Sunday, April 19, 2009
Australia, Sweden(!), Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand...all limiting their involvement.
Not to worry UN fans, Switzerland is shmoozing with the Iranian loon: Morality in neutral
Switzerland is situated in the heart of Europe, surrounded by Germany, France, Austria and Italy. But unlike these EU-member countries, the Swiss are neutral in international affairs.
And under cover of neutrality, Swiss President Hans Rudolf Merz, who is both chief of state and head of government, was scheduled to meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last night over dinner in Geneva. The Iranian leader is in town to attend the Durban II "anti-racism conference," which opens today.
Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon told Army Radio that the Merz-Ahmadinejad meeting "caught us by surprise." It shouldn't have.
The Swiss have their interests...
This will make you feel a bit better, though, it's excellent: UN Watch Turns Tables on Libyan Chair, Exposes Durban 2 Hypocrisy; Qaddafi's rep panics
Here's how it starts:
Thank you, Madame Chair.
I don't know if you recognize me. I am the Palestinian medical intern who was scapegoated by your country, Libya, in the HIV case in the Benghazi hospital, together with five Bulgarian nurses.
Section 1 of the draft declaration for this conference speaks about victims of racism, discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance. Based on my own suffering, I wish to offer some proposals...
[h/t: Sophia]
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Further on the story at the bottom of this post, which might get buried a bit. Here's the link again: UN Watch Turns Tables on Libyan Chair, Exposes Durban 2 Hypocrisy; Qaddafi's rep panics. TNR has a nice description here:... Read More
