UNITED NATIONS, Aug 02 (IPS) – Ed Koch, a sharp-tongued Mayor of New York city (1978-89), once stopped short of using a four-letter word to denounce the United Nations.
Instead, he opted for a five-letter word dismissing the UN as a “sewer” relegating it to the lower depths of degradation.
Read the full story, “After Vilifying the UN, US Returns to the World Body”, on globalissues.org →

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