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Sunday, March 22, 2026

A day at the UN that will live in infamy.

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https://www.wrmea.org/north-america/the-u.s.-israel-attack-and-the-u.n.s-response-will-live-in-infamy.html

UN and Iran in the line of fire

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6KnG7Pdoyc

Monday, February 09, 2026

UNfinished?

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A Gloomy Future for U.N. as “Ethical Standard Bearer” for Global Affairs IAN WILLIAMS REGIONS NORTH AMERICA POSTED ON FEBRUARY 8, 2026 ...

Sunday, February 08, 2026

https://www.wrmea.org/north-america/a-gloomy-future-for-u.n.-as-ethical-standard-bearer-for-global-affairs.html

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A Gloomy Future for U.N. as “Ethical Standard Bearer” for Global Affairs IAN WILLIAMS REGIONS NORTH AMERICA POSTED ON FEBRUARY 8, 2026 P...

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Trumping Venezuelan Opposition

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For the FPA, I interviewed Diego Arria Former President of the United Nations Security Council, former Venezuelan Ambassador to the Unit...

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Deadline Pundit: THIS IS A REVIVAL. At the end of 2018, I died, twice, on the operating table and spent weeks in a coma. I've been recovering and now, with more plastic in my chest than the North Pacific Gyre, I have the bandwidth to hit the blog again! Born in Liverpool, now resident in New York, "Tequila," "UNtold" "Deserter," "Alms Trade" and "Rum" author Ian has written for newspapers and magazines around the world, ranging from the Australian to The Independent, from the New York Observer and the Village Voice to the Financial Times. He is the UN correspondent for Tribune, and senior analyst for Foreign Policy in Focus. He has pundited on BBC, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, CBC and innumerable radio stations, for example appearing on Hard Ball,the O'Reilly Factor, and Wolf Blitzer. Online he writes for Salon, AlterNet and MaximsNews, among many others. He appears in Comment is Free on Guardian Unlimited. His books are listed below - click and buy!

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