And now, from the sa…

And now, from the same world body that brought us a Libyan presiding over a human rights commission, we now have Iraq about to get its turn presiding over the UN’s Conference on Disarmament. Apparently, the UN understands what a PR fiasco this is. According to WorldNetDaily, Kofi Annan has previously has been bolstering this conference as the place he hopes will ultimately deal with all major disarmament issues, but now UN spokesman Farhan Haq is downplaying the committee. “Since it’s not exactly a body that has been meeting to deal with issues substantively for several years, the main worry is not about a procedural issue such as who is the chair; it’s about what it can do,” he said. That’s PR, plain and simple; on one side investing great hope in a conference’s work, while defending an oxymoron by suggesting it’s a bureaucracy looking for a direction (after 25 years of existence).

This is a classic example of blind, liberal, value-free “fairness”. Fairness for the sake of fairness, and without regard for suitability, and afraid of making judgements because it’s afraid of setting standards. It appeals to (and appeases) the lowest common denominator, and thus that’s exactly what it gets. And all this mushy policy is attached to a conference that doesn’t know what to do. Thanks so much, “United” Nations.

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