The Holy Land and the UN

Abbas at the UN in New York

Israel and Palestine put their cases to the United Nations.

http://www.tnr.com/article/tel-aviv-journal/95307/netanyahu-un-speech-peace

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-palestinians-israelis-20110924,0,6115616.story

Equal Rights for All, Regardless of Sexual Preferance

Despite strong opposition from some African and Muslim countries, the UN has passed it's first resolution

endorsing equal rights for gays, lesbians and transgendered persons.

http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/06/17/un_gay_rights_un_passes_landmark_gay_rights_resolution_despite_s.html

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/un-backs-gay-rights-979851.html

Death and Statistics

Article on the exaggeration and inflation of death tolls in natural disasters and war zones.

""This is a historic disaster," she said. "We have never been confronted with such a disaster in the U.N. memory. It is like no other." The problem with such over-the-top rhetoric is that it requires a willful suspension of disbelief and no small degree of historical amnesia"

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/06/09/grave_inflation

As the Bombs Drop, the Debates begin Anew

"Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived." - Abraham Lincoln

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37823&Cr=Libya&Cr1

Should there be military intervention in Libya?

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/03/18/does_the_world_belong_in_libyas_war