaza following its confrontation with the Jewish state, while casting aspersions on the legitimacy of his upcoming UN statehood bid.
Greenhouse gases rose to record levels in 2011: UN
• RawStory.comThe volume of greenhouse gases causing global warming rose to a new high last year, the UN World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday, warning it is becoming increasingly unlikely the world can limit rising temperatures to UN-backed targets.
UN: Goals on curbing greenhouse gases even further out of reach
• RawStory.comThe gap has widened between countries’ pledges for reducing climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and what is needed to keep planet warming in check, the UN warned.
UN to Obama Administration: Punish Washington and Colorado for Undermining Global Drug War
• Lew Rockwell blogThe “war on drugs” didn’t begin with Richard Nixon. It is an outgrowth of a 1961 United Nations document called the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which created the framework for a global drug prohibition jihad.
United Nations Moves to Impose International Treaties On States Legalizing Marijuana
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by legalizelibertyThe United Nations has declared Colorado and Washington in violation of international treaties following ballot initiatives that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
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11-21-12 -- Ian Williams - Saul Landau - (Video & MP3 Loaded)
Program Date:Ian Williams (U.N. Correspondent for Tribune and Senior Analyst for Foreign Policy in Focus) on the U.N.'s condemnation of U.S.'s Cuba Policy - Saul Landau (Professor emeritus, author, commentator, filmmaker) on the U.N., U.S. and Cuba
U.S. blocks UN Council statement on Gaza
• RawStory.comThe United States on Tuesday blocked a UN Security Council statement on the Gaza conflict, arguing that it would have been “counter-productive” amid efforts to reach a ceasefire.
Britain recognizes Syria opposition as fighting rages
• RawStory.comBritain formally recognised a newly formed opposition bloc as the sole representative of the Syrian people on Tuesday, as UN head Ban Ki-moon said he feared Syria could become a “regional battleground.”
United Nations Official Calls on U.S. Government to Challenge Legal Pot in Colorado and Washington
• reason.comThe UN has called for Attorney General Eric Holder to challenge the rulings of states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. This is another blatant attempt by the UN to override the sovereignty of this nation.
What’s the Point of Having Laws Against Torture if They Don’t Apply to the Powerful?
• www.truth-out.orgOne thing brings these four men together. Hassan bin Attash, Sami el-Hajj, Muhammed Khan Tumani and Murat Kurnaz—they are all survivors of the systematic torture program the Bush administration authorized and carried out in locations including Afghan
UN calls for tougher prosecution of pirates
• RawStory.comThe United Nations on Monday called for stronger prosecutions of pirates and more action by shipping companies to deter bandits at sea.
Palestine Independence Day, 24 Years Ago, November 15, 1988
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, By Francis A. BoyleOn November 15, 1988, the independent state of Palestine was proclaimed by the Palestine National Council (PNC), meeting in Algiers, by a vote of 253 to 46
Some Observations on Privately Owned Firearms
• http://www.survivalblog.com, J.W.R.Washington D.C. is presently all abuzz with talk of the BHO Administration looking for an opportunity to enact the UN's stalled Small Arms and Light Weapons Treaty.
Iowa warns UN observers of arrest
• PoliticoIowa has joined Texas in warning international election observers of possible criminal prosecution if they violate state laws and get near polling places on Election Day.
Showdown set on bid to give U.N. control of Internet
• dailystar.comIt is expected to be the mother of all cyber diplomatic battles.
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