Annan Rejects Bush Claim That World Is Safer Now

[maddezmom]

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The world is no safer than it was three years ago, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) said on Wednesday, countering President Bush (news - web sites)'s claims he had made the world a safer place.

Annan, at a news conference, also criticized a Bush administration decision to withhold $34 million from the U.N. Population Fund, saying the agency was saving women's lives.


Annan's remarks could renew strains on ties between the United States and United Nations (news - web sites), which -- while devastated by Bush's inability to win U.N. backing for the U.S.-led war on Iraq (news - web sites) -- had improved following U.N. help in setting up a new government in Baghdad in time for the U.S. occupation to end.


"No, I cannot say the world is safer today than it was two, three years ago," the U.N. leader said.

~snip~
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=5&u=/nm/20040721/ts_nm/security_un_bush_dc

[papau]

1. Another news item that US National Media will not report

:-(

[gratuitous]

2. "The world's a safer place," says Stupidhead

Well, Kofi Annan doesn't agree Mr. President, and in a credibility contest, I think I'll go with the guy who is not running for re-election on his "war" record.

However, if by "the world" you mean "the streets of Crawford" because Jenna and Bar Jr. are out campaigning instead of careening drunkenly around there, then I would agree with you.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

3. nice rant!

:bounce: :toast: :yourock:

[lottie244]

4. So do I!

And the world is not safer...it's far more dangerous, frightened, and divided.

[candy331]

6. Seems like Dean said something akin to this and the house was

brought down on him from all sides. hummm!

[struggle4progress]

5. kick

:kick: