UN, Human Rights & Credibility

Yesterday I asked the question "What will Muammar do?" Today I have decided that I really don't care. I don't keep up with the details of the Human Rights Commission, but this article from Scotland on Sunday has just killed any hope of the UNHRC ever having credibility with me.

Since 1992 a resolution critical of Cuba’s record has been passed by the commission almost every year.

Got that? Almost every year. One of the worst Stalinist nations on earth and it's still not every year. How in the world did Castro manage not to violate human rights one year? Why don't they just accuse the US of being an imperialist, colonialist, war-mongering, oil-stealing empire of hatred? Oh, yeah. They do that in the Security Council. Must be the separation of powers concept at work.

I really hope that the next chair of the Human Rights Commission is Zimbabwe - the paragon of virtue ruled by a man who has threatened to become the "black Hitler." Maybe Edi Amin can take over for Kofi Annan at the end of his term.

Or even better yet, the UN should increase their credibility by making the Iraqi Minister of Disinformation the next Secretary-General. His ability to just blatantly ignore reality is a step forward for UN credibility. At least their anti-Americanism will be out in the open (plus it will make for some really great TV again).