UN
Now Showing Jane's Defense Ads
for Bomber Jets After Tanks
Inner City Press Exposed the
Dodging Continues
By Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED NATIONS,
June 5 – The UN which
earlier this year hosted
advertisements for rocket
launchers and tanks on June 5
was asked about a display in
its lobby for Jane’s Defence
Industry Solutions complete
with fighter jet, American
flag and photo of the Chinese
Army. The spokesman for
Antonio Guterres the UN
Secretary General, Stephane
Dujarric, said he hadn't seen
the display just one story
below his office. Inner City
Press asked, UN transcript
here: Dujarric: Let me look
close to the screens as I go
downstairs, and I'll try to
answer and find… to your
question. Mr. Lee?
Inner City Press: I
can't resist. I have
some other things, but --
Spokesman:
When have you ever resisted?
[Note: As Dujarric has been
informed, Inner City Press
*has* resisted for more than a
month the entirely legal
live-streaming from the New
York City sidewalk of UN
Sec-Gen Antonio Guterres' $60
million mansion, first
streamed by Inner City Press
with its lights ablaze as
Guterres told others to turn
their lights off. A self
styled intermediary said these
streams caused security
issues, so Inner City Press
has “resisted” live streaming
for more than a month. But not
change, still restricted. It
was just a pretext?]
The June 5
transcript continued: Inner
City Press: In light of the
tank and other military
equipment that was advertised
in the 1B area of the UN, this
was late… said to be about…
only about a Member State, I
guess I… I just wonder, in
this case, these days there
are the signs up saying that
the UN is not in any way
endorsing any Member State
thing. This is… would
you acknowledge… even before
you look into this, are the
ads that are next to the… next
to the café that talk about
these library meetings with
publications, these are
endorsements. I mean,
these are…
Spokesman: I'm not going
to acknowledge anything until
I see it.
Inner City Press:
All right, but when you do see
it… can we watch you see it?
Spokesman:
When I see it, I'll tell you.”
Seven hours later, nothing -
and the ad still up. Watch
this site.
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