Subpoena for S.
Power's Unmasking, ICP
Asked Her of Ban's Corruption,
She Said Didn't Taint
UN
By Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED NATIONS,
May 31 – Now Samantha Power's
requests for "unmasking" of US
citizens in intercepts have
been subpoenaed, after Power
showed herself as much pro-UN
(corruption) as pro-Obama. The
Hill, reflective of how Power
like Ban Ki-moon has fallen,
refers to her as "Susan
Power." But the Harvard
money-train for both has
continued. There are
those who like Samantha
Power for what they think she
stands for. These people may
well like the memoir Power has
announced, preliminarily
entitled "The Education of an
Idealist." But what did she
learn, supporting the UN no
matter what it did, while
belatedly crying crocodile
tears for genocides
unrecognized, unstoppped? She
scoffed at the UN's impunity
for bringing cholera to Haiti.
Power and the Obama
administration were
unrelentingly defenders of the
UN for what they said it stood
for. But were either right?
On January
13 Samantha Power took up the
UN Press Briefing Room for
more than an hour to extol her
and Obama's virtues. Her
outgoing spokesman called
early on two US Voice of
America affiliates.
Between
questions, Inner City Press
asked, What about the
indictment of Ban Ki-moon's
brother and nephew? Tweeted
video here.
Power
looked over and said, “I don't
have any comment. It's not
something that involves the
UN.”
Well, no.
The indictment by the US
Attorney's Office says Ban's
nephew repeatedly cited his
family's access to the Amir of
Qatar to help selling a
building in Vietnam. Ban knew
of this for at least a year
and a half. Any UN OIOS
investigation? But Samantha
Power was never about
reforming the UN.
Inner City Press asked, What
about Haiti cholera? Power
smirked / shrugged, and her
spokesman moved on. So the UN
bringing cholera to Haiti and
killing 10,000 people, not
paying a penny - that "is not
something that involves the
UN?" We'll have more on this.
By Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED NATIONS,
January 7 – As in The Gambia
Yahya Jammeh moved on December
1 to shut off the Internet
(and Viber, etc) for the / his
election, there was again a
deafening silence from the UN
and its “communications” chief
Cristina Gallach.
On January
5, Inner City Press asked
holdover UN spokesman Stephane
Dujarric, video
here, UN
transcript here:
Inner City Press:
about Gambia. The
electoral commission chief has
gone into hiding, and the
Government has closed three
radio stations, one of which
reopened with no news on
it. So what's the status
of the UN's work on this
holdover presidency?
Spokesman: We've had…
various UN officials have had
contacts with parties
involved, and obviously we
would like to see and are very
keen to see a peaceful
resolution to the current
crisis in the Gambia and,
notably, the… for the
President… the outgoing
President to leave way for the
President that was just
elected.
As of
January 7, new Secretary
General Antonio Guterres had
yet to speak publicly about
Jammeh and Gambia. Meanwhile
the US issued a travel
warning:
"The U.S.
Department of State warns U.S.
citizens against travel to The
Gambia because of the
potential for civil unrest and
violence in the near
future. On January 7,
2017, the Department of State
ordered the departure of
family members and authorized
the departure of all employees
who need to accompany those
individuals from the country.
The security situation in The
Gambia remains uncertain
following December 1, 2016
presidential elections.
On January 10, the Supreme
Court is scheduled to hear the
current president’s petition
contesting the election
results, which is a potential
flashpoint that could lead to
civil unrest. The
sitting government has begun
taking restrictive measures,
which include shutting down
and restricting radio
stations, and making
politically motivated
arrests. The Economic
Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) has stated it
may intervene if the president
does not step down by January
18.
U.S. citizens should consider
departing on commercial
flights and other
transportation options now, as
airports and ferry terminals
may close unexpectedly in the
event of unrest. All
U.S. citizens should have
evacuation plans that do not
rely on U.S. government
assistance. U.S.
citizens should ensure that
travel documents (passports
and visas) are valid and
up-to-date. Consular
services, already limited
throughout the country due to
very poor transportation
infrastructure and security
conditions, may be further
limited, including in Banjul
itself.
U.S. citizens who decide to
remain in The Gambia should
prepare for the possible
deterioration of security."
We'll have
more on this.
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