Analysis: Clinton eyes U.N. post!

[LifeNRA]

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Analysis: Clinton eyes U.N. post

By ROLAND FLAMINI, UPI Chief International Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has set his sights on becoming U.N. secretary-general. A Clinton insider and a senior U.N. source have told United Press International the 56-year-old former president would like to be named leader of the world body when Kofi Annan's term ends early in 2006.

"He definitely wants to do it," the Clinton insider said this week.

A Clinton candidacy is likely to receive overwhelming support from U.N. member states, particularly the Third World. Diplomats in Washington say Clinton would galvanize the United Nations and give an enormous boost to its prestige. But the former president's hopes hang on a crucial question that will not be addressed until after the presidential elections: can he get the support of the U.S. government -- a prerequisite for nomination?

The political wisdom is that a second George W. Bush presidency would cut him off at the pass. The notion of Clinton looming large in the international arena from "the glass tower" in New York would be intolerable to the Bush White House. If Democratic candidate, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., wins on Nov. 2 the prospect of Clinton as secretary-general won't exactly be welcome either, but Kerry would find it much harder -- if not impossible -- to go against it.

After a Middle East U.N. Secretary General (Boutros Boutros Ghali) and an African (Kofi Annan) it is generally considered Asia's turn to fill the post, U.N. experts say. No announcement has been made, but behind the scenes China is already pushing the candidacy of Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai, who also seems to have U.S. support. If Clinton does emerge as a candidate, however, China would most likely shift its support, the experts say.

No American has ever been U.N. secretary-general, but the United States is both host country to the United Nations and the major contributor to its budget. A hostile U.S. Congress held up its dues for years -- until the Clinton administration negotiated a payment plan for Washington's arrears. Clinton also revived U.S. membership of UNESCO though the Americans did not actually move back into their offices at the Paris-based scientific and cultural U.N. agency until after the start of the Bush presidency.

President Reagan had taken the United States out of UNESCO in protest against alleged corruption by former top agency officials.

Clinton is currently recovering from the heart bypass surgery he had to undergo last month, and this has kept him away from the Kerry campaign after a few initial support appearances. The former president has told friends and Kerry staffers he plans to resume campaigning for Kerry, but on a limited scale because his recovery has been gradual. He has talked of his interest in taking over at the United Nations since the publication of his commercially successful autobiography, which he recently said had sold 1.9 million copies. Writing the book kept him busy after leaving office in 2000, but he is now ready to channel his considerable political skills and energy into another role in public life.

There had been rumors that he would run the Third Way organization, the world Social Democratic movement he had talked of launching together with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. But the political alliance had come unstuck and the idea ran out of steam partly because Blair and Schroeder found themselves on opposite sides in the Bush-led Iraq war.

Putting Clinton in charge of the United Nations would be a real test of international intentions, observers say.

"Critics of the U.N. complain that it's an organization without the muscle and will to put its decisions into effect," the U.N. source observed. "There's a good chance that Clinton could significantly change that situation, and then we'll see if the critics mean what they say."

[fisherguy]

Clinton would never get it, nobody in teh UN would go for an American head of the UN these days.

[buckee]

The UN is scary enough, without putting Clinton in there.
I wonder who his foreign secretary will be...

[slugshooter]

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And the rest of the U.N. members would think that they could get more legislation passed in this country,like a total gun ban,something Japan has been trying to accomplish for years.

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Here's what I don't understand, since when does the UN have anything to do with our legislation, they don't, and they certainly don't have anything to do with total world legislation. How would having Bill Clinton as Secretary General aid Japan in a total gun ban, Emperor whoever there needs to deal with that.

And how many "gun grabbing" democrats are there in the UN. I believe we are the only country with a party called "Democrats", we may be able to force democracy into other countries, but god forbid we force our 2 party system on them.

[oldksnarc]

And I had such hope for you after your other post.

The UN has already come out in support of gun regulation in the US.

[LifeNRA]

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Here's what I don't understand, since when does the UN have anything to do with our legislation, they don't

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I will try to find that piece I read a while back! But Japan and other countries are pouring in money everyday to your party slug! In hope that more guns laws are passed! Because they feel if the USA has no guns we all meaning the world will be safer!

[buckee]

The EU (European Union), is, shaping up to be our new "ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT". You don't have to believe me on this, just watch it grow.

Here I go refering to the bible again, but I just can't help myself ...LOL

The bible talks about the last days, before the return of Christ in Revelations (new testiment) and Daniel (old testiment). It refers to a "ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT" (revival of the Roman Empire) being set up. There are many Christians, me being one of them, who believe the EU is that government, slowly being set up to dictate to the world, what they can and cannot do.
I'm not sure where the UN comes into play with all this.
If you look at all the countries, that have joined the EU, you will find that the majority of them are in fact the same countries that made up the old Roman Empire.

Just my opinion

[AaronS]

I read that on Keyway also. Scary, and I believe it.

IMO, it's too bad the heart thing didn't get him.

[slugshooter]

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The EU (European Union), is, shaping up to be our new "ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT". You don't have to believe me on this, just watch it grow.

Here I go refering to the bible again, but I just can't help myself ...LOL

The bible talks about the last days, before the return of Christ in Revelations (new testiment) and Daniel (old testiment). It refers to a "ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT" (revival of the Roman Empire) being set up. There are many Christians, me being one of them, who believe the EU is that government, slowly being set up to dictate to the world, what they can and cannot do.
I'm not sure where the UN comes into play with all this.
If you look at all the countries, that have joined the EU, you will find that the majority of them are in fact the same countries that made up the old Roman Empire.

Just my opinion

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Like I've said before on here, I know the bible pretty well, and I have had the same thoughts on this European Union thing, but, if this is the One World Government that the bible speaks about, then there's basically nothing we can do about it is there. What will come to pass, will come to pass.

[LifeNRA]

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where does the Roman Catholic Church fit into the world domination conspiracy?

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Stay on topic!

[LifeNRA]

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The U.N. has been trying to ban our guns for years

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Please give me some proof of ONE instance of the UN trying to take ONE gun from ONE US citizen.

Please don't believe everything the NRA tells you lol.

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Well I believe them more than any dem thats for sure!!! At least they are trying to keep my gun rights over the likes of a few dems! But like I said this is about Clinton getting into the UN.