It's Official!! We Now Have A Ban At The U.N.

Norquist Nemesis

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Thu Dec-14-06 01:19 PM
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It's Official!! We Now Have A Ban At The U.N.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/UN_NEXT_SECRETARY_GENERAL?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=HOME

Dec 14, 12:38 PM EST

Ban Sworn in As U.N. Secretary-General

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press Writer

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was sworn in Thursday as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations, promising to make his top priority the restoration of trust in the world body that has been tarnished by corruption scandals.

Ban, 62, will take the reins of the United Nations on Jan. 1 when Kofi Annan steps down after 10 years at the helm. He will be the first Asian to lead the organization in 35 years

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BushOut06

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Thu Dec-14-06 01:27 PM
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1. You mean the US sock-puppet?

Bush and Bolton were campaigning for this guy. Can't be good for the overall wellbeing of the UN.

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RethugAssKicker

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Thu Dec-14-06 01:29 PM
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2. Oh shit... Is this guy a BushBot???

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BushOut06

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Thu Dec-14-06 01:46 PM
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4. Well, I'm pretty sure that BushCo really wanted this guy for the job

And that South Korea is one of our biggest allies, and was one of the few countries that Bush could con into sending troops to Iraq.

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dysfunctional press

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Thu Dec-14-06 01:29 PM
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3. roll on Ban, roll on...

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0rganism

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Thu Dec-14-06 01:48 PM
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5. Any relation to Rev. Sun Myung Moon?

Just wondering.

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crikkett

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Thu Dec-14-06 01:55 PM
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6. other than they're both korean?

:eyes:

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0rganism

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Thu Dec-14-06 03:19 PM
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8. and both named "Moon"?

:silly:

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TahitiNut

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Thu Dec-14-06 02:03 PM
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7. I wonder if Ban Ki-moon is related to Ban Ro-lahn.

Edited on Thu Dec-14-06 02:04 PM by TahitiNut

Brothers? :evilgrin:

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