Wednesday, June 07, 2006
"Unchecked" Speech
Gotta love the United Nations. Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown is upset because the U.S. government fails to defend the corrupt U.N. from its American critics such as Rush Limbaugh and Fox News.
The story has been widely discussed in the blogosphere, see Hugh Hewitt and Captain's Quarters for examples. The quote in this paragraph is particularly revealing:
Perhaps Malloch Brown would like to see a brutal crackdown on free speech in the U.S. as is common in so many of the UN member states. You know, the ones that are well-represented on the UN Human Rights Council.
The story has been widely discussed in the blogosphere, see Hugh Hewitt and Captain's Quarters for examples. The quote in this paragraph is particularly revealing:
In a highly unusual instance of a United Nations official singling out an individual country for criticism, Mr. Malloch Brown said that although the United States was constructively engaged with the United Nations in many areas, the American public was shielded from knowledge of that by Washington's tolerance of what he called "too much unchecked U.N.-bashing and stereotyping."
Perhaps Malloch Brown would like to see a brutal crackdown on free speech in the U.S. as is common in so many of the UN member states. You know, the ones that are well-represented on the UN Human Rights Council.
