What is the UN: United Nations?

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By: Rev. Jermano

What is the UN?  It was formed in 1945.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-un-united-nations.htm......

The politicians especially in the USA have no idea what the UN is actually. The United Nations is first and foremost is Not a World Government. It is not a Private Organization, and not a Public Organization in the sense that it affords uninterrupted services....that being to which public in which nation is concerned. I liken the UN as an Epicenter where all nations of different sizes, cultures, political ideologies, beliefs, and attitudes come together in an attempt to create a meeting place to discuss world problems, situations, communicating to each other in an effort of support for peoples who suffer due to poverty, war, and environmental degradation, and one which is not often practiced which is to come together for socializing and friendship, for the benefit of all bodies.

The US supports NATO and they are intent to establish NATO as a new replacement to the UN. NATO is the Military Complex...vs. the UN. The United Nations  is the Institution that works to end militarism, and Wars.....and is hardly replaceable.

www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13759...

Given the UN's definition as an Epicenter....makes it quite a unique Organization as a place for Countries to come together for dialogue. I liken it  as the soft power...which to me has much more significant power than the hard power which is the use of the military to force their will upon another nation who is a member of the UN..

One could chide away on and off and say it is corrupt or incompetent....but those assertions make no sense concerning the definition of the UN and its real purpose....which is to promote Peace, and work for better relationships between nations.

America was the first to abandon the UN's council when it voted to not support War in Iraq. The US disregarded the UN's vote in effect saying their Democratic Vote was irrelevant...This prompted the animosity toward Kofi Annon....and they did everything they could to try and find fault with him by attacking his relief organization in bringing Food for Oil for the poor suffering innocent people in Iraq.

Bush literally disregarded the UN vote went ahead and attacked Iraq, while ramping up the John Bolton Spin Bullshit  with the UN being corrupt in funneling money from the Food for Oil Program to Saddam for his Weapons Programs.....which was a complete fabrication....because after their invasion they never found those so called Weapons of Mass Destruction.... In fact GW Bush was going by intelligence they had from US munitions manufacturers who sold such materials to Saddam.

If anyone made a mistake of judgement it was GW Bush. Kofi Annon was correct that the US waged an illegal war...

Now with the worlds financial meltdown being felt....it is clear people have realized that the US is the main problem because of the poor management and decision making by the Bushmen.

What needs to be done is to understand what the UN is, and what its purpose is. I believe that the UN represents a doorway and method to go forward without using Violence and War as a prescription toward solving the worlds societal problems. I declare the UN as a Nonviolent World Organization...and its pronouncement should be clear to the world body.

Any nation that will think it can come and simply push the world around with weapons and bombs and killing and war....will find that soft power will ultimately shut them down.

In affect this economic financial crisis we all claim to be doomsday depressive 1930's happenings all over again....really is a blessing in a sense. Do we really think militaries are going to be going to war...when they know they are suffering on the economic side in their own individual countries? They are more prone to heavily think about it and realize that peaceful efforts are more desirable and achievable.

The economic crisis could be thought of as worldwide sanctions self materializing on a global scale....with countries impotent in stopping it because of the nature of the situation.

I know we are talking about the UN and its unique position and authority in the world, and most people have seen that the elite seem to get away with murder, while the people who suffer who are UN members are suddenly really the UN and are labelled corrupt...is the furthest from the truth.

What?.. the UN is going to come and arrest GW Bush...for his crimes?  The UN is not a World Government that has the position to arrest people, put criminals on trial, or make judgements. Those issues are resolved by members of the countries involved.... Many know that Bush lied about going to war, having his statement that Saddam did not do 911, and there were no Weapons of Mass Destruction found. Given the many years of sanctions on the people of Iraq, and the illegal war that was waged that killed thousands of innocent people in Iraq, not to mention US personnel and soldiers, leaves one to wonder who will bring these issues to the fore? Certainly the UN will be a discussion center about this...and certainly those who do not want these things to be known are going to go forward with the lies and spin to how corrupt or incompetent the UN is...

In order to move the world forward...we need to come to terms with the Bush debacle. Of course we need to go forward thinking of the future....but we also need to make it clear and hope some sort of judicial declaration will settle the Bush malpractices, and give the world a clearer sense of hope for the legal system....as countries go forward in their plans for progress and prosperity. To leave it without thought or closure....will keep the gaping wound open.....and a continued distrust of those in the US government....who claim they support change.

The facts are clear.......and people are coming to the realization that Democratic Administrations need to be held accountable for their crimes. They simply do not disappear just because they were voted out of office, or their term ended. ..Doing nothing is not an option, and allowing people to get away with commiting crimes in office...makes Democracy a farce...if not a crime in it's own definition.

Rev. Jermano.....