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This latest report dramatically adds to the growing picture ofmismanagement, incompetence, and unaccountability at the UnitedNations, a world body in deep crisis and in serious need of reform.

The U.N.'s decision to pay Benon Sevan's legal fees should be condemned by both the U.S. Congress and the Obama Administration.

The bulk of the U.N. membership does not care about U.N. reform,effectiveness, accountability, or oversight. Instead, these member states are focused on increasing the scope of the organization'spower as a means for amplifying their own influence and prioritiesand using the organization as a lever to extract increasedinternational aid and transfers.

The aura of invincibility that has surrounded Annan in his six-year tenure as United Nations secretary general has been shattered, and it is increasingly likely that he will go in the next six to 12 months.

What we are already doing? dr. weaponizes, with the hypersonic missile and other developments, we really need to get ukraine even better, attack drones and to really improve their air defenses. you know, the hypersonic stuff because the stingers that we send them and they use so well cant really take on a hypersonic missile. so weve kind of asked ukraine to fight this really terrible fight with russia using some pretty good equipment. but we need to get them the very best stuff and continue to b...

Commentary In 1945, shortly after the Second World War, the United Nations (U.N.) was established. According to its ...