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Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:55 am
by Anark
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/6222437.stm

South Korea's Ban Ki Moon has taken over as secretary general of the United Nations - the first Asian to hold the post in 35 years.

The South Korean former foreign minister is the organisation's eighth leader and succeeds Kofi Annan, who was at the helm for 10 years.

Mr Ban faces a number of global crises as well as reform of the UN itself.

He has vowed to be a bridge-builder and a harmoniser and to set the highest ethical standards.

The BBC's UN correspondent in New York, Laura Trevelyan, says Mr Ban, 62, has given little away about his diplomatic priorities.


More to read in the BBC article.

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:09 am
by ozzy72
Another toothless paper tiger...

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:11 am
by Ivan
We'll see how this ends up... but expect him to get angry with the DPRK whitin days

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:29 am
by expat
but expect him to get angry with the DPRK whitin days


As Ozzy said, another toothless paper tiger.........Proven WMD's in a rogue state , where are the invasion forces???


Matt

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:01 pm
by pepper_airborne
but expect him to get angry with the DPRK whitin days


As Ozzy said, another toothless paper tiger.........Proven WMD's in a rogue state , where are the invasion forces???


Matt



I think North Korea has every right to have nuclear weapons. If country's as the USA and Russia can have it then why they not?

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:03 pm
by PsychoDiablo
but expect him to get angry with the DPRK whitin days


As Ozzy said, another toothless paper tiger.........Proven WMD's in a rogue state , where are the invasion forces???


Matt



I think North Korea has every right to have nuclear weapons. If country's as the USA and Russia can have it then why they not?



because their leaders a nut  ;)

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:32 pm
by pepper_airborne
So many jokes too make, so little time ;D

We'll see how it go's i geuss.

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:55 pm
by Cobra
but expect him to get angry with the DPRK whitin days


As Ozzy said, another toothless paper tiger.........Proven WMD's in a rogue state , where are the invasion forces???


Matt



I think North Korea has every right to have nuclear weapons. If country's as the USA and Russia can have it then why they not?



because their leaders a nut  ;)



How many wars have they been in in the last century?? Then consider the US and the UK...They are the biggest threat to the world atm ;)

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:10 pm
by flymo
but expect him to get angry with the DPRK whitin days


As Ozzy said, another toothless paper tiger.........Proven WMD's in a rogue state , where are the invasion forces???


Matt



I think North Korea has every right to have nuclear weapons. If country's as the USA and Russia can have it then why they not?



because their leaders a nut

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:30 pm
by Cobra
but expect him to get angry with the DPRK whitin days


As Ozzy said, another toothless paper tiger.........Proven WMD's in a rogue state , where are the invasion forces???


Matt



I think North Korea has every right to have nuclear weapons. If country's as the USA and Russia can have it then why they not?



because their leaders a nut  ;)



How many wars have they been in in the last century?? Then consider the US...They are the biggest threat in the world atm ;)


but unfortunatly we keep doing kick ass research, adn then giveing the produt to the US to make, the atomic bomb for example!




I meant to say the US and the UK...we are just as bad!

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:33 pm
by Woodlouse2002

but unfortunatly we keep doing kick ass research, adn then giveing the produt to the US to make, the atomic bomb for example!


To be fair, pretty much all of the scientists who put the atomic bomb together were German.

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:17 am
by Jakemaster
but expect him to get angry with the DPRK whitin days


As Ozzy said, another toothless paper tiger.........Proven WMD's in a rogue state , where are the invasion forces???


Matt



I think North Korea has every right to have nuclear weapons. If country's as the USA and Russia can have it then why they not?



because their leaders a nut  ;)



How many wars have they been in in the last century?? Then consider the US...They are the biggest threat in the world atm ;)


but unfortunatly we keep doing kick ass research, adn then giveing the produt to the US to make, the atomic bomb for example!




I meant to say the US and the UK...we are just as bad!


The US is the biggest threat to the world, that's just so obvious!  No one else has hour firepower, and even if they did the US is the only country stupid enough to use it.

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:28 am
by pepper_airborne
I believe North Korea has a bigger army then the US. Would probably make sense too.

Also, it seems the US is again producing new nuclear weapons, and why would one produce weapons of mass destruction?

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:58 am
by ozzy72
Actually Woodie the majority of the guys in the little build at Los Alamos were Hungarian Jews ;)

Re: Ban-Ki Moon takes over as UN Secretary General

PostPosted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:04 am
by Cobra

The US is the biggest threat to the world, that's just so obvious!  No one else has hour firepower, and even if they did the US is the only country stupid enough to use it.


I meant threat as in threat to world peace...not the most powerful nation...

hmm I can think of a few countries that would match the US...but its not all about 'firepower' anyway...far more factors. And besides, the amount of enemies the US has at the moment its unlikely they would be taking on just 1 nation, more like 10! So however 'great' your forces are you are screwed...

But hey, I don't think we are gonna see that war for another 100 years or so ... so we should be alright ;)