Why Not Permanent Seats for Palestine and Haiti Too?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. “…determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” – Preamble of the UN Charter Pledge, 1945. When President Barack Obama announced support regarding a permanent seat for India on the UN Security Council, it reminded me of what Howard Zinn wrote: “The creation of the United Nations during the war was presented to the world as international cooperation to prevent future wars. But the U.N. was dominated by the Western imperial countries-the United States, England, and France-and a new imperial power, with military bases and powerful influence in Eastern Europe-the Soviet Union.”(1) It’s not that India doesn’t deserve a…
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Why Not Permanent Seats for Palestine and Haiti Too?
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