Sunday, February 13, 2005

UN - World Outrage - Where is it?

Waiting for the outrage over the UN peacekeepers sexual abuse charges - for that matter where are the American haters, excuse me the American citizens demanding and investigation, demanding prosecution of the leaders, or demanding a "war crimes" hearing... Of course, jumping on this band wagon will show the inadequacies of the UN - you see where the American Military took action and is still taking action the UN does not have the authority and the it appears there is no "world outrage" demanding someone held accountable; go figure - guess America has to be involved for everyone to find their moral and ethical compass.
UNITED NATIONS — A scandal about the sexual abuse of Congolese women and children by U.N. officials and peacekeepers intensified Friday with the broadcast of explicit pictures of a French U.N. worker and Congolese girls and his claim that there was a network of pedophiles at the U.N. mission in Congo.
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The U.N. has no power to prosecute peacekeepers or civilians. The organization can only repatriate individuals and waive their immunity so they can face trial at home. Whether they are punished depends largely on the politics and culture of their home country, and U.N. officials acknowledge that they have been lax in following up cases.

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