UN coddling right-wing dictators

I'm going to be frank: The United States needs to withhold its United Nations dues until the UN stops mollycoddling right-wing dictatorships and working against America's interests.

The UN was about the only entity outside what passes for Jim DeMint's gray matter that denied that the right-wing coup in Honduras was an illegal putsch against a democratic government.

Now the UN's policies may in effect keep North Korea's right-wing dictator Kim Jong-Il from being reined in.

Thousands of defectors and others have suggested hauling the embattled Elvis impersonator before the International Criminal Court for his outrageous human rights abuses. The ICC has already arrested or otherwise gone after other world leaders for their abuses. But the reclusive North Korean dictator seems to be safe.

Why? Well, the UN Security Council can order an investigation against regimes that don't accept the ICC's jurisdiction. But in this case, the probe would likely be vetoed by China, for China has veto power on the Security Council.

Nice to know the UN gives veto power to regimes with bad human rights records, so investigations of other bad regimes can be avoided. Of course, the Bush regime had this same veto ability.

Next thing you know, they'll claim Kim Jong-Il is protected by the First Amendment when his regime tortures his own citizenry.

Maybe the UN needs to change its policies so single powerful countries can't just unilaterally halt important business.

(Source: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/south-korea/091203/korea-politics-defection)