"The air of corruption that clouds the United Nations these days cannot simply be fanned away by forcing the resignation of Kofi Annan as Secretary—General."

Philip Gourevitch. The New Yorker 
 
While the legacy media ignored Rossett's  brilliant reporting in the Wall Street Journal about the corruption at Turtle Bay——evidence that the die had been case against intervention in Iraq long before we sought it—— in order  to press their claim that Bush was acting unilaterally, it appears even they can no longer deny the truth: The UN as a force for international peace  and Kerry's "global test" are concepts which are frivolous , preposterous and dangerous.

Clarice Feldman  12 16 04