Our old buddy U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown is back in the news today. Remember him? This was the guy that complained not too long ago about how the United Nations was being perceived in Middle America. He was upset at how the Bush Administration wasn't defending the good works of the U.N. Anyway the same guy has come out from behind his rock to make some more interesting statements.Brown was quoted in a British newspaper yesterday saying that he doesn't think Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. Here's the exact quote: "It's not helpful to couch this war in the language of international terrorism. Hezbollah employs terrorist tactics; it is an organization, however, whose roots historically are completely separate and different from Al Qaeda." Well isn't that nice.
The condemnation from the State Department was fast and furious. A spokesman called the comments "misguided and misplaced." But really, this is the position of the United Nations from way back. And it's not just Hezbollah. The U.N., including Kofi Annan, regularly takes the side of the Palestinians against Israel. In fact, the U.N. has historically been anti-Israel. They've let Islamic terrorism slide for decades. If Al-Qaeda hadn't crossed the line and blown up the World Trade Center, they'd probably be on their side too.
It would be tempting for people to think this is just one rogue U.N. official making wild statements, but it's not. This is what they believe over at the U.N. Which further proves the point that the organization is a complete waste of time and valuable New York real estate.