Today we shudder as we recall the United Nations forced to endure deceptive and divisive mumbo-jumbo from international criminal elements in the form of a speech by the 47th president of the United States.  We can hold our commitment to truth and justice evermore tightly as the nations begin to distance themselves from the horrors of the US-Israel partnership.  Viva the conscious quest for global peace and progress!

80 years ago the United Nations Charter was a hit.  77 years ago the Palestinian Problem began with the declaration of an independent Israel.  60 years ago an African leader summarized the optimism and challenges faced by what he called “mankind’s best hope”.  Two years ago the government of South Africa brought action in the International Court of Justice against Israel.
Two days ago, with his ship severely listing, Captain Taco, polluted the UN podium and further added to the mountain of evidence that his dictatorial quest is on life support.  Two days ago, Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority, spoke at the UN virtually because Captain Taco refused visas to the Palestinian President (affecting 80 Palestinian representatives).

Here is the concluding portion of the speech of the venerable Haile Selassie I on June 27, 1965, when the UN Charter was 20 years old.

To Find Solutions

The activities of the United Nations Organization can raise the living standards of people throughout the world. However, how could it be possible for this great task to be accomplished satisfactorily when some states do not implement the decisions of the Organization? How could that last hope of mankind achieve its noble objective when some states are pursuing their own selfish ends of defying the authority of the international organization?  Does it not mean that, if the solutions to the problems facing the world are not founded by the organization, and if these, when found, are not accepted by all member states, the international body is growing weaker and weaker? We feel that the United Nations in its efforts to provide a body of international law and to secure its respect as fallen short of expectation.

What course of action should the small nations pursue vis a vis the prevailing constitutional framework of the United Nations Organization and the existing international situation?  Small nations ought to refrain from making themselves tools for igniting friction between the Great Powers. Receiving development aid and other forms of foreign assistance should not be conditioned by obligations to take sides. In order to achieve this goal, they must not only adhere to a policy of political non-alignment but they should also oppose and proscribe consistently all small conflicts brought about, and to be brought about, by the prevailing international cold war.  At the time when We are striving hard to hold the arms race, We are convinced that a nuclear war would devastate the whole world. However, we must work together for the ending of the little wars which are consuming the energies of the small nations and decimating our people.

The untenable doctrine of racial supremacy, being a threat to the maintenance of international decent security as well as a serious set-back for establishing a salubrious atmosphere of understanding and corporation in the world, we must work together against the philosophy of racism.

Has U. N. the Authority?

I still like the nation’s organization with 30 for achieving these ends? Is the organization showing the zealous Spirit to pursue these ends consistently? If it has no authority for doing these things, are we ready and willing to invest it with enough power for the organization to carry out its task satisfactorily? If we are to survive the Organization has also got to survive. If the touch to survive, it should be strengthened. And, to strengthen its structure, the Organization must get the requisite  authority. The weak must not be mauled or molested by the strong. All states are feeling conditions entitling them to membership should be admitted to the organization. Because peace cannot reign in an atmosphere reeking with poverty and hunger, We [sic] should explore and strengthen the means of feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and enlightening the illiterate.
Today the Great Powers should also wake up to the realization of the fact that the key to their destiny and future happiness does not lie in their own hands alone. There is no peace without cooperation. Be it known that the principles enshrined in the Charter and the resolutions adopted by the Organization are not there only for the small nations to respect and implement. In efforts being made to ease the gravity of world problems, the small nations should have a say. Their voices should be heard. An atmosphere of mutual trust and confidence cannot be established when the rights of small nations are not accorded the same respect as those of the Big Powers. In order to accomplish these tasks, it is essential to rouse the conscience of mankind. Anyway, strength and mutual trust are two indispensable qualities for achieving the common goal.  Even if there is strength, the common ground of mutual confidence must be established. To establish this, we must work diligently. Once we are able to do what is humanly possible, the rest could be left to the Almighty God. So that man whom He has created in his own image may not be destroyed, let us repose our faith in God.
(June 27th 1965)

International Criminal Elements will not prevail.