Bolten, Rumsfeld, Cheney now building their own International Army

United Nations 'army' proposed
International rapid reaction force could be deployed within 48 hours of a UN green light
Jun. 15, 2006. 09:03 AM
OLIVIA WARD
FEATURE WRITER


When emergencies strike, Canadians dial 911.

But in countries racked by crisis, such a call for help — by civilians or government officials — is out of the question. So conflicts escalate, wounded and traumatized people go untreated and the survivors wait agonizing weeks or months for aid and shelter, as happened in strife-torn Darfur.

This week, a group of academics, former officials and security experts are tabling a proposal they hope will change that by creating an international rapid reaction force that could be deployed within 48 hours of a green light from the United Nations.

Composed of up to 15,000 military, police and civilian staff, including medics and conflict transformation experts, it would be recruited from professionals hired by the UN from many countries, and based at designated UN sites. Its actions would be authorized by the UN Security Council.

"It's not a new idea, but it has now come into its own," says Peter Langille of University of Western Ontario, an expert in conflict resolution, and one of the major contributors to the book entitled, A United Nations Emergency Peace Service: To Prevent Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, which will be presented tomorrow at the UN.

"With countries moving away from UN peacekeeping, and troops overstretched in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq, (the rapid reaction force) has new appeal."

The idea of a UN emergency force first surfaced after World War II, when hopes for an activist world body were at their highest. But it wasn't until 1994, in the aftermath of the Rwanda genocide, that it was considered seriously.

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None of this surprises anymore.

opinion on it?

stockholm institute for peace research int'l, the leading peace center.

http://www.sipri.org MAy be the url

Their idea of "security" by threatening everyone and killing those who don't believe the way they do is the anti-thesis of "security".

It is promoting the most insecure and unstable environment.

not cops.. i see them as a last resort.. but rather, meet people's need for jobs and food.

job shortage exists.. see my sig.

for those unable to work, we need adequate re funding of food stamps, housing aid.

desperate people will rob to survive. End desperation. Jobs For All site has answers.. co-ops, share-the-work, new WPA.

WPA was a jobs program under FDR in the 'thirties. Set up one also in Mexico, and you end the problem of illegals coming here.