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Hawkins: UN Proposal to Prosecute the U.S. for "Ecocide"

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference, which opened in Cancun, Mexico on Monday, has yielded another example of how supposedly idealistic notions concocted by Western liberals, no matter how daft, can be transformed into weapons for international power … Continue reading

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New Korean war could involve Canada, federal documents suggest

OTTAWA – If war breaks out on the Korean peninsula, Canada could become embroiled due to a half-century-old United Nations military alliance, federal documents reveal. Canada’s military obligations in the volatile region are outlined in a briefing note prepared for … Continue reading

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Haiti: Where is the UN? Where is the help?

Thousands of Haitians infected with cholera could be suffering and dying without any help as aid agencies warn they are overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster. The official death toll of 800 is widely regarded to be a “serious … Continue reading

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Editorial: Through the UN looking glass

Just when you think it’s impossible for the United Nations to get any more ridiculous, it finds new ways to outdo itself. Consider that this week alone, Iran and Saudi Arabia ascended to membership on the UN women’s rights panel; … Continue reading

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Goodbye Global Warming, Hello Biodiversity

After three decades of trying to push the global warming scam to a point where billions could be made selling and trading bogus “carbon credits”, the global schemers have abandoned it in the wake of 2009 revelations that a handful … Continue reading

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Global employment crisis will stir social unrest: UN

The United Nations work agency said it was putting back by two years from 2013 its previous assessment of the time needed to create the 22 million jobs still needed to regain the pre-crisis level – 14 million in rich … Continue reading

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The UN Accuses Israel of War Crimes — Again

A mere two days after May’s deadly flotilla raid off the coast of Gaza, the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in a special “emergency session,” passed a resolution by a 32 to 3 count that “condemn[ed] in the strongest … Continue reading

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Murphy: United Nations now just a joke

On Thursday, Stephen Harper visited the United Nations to make a plea for Canada having another turn on the UN Security Council. Why? After so many instances of the UN’s impotence, corruption and waste, why does the body still retain … Continue reading

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Canada a big player in UN aid

OTTAWA — Once seen as stingy on the world stage, Canada has become one of the most generous donors to the United Nations, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars each year to promote peace, fight child poverty and advance human … Continue reading

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Ottawa wary over UN water rights vote (1)

Canada’s vast fresh water resources won’t feel the pinch as a result of the United Nations passing a resolution to declare water and sanitation as a basic human right, says a Canadian water activist. Maude Barlow, who previously served as … Continue reading

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The U.N.: Russia's den of spies

At the center of the Russian spy ring rounded up this week by federal agents were two Russian handlers from Moscow’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the successor to the KGB, who managed a network of sleeper agents out of their … Continue reading

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