Wednesday 13 June 2012

Why the U.N. Shouldn't Own the Seas (by Donald Rumsfeld)



The Law of the Sea Treaty is as harmful today as it was when Reagan and Thatcher first opposed it in 1982.
 
By DONALD RUMSFELD
 
... Even if one were to agree with the principle of global wealth redistribution from the U.S. to other nations, other U.N. bodies have proven notably unskilled at financial management. The U.N. Oil for Food program in Iraq, for instance, resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in corruption and graft that directly benefited Saddam Hussein and his allies. The Law of the Sea Treaty is an opportunity for scandal on an even larger scale...
 
Mr. Rumsfeld was secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 and from 2001 to 2006. He is author of "Known and Unknown: A Memoir" (Sentinel, 2011).
 

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