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Saturday, May 03, 2003

# Posted 10:55 AM by Ariel David Adesnik  

SILVER LINING: The UN has embarrassed itself once again, thanks to the Human Rights Commission's decision to elect Cuba to another three year term of membership. The WaPo recommends that the US try to fight back against such insults by organizing a democratic caucus within the UN that would prevent dictatorships from receiving this sort of moral legitimation.

Sounds like a good idea, but the real challenge may be to get France & Co. to prioritize their democratic values over their crusade to reign in American hegemony. The real silver lining of the Cuba fiasco is that it willl make it that much harder for the UN to get up on its moral high horse and demand a leading role in the transitional government of Iraq. Then again, Castro probably understands better than the US how exactly a totalitarian dictatorship functions...
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