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Wednesday, May 14, 2003
posted by gbarto at 11:14 AM:
UN Acts to Kill Taiwanese
Or rather to watch them die.
We hear a lot about the UN, the great "international" body that "represents the world." The informed reader will recognize these canards as so much pabulum. The UN does not represent the world. The UN represents a select group of nations and admits new ones according to the whims of its members. China won't admit that Taiwan is an independent nation, hence the UN won't admit it.
Of late, we've heard a lot about the World Health Organization and its role in the fight against SARS. But it hasn't even been to one of the two countries where the disease first became a problem. Like a jealous ex-lover, China would rather watch the Taiwanese die than admit it doesn't control them. The World Health Organization has been more than happy to join China in watching the Taiwanese die because it isn't really the World Health Organization, it's the UN Health Organization. Consequently, China - which has withheld information, lied to health care officials, lied to the international community about if, when, where and to what extent it had the problem - is the darling of the WHO while Taiwan simply doesn't exist.
It's time for a change. It's time to either abandon the pretension to the UN being a real international body or make it one. And it's especially time to stop sending money to NGOs like WHO that pretend to serve the world but only serve their UN masters. There is a petition calling on the WHO to be true to its ideals. No idea about the group circulating it, but I'm giving a link and you can decide if you'd like to sign. I'm sending the second letter, myself.
There are people who will talk about political realities, tough calls, realpolitik, etc. Bull. The UN and WHO sell themselves to starry-eyed dreamers as transcending nations; they can damn well live up to it or go to the dustbin where liars of such proportion belong.
Taiwan in the WHO petition link (via the turkeysister)
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