From: gt9593a@prism.gatech.EDU (SHAMIM,MUHAMMAD ARIF)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.bosna-herzgvna,soc.culture.arabic,soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: Mr. Ghaly is the right man in the right place.
Date: 6 Jan 93 03:51:26 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.bosna-herzgvna
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

In article <1993Jan5.143225@IASTATE.EDU> jakhan@IASTATE.EDU (Javed Ahmed Khan) writes:
>
>
>That no secretary general worth his salt has any real power should be plain to
>any one who knows anything about the structure of the UN. The UN in its present
>form is starkly undemocratic and has the status merely of a council of nations
>where power determines their role in its fuctioning. Its obvious that the
>general assembly has no real role in formulating policy decisions which are
>made solely by the representatives of the permanent members in the Security
>Council. My Ghali is powerless. If real democracy is to be ushered into the
>UN, the first step should be the scrapping of the permanent members with 
>veto powers at the very least. 
>
>--Javed.

I think it will be an injustice to criticize Boutros G. ONLY. Almost all
chairmen of UN have served the interests of superpowers. Let's not forget
the previous chairman, Perez D., who was the first one under the strong US
and weak USSR's presence. Now the role of UN is changing from no-authority
organization to American "rubber stamp." The UN was considered a powerless,
debating stage where discussions and resolutions resulted in vain, red-taped
non-concrete actions. However, after the demise of USSR and China being 
interested in the "Most Favorite Nation" status from the US, the US is the
sole manipulator of UN. It is like a street-rough of a neighborhood where all
up-and-coming outlaws come for assistance and act upon what the street-rough
has demanded. 
Weaker nations whose leaders are strengthening their financial position and
filling their Swiss accounts with what we know as foreign AID to these 
countries. Most countries are members of the UN to fulfill the requirements
of eligibility for international/World bank aids. In return, these countries
endorse (rubber-stamp) the actions taken by the patronizing countries whether
the citizens of these countries agree to the actions or not. For instance, the
citizens of Pakistan were protesting against the UN resolutions intended to invade IRAQ. The Pakistani govt. committed its troops to participate in a war 
against a country full of muslims. The US and Arab pressure made Pakistan 
aprticipate in the war. The US manipulated China and USSR not to veto the 
resolution before the Security Council. The chairman of UN acts upon the 
directions given by Permanent members. So, it is not the person, but it is the
organization and its post that requires all this servitude to patron nations.

Now question arises looking at the international aids that all the third world
countries are receiving as a reward to their work. How much of a good these
funds have been doing to these countries and their ordinary citizens??

Also, since all of us who have lived in these countries know that a large
share of aids eventually ends up into the banks of our leaders who serve as 
puppets to the western countries, should we care if our country get these
aids??  Above all, most of the aid is awarded for specific purpose and some
times even the details of purchase of specific items are pre-arranged. For
instance, some countries receive "aid" to "buy" rice. The rice is provided
by the US, at a much higher rate than market price. There is something that
the country is receiving for free, but does it worth our freedom??

I would like others to express their opinion on third world countries, esp.
independent Muslim countries, LEAVING THE UN - for good or until the so-
called champions of democracy demonstrate their true spirit of freedom and
democracy in the UN - One Nation, One Vote and No Veto.



-- 
SHAMIM,MUHAMMAD ARIF
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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