Kofi’s Plan

Kofi Annan, soon to be retired from the post of Secretary General of the United Nations, offers America a parting message. What it boils down to is quite simple: give in to the world government scheme and everything will be just peachy.

First, in today's world we are all responsible for each other's security. Against such threats as nuclear proliferation, climate change, global pandemics or terrorists operating from safe havens in failed states, no nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others…..

Second, we are also responsible for each other's welfare. Without a measure of solidarity, no society can be truly stable…..

Third, both security and prosperity depend on respect for human rights and the rule of law…..

My fourth lesson, therefore, is that governments must be accountable for their actions, in the international as well as the domestic arena…..

How can states hold each other to account? Only through multilateral institutions. So my final lesson is that those institutions must be organized in a fair and democratic way, giving the poor and the weak some influence over the actions of the rich and the strong.

Developing countries should have a stronger voice in international financial institutions, whose decisions can mean life or death for their people. New permanent or long-term members should be added to the U.N. Security Council, whose current membership reflects the reality of 1945, not of today.

No less important, all the Security Council's members must accept the responsibility that comes with their privilege. The council is not a stage for acting out national interests. It is the management committee of our fledgling global security system.

Each of the above are only excerpts. You really need to read the whole thing to get the full aroma. This man, who was in charge of the UN while billions were skimmed in the oil for food scandal lectures on the need for respect for the rule of law. This man who was in charge of UN peacekeepers when genocide was committed in Rwanda lectures on being responsible for the security of other nations. Step back and read it again, if you can stomach it. Because the real message here is that America must let the UN decide for us what is best for us.