Why The UN Has Become A Joke

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According to yesterday's New York Daily News, when Moammar Khadafy comes to New York later this month to visit the UN, he will ask the UN to dissolve the country of Switzerland.  He wants to country split up between France, Italy, and Germany.  Why?  A year ago, Khadafy's son Hannibal was arrested in Geneva for beating two servants with a belt and a coat hangar.  He had previously had run-ins with the French because of drunk driving. 

According to the article, there was some major fallout from the incident in Geneva:

"Libya retaliated with fury, recalling some diplomats, withdrawing $5 billion from Swiss banks, shuttering the Tripoli office of Nestle and threatening to cut oil deliveries. Two Swiss businessmen were barred from leaving the country until Libya received an apology for Hannibal's arrest.

For a year, the issue festered. Two weeks ago, Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz traveled to Tripoli to apologize for the arrest and Libya promised to let the hostages go by Sept. 1."

The UN charter specifically states that no member can threaten the sovereignty of another member.  Although that rule is consistently overlooked in the case of Iran threatening Israel, there is a good chance it will be followed here. 

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