The Next Quivering UN Mouthpiece

The donkey race is afoot for the next UN Secretary General. Even though UN will still be singing Bolton Supreme, it is obviously a critical position; the top candidates have already been met by the American Jewish Leaders who have sidelined Kofi Annan after he had the audacity to criticize Israel for the death of UN observers. One would think that Israelis could fight their own battles.

The race is being led by a South Korean Ban Ki-Moon who is South Korea’s foreign minister and could be all for capitalistic-jingoistic-globalization. In second place is Mr. Shashi Tharoor, a writer of dubious credentials as an author who is currently serving as a UN undersecretary. I must admit that I have a certain bias for Mr. Tharoor, he is India and therefore will be in the hot seat when it comes to Pakistan, has spoken out against Hindutuva and does possess a certain Nehruian charm about him.

There is of course a quasi-Asian dark horse, a Muslim-Jordanian Prince named Zeid al- Hussein with his blondish hair and aristocratic looks that resemble a crusading knight, who enjoys amicable relationships with Israel. What could be more embarassing for a Muslim to have a Prince represent their abject poverty?
However, I am partial to Jayantha Dhanapala, the top U.N. disarmament official, from Sri Lankan myself. He spoke at the non-aligned conference . . . in Cuba