Post by TRIPWIRE on Mar 9, 2004 20:17:30 GMT -5
March 1, 2004
U.N. Privacy
Written by David M. Hickerson.
Originally posted at tripwire.hickersonfamily.net/2004_0301.html
Whoa... Anyone read about the allegations against the British regarding spying on the United Nations?
I find it comical that any country would waste it's resources in such a fruitless effort. What could you possibly gain by listening in on U.N. Secretary General's conversations? Seriously, I can't think of any reason why I'd care to listen in on him. He and the entire United Nations is so full of shit they can't open their mouths without the foul smell of ass fragrance coming out.
The U.N. spokesman, Eckhard (wow, stupid name) apparently thinks that it would be illegal for a country to spy on the U.N. I think that's a total crock. First and foremost, you have to have the ability to enforce laws before you can say something is illegal. The U.N. does not possess this power within itself, it relies on it's "member states" to do so. Tell me people, whatcha wanna bet that the United States spies in some way or form on the U.N. too? How about every other damned country? I figure if any one of them wants to know what's going on behind the closed doors, they'll find a way to figure it out.
"Those who speak to the secretary-general are entitled to assume that their exchanges are confidential," says Eckhard. I think that's bulldukie too. There is no reason why every stinkin' thing has to be confidential. Seems to me like they only thing that isn't confidential is our criminal history, and that's probably the only thing that I think should be. I guess I can also understand why military information is closed up fairly tight, but then I wouldn't expect that to be any other way. The U.N. however has nothing to do with the military, or with anything else that should be kept secret for "national security reasons." Honestly, I'd love to know what these bumbling idiots do with the money we throw at them.
I'll agree that it is unethical to spy on the U.N. secretary general guy... but isn't it technically unethical to spy on anyone then? Oh, but don't tell anyone that I told you that cos I'm sure they're listening in right now. Oh yeah, this is a webpage so I guess I don't really care do I?
I guess what I mean to say is that I don't see why anyone cares if the Brits spy on the U.N., it isn't likely that the U.N. is hiding any good secrets anyway, and I personally just don't care about their privacy because I'm certain that they don't care about mine. Privacy isn't a right, freedom is. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but to the best of my knowledge we are not guaranteed privacy in any of the founding documents of our Constitution, and although I've never checked, I'd bet there isn't anything about privacy in the founding documents of the U.N. either. We only have the privacy that is afforded to us by our government as a privilege, and I'm think we are deluding ourselves if we believe that our government doesn't keep tabs (at least to some degree) on us, even if it is by accident rather than by design.
I'm no big conspiracy theorist tho, just to put the record straight. I just don't believe every single thing I perceive to be true. Please share your thoughts with me? Godbless!
Reference:
www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/26/un.britain/index.html
U.N. Privacy
Written by David M. Hickerson.
Originally posted at tripwire.hickersonfamily.net/2004_0301.html
Whoa... Anyone read about the allegations against the British regarding spying on the United Nations?
I find it comical that any country would waste it's resources in such a fruitless effort. What could you possibly gain by listening in on U.N. Secretary General's conversations? Seriously, I can't think of any reason why I'd care to listen in on him. He and the entire United Nations is so full of shit they can't open their mouths without the foul smell of ass fragrance coming out.
The U.N. spokesman, Eckhard (wow, stupid name) apparently thinks that it would be illegal for a country to spy on the U.N. I think that's a total crock. First and foremost, you have to have the ability to enforce laws before you can say something is illegal. The U.N. does not possess this power within itself, it relies on it's "member states" to do so. Tell me people, whatcha wanna bet that the United States spies in some way or form on the U.N. too? How about every other damned country? I figure if any one of them wants to know what's going on behind the closed doors, they'll find a way to figure it out.
"Those who speak to the secretary-general are entitled to assume that their exchanges are confidential," says Eckhard. I think that's bulldukie too. There is no reason why every stinkin' thing has to be confidential. Seems to me like they only thing that isn't confidential is our criminal history, and that's probably the only thing that I think should be. I guess I can also understand why military information is closed up fairly tight, but then I wouldn't expect that to be any other way. The U.N. however has nothing to do with the military, or with anything else that should be kept secret for "national security reasons." Honestly, I'd love to know what these bumbling idiots do with the money we throw at them.
I'll agree that it is unethical to spy on the U.N. secretary general guy... but isn't it technically unethical to spy on anyone then? Oh, but don't tell anyone that I told you that cos I'm sure they're listening in right now. Oh yeah, this is a webpage so I guess I don't really care do I?
I guess what I mean to say is that I don't see why anyone cares if the Brits spy on the U.N., it isn't likely that the U.N. is hiding any good secrets anyway, and I personally just don't care about their privacy because I'm certain that they don't care about mine. Privacy isn't a right, freedom is. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but to the best of my knowledge we are not guaranteed privacy in any of the founding documents of our Constitution, and although I've never checked, I'd bet there isn't anything about privacy in the founding documents of the U.N. either. We only have the privacy that is afforded to us by our government as a privilege, and I'm think we are deluding ourselves if we believe that our government doesn't keep tabs (at least to some degree) on us, even if it is by accident rather than by design.
I'm no big conspiracy theorist tho, just to put the record straight. I just don't believe every single thing I perceive to be true. Please share your thoughts with me? Godbless!
Reference:
www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/26/un.britain/index.html