-- UNITED NATIONS -- For the second time in two months, Libya on Thursday blocked the U.N. Security Council from condemning violence and unrest in the Middle East.This organisation, much like the rot-riddled Canadian Senate has truly outlived its usefulness.
In closed-door discussion among the 15-nation council's diplomats, Libya insisted the statement should be "balanced" by including condemnation of Israeli actions in Gaza, a Libyan U.N. representative said after the meeting.
In January, Libya blocked the council from expressing concern about the safety of people living along the chaotic Gaza-Egypt border. The council had negotiated for most of the week on how to word a statement originally proposed by Arab nations and initially opposed by the U.S.**********
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LAST WORD: A celebration of murder
Israeli police named him as Ala Hashem Abu Dhaim, a 25-year-old from the Jabal Mukabir neighbourhood.It's bulldozer time.
His family set up a funeral tent outside their home there, adorned with the flags of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah.
Hamas described the shooting as a "natural reaction" to Israel's actions in Gaza.
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YEP... HE JUST CAN'T STAY AWAY:
A warm welcome... yet again... to readers of noted feminist & humanitarian... "Canadian Cynic".One thing's for sure... I'm never gonna shake his slimy, sticky hand.
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