Comments on: Kofi does the right thing

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:54:06 +0000

Annan can’t win; I agree with Meryl that if someone’s starting to do the right thing encouragement beats the hell out of “well it’s about time and he’s still a rat-bastard”

By: Lil Mamzer

Lil Mamzer — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 00:52:07 +0000

Meryl……..
Of course it matters a great deal that Annan cancelled. I’m not disputing that.
But I’m not quibbling when I note the manner in which Annan has conducted hims affairs for the past two weeks. That means something, too. And it would be wrong not to say something about it.

By: Knockin' On The Golden Door

Knockin' On The Golden Door — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:24:44 +0000

Annan Takes The Safe Route

Useless Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has canceled a trip to Iran rather than confront Iranian president ahmadinejad’s anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic stance of recent weeks: Annan decided it is “not an appropriate time” for him to go to Iran, …

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 02:16:14 +0000

Sorry, but it matters that he canceled. Quibble about the timing all you like, but it is extremely important that he will not go to Iran. That would have sent a message worse than Chamberlain's "peace in our time."

By: Lil Mamzer

Lil Mamzer — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 23:28:36 +0000

From the article you cite:

“Annan announced Friday that it is “not an appropriate time” for him to go to Iran, citing the “ongoing controversy” over Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks”

So it took him nearly two weeks to determine it’s not an appropriate time. Would it be the appropriate time if the ‘controversy’ didn’t garner quite as much media attention? Farkin’ a-hole.

And why is Ahmadinejad’s call for genocide ‘controversial’?

I’m up on the cons, but what are the pros about completing Hitler’s mission?

Anyone?

By: Lil Mamzer

Lil Mamzer — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 23:25:23 +0000

Why did it take him so long to cancel?
If I recall correctly, Annan at first refused to cancel, and then waffled.

Pardon me if I don’t feel like shaking this political animal’s hand.

Can’t we ever see a world ‘leader’ who isn’t always reactionary and makes principled decisions?

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 23:10:25 +0000

I’m pretty sure I just spotted a pig fluttering over my neighbour’s garden; though it may just have been a firework (it’s early November, after all).

I am surprised at this, to put it mildly.