At a meeting at the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington, DC yesterday the head of UN Peacekeeping Alan Le Roy called the Sudanese Armed Forces incursion into Abyei a "clear breach of the Comprehensive Peace Accord."
He may think it's sinful to use condoms, but why deny others who might not feel the same way? It just goes to show that being a world champion boxer doesn't prevent you from being a world class something else.
I've just received a first look at the newest polling data from the Better World Campaign and UN Foundation. The survey, conducted by the bi-partisan polling duo Geoff Garin and Bill McInturff, finds American approval ratings for the United Nations are at 60%, while only 28% say they have an unfavorable image.
We will know the United States is serious about its intentions to see Saleh's rule ended when the administration literally puts its money where its mouth is and makes the the flow of military aid contingent on democratic reforms.
No real surprises here. The Syria drama ended two weeks ago when Syria dropped out of the race following Kuwait's announcement that it was running for one of the four Asia seats. Still, Syria won five votes as a write in candidate, which is kind of silly.
Palestinians already have observer status at the UN. But comments by president Obama yesterday call into question whether it can secure full membership anytime soon.
