Koffi pays tribute to Fidel

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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan paid tribute to Fidel Castro for his global leadership and called on developing nations yesterday to accept new responsibilities at home and around the world.

Castro, 80, was too ill to preside over the Nonaligned Movement’s summit, leaving it to acting president Raúl Castro, his 75-year-old brother and defence minister, to accept Cuba’s three-year chairmanship of the group representing two thirds of the world’s countries.

But pictures of Annan visiting the ailing Cuban leader were displayed prominently in Cuban state media yesterday, and the UN leader thanked him for ‘‘his enormous contributions and leadership role.’’

‘‘The collective mission of this movement is more relevant than ever,’’ Annan said, noting that the world was divided by US and Soviet superpowers when Fidel Castro last hosted the movement in 1979.

Merco Press

[Deja Q]

1. First Iran pisses on the UN by actively ignoring their demands...

Now the UN supports creeps like Castro.

After the Iraq debacle, they had a chance to rebuild stature.

They're not quite doing a good job...

Let's not forget Castro criminizes political dissent and free speech. He's got quite a history that he shouldn't be proud of.


I suppose my point is ultimately this: How is the UN relevant to anybody, anymore? :( They seem to want to ruin their own stature and credibility.

[Solo_in_MD]

2. Blasphemy, and a damned good one.

[William769]

3. Kofi Annan used to have my respect. Not any more.