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| | As a meeting place for many different nations, the UN can only act as a mechanism for international consensus. The UN has been unable to act in a clear and decisive way when confronted crises in which this consensus is not present. Recent examples include the [[Iran]]ian nuclear program and the genocides in Darfur, Sudan and Rwanda. Because each of the five permanent members of the Security Council has a veto, and because they often disagree, many times no action can be agreed upon. Typically but not always this division includes the [[United States]] on one side with either [[China]], [[Russia]] or both on the other. Other times the Security Council has been able to agree but lacks the will or means to enforce its resolutions. A recent example is the 2006 Israel-Lebanon Crisis, where no action has been taken to enforce the provisions of Resolution 1559 and Resolution 1701 to disarm terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah. There usually are no consequences for violating a Security Council resolution. | | As a meeting place for many different nations, the UN can only act as a mechanism for international consensus. The UN has been unable to act in a clear and decisive way when confronted crises in which this consensus is not present. Recent examples include the [[Iran]]ian nuclear program and the genocides in Darfur, Sudan and Rwanda. Because each of the five permanent members of the Security Council has a veto, and because they often disagree, many times no action can be agreed upon. Typically but not always this division includes the [[United States]] on one side with either [[China]], [[Russia]] or both on the other. Other times the Security Council has been able to agree but lacks the will or means to enforce its resolutions. A recent example is the 2006 Israel-Lebanon Crisis, where no action has been taken to enforce the provisions of Resolution 1559 and Resolution 1701 to disarm terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah. There usually are no consequences for violating a Security Council resolution. |
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| − | [[Alex Jones]], a [[paleoconservative]] believes that the United Nations is plotting to take over the world along with the [[Bilderberg]] organization. Some believe the United Nations will be the one world government mentioned in [[Revelation]]. | + | [[Alex Jones]], a [[paleoconservative]] believes that the United Nations is plotting to take over the world along with the [[Bilderberg group|Bilderberg organization]]. Some believe the United Nations will be the one world government mentioned in [[Revelation]]. |
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| | Inclusion on the old United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) of nations such as Sudan and Libya, whose leaderships have dubious records on human rights, and Libya's chairmanship of this Commission, has been a highly controversial issue. | | Inclusion on the old United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) of nations such as Sudan and Libya, whose leaderships have dubious records on human rights, and Libya's chairmanship of this Commission, has been a highly controversial issue. |
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| | It was also criticized as being a Communist front, with evidence including [[Alger Hiss]], who was infamously exposed as being a Soviet agent, being one of the key founders of the United Nations, several key founders of the UN being Soviet spies or otherwise enablers, the UN's own charter being a direct copy of the Soviet constitution, and former Communist leader Joseph Z. Kornfelder's own testimony that the people who founded the UN intended for it to be a Trojan horse to implement Communism in America.<ref>http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/05/25/united-nations-communist-plot/84927828/</ref><ref>http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0900comun.htm</ref><ref>http://www.iahf.com/world/un-milit.html</ref> | | It was also criticized as being a Communist front, with evidence including [[Alger Hiss]], who was infamously exposed as being a Soviet agent, being one of the key founders of the United Nations, several key founders of the UN being Soviet spies or otherwise enablers, the UN's own charter being a direct copy of the Soviet constitution, and former Communist leader Joseph Z. Kornfelder's own testimony that the people who founded the UN intended for it to be a Trojan horse to implement Communism in America.<ref>http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/05/25/united-nations-communist-plot/84927828/</ref><ref>http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0900comun.htm</ref><ref>http://www.iahf.com/world/un-milit.html</ref> |
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| | + | The UN has supported left-wing pet agenda items. In his 2018 New Year proclamation, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a "red alert for our world" to fight against "nationalism," "xenophobia," and "climate change."<ref>Starr, Penny (January 1, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/01/01/un-sec-gen-makes-new-year-proclamation-world-must-unite-fight-nationalism-xenophobia-climate-change/ U.N. Chief Issues ‘Red Alert’ Against Nationalism, Xenophobia, Climate Change for 2018]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref> |
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