US 'interference' halts UN renovations

[Judi Lynn]

US 'interference' halts UN renovations
By Irwin Arieff in the United Nations
05may06

THE manager of a costly and much-delayed plan to renovate the United Nations' New York headquarters announced overnight that he was resigning in frustration after less than a year in the job.

New York real estate veteran Louis Frederick Reuter, 62, is executive director of the UN Capital Master Plan and has privately complained of US interference in his work as well as other problems that have prevented the plan from going forward as quickly as he liked, associates said.

He told UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan he would leave on June 30.
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It acted over the objection of Mr Bolton, who had held up the money for weeks while trying to resolve some of Washington's concerns before the work began.
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[truthisfreedom]

1. this administration has a great gift for making things not work.

at all. like they are the masters of failure.

i swear, that's the catchphrase they deserve. MASTERS OF FAILURE.

[Kutjara]

2. Well, if the UN continues to refuse to accept...

...it's appointed role as an instrument of US foreign policy, it can't expect any favors from Uncle Sam. I mean, the US spent a lot of money setting the UN up to be its shill and now the damn thing keeps pretending it's got a mind of its own. Must be very frustrating for BushCo.

[Oversea Visitor]

3. They can always shift

somewhere else out of US.
Maybe soon need to do that :)

[Kutjara]

4. A good idea.

I'm trying to think of somewhere to relocate it where it would be immune from local political pressure and couldn't be held to ransom as it is today.

The Moon? No, the Chinese and Russians will own that soon.

The seabed? Too toxic and they risk having an oil rig drill through their roof.

Antarctica? I'll be nothing but a rocky outcrop within fifteen years.

Mars? The right wing will never agree to relocate to the 'Red' planet.

Anyone got any other suggestions?

[Oversea Visitor]

5. Darfur

good hey.

[acmavm]

6. Yes. Or Anbar Province.

[DrDebug]

7. Switzerland

It's the only neutral country in the world.

[Ghost Dog]

10. Yup. Geneva:

http://www.unog.ch/





" The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) is the representative office of the United Nations in Geneva. With more than 1,600 staff, we are the biggest United Nations duty station outside of headquarters in New York and provide critical support to the Organization’s efforts. We service over 8,000 meetings every year, making UNOG one of the busiest intergovernmental conference centres in the world and a focal point for multilateral diplomacy. Together, we strive to strengthen our contribution towards realizing the vision of the United Nations for a more stable, secure and prosperous world for all."

[FiveGoodMen]

9. I'll bet it's been discussed.

[Vidar]

8. Zurich or the Hague are better locations anyway.