EDITORIAL U.N. INJUSTICE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS BOOT THE U.S.EVERY once in a while, the United Nations makes good on its responsibility to foster peace and harmony throughout the world. It did just that last week, bringing unity and cooperation to a place where it has long been absent - the U.S. House of Representatives. United in their disgust, Democrats and Republicans joined forces to denounce de·nounce tr.v. de·nounced, de·nounc·ing, de·nounc·es 1. To condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible. See Synonyms at criticize. 2. To accuse formally. 3. the U.N. Human Rights Commission's decision to expel ex·pel tr.v. ex·pelled, ex·pel·ling, ex·pels 1. To force or drive out: expel an invader. 2. the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. from its ranks. Earlier, the assembled representatives of some 54 of the world's nations decided that the U.S. - which helped to found the commission in 1947 - had no business on the panel. Such human-rights luminaries as China, Cuba, Sudan and Vietnam, however, got to remain. It's no surprise that the human-rights abusers would want the U.S., which regularly protests their violations, off the commission. More alarming is that a number of America's Western European allies allowed the expulsion EXPULSION. The act of depriving a member of a body politic, corporate, or of a society, of his right of membership therein, by the vote of such body or society, for some violation of hi's. to happen. Petty jealousy Jealousy See also Envy. Jesters (See CLOWNS.) adder’s tongue flower symbolizes jealousy. often trumps trump 1 n. 1. Games a. A suit in card games that outranks all other suits for the duration of a hand. Often used in the plural. b. A card of such a suit. c. A trump card. 2. intelligent policy on the world's misgoverning body. No wonder members of Congress - who are supposed to give $244 million of the taxpayers' money to the international megabureaucracy - took offense. Representatives from both parties, including House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Democratic leader Richard Gephardt, voted to cut off all payments until the U.S. is restored to its rightful place on the commission. It's a well-deserved rebuke. The U.N. needs America's leadership and its money far more than America needs the U.N.'s insults and contempt. |
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