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    From Michael Mrak@2:310/31.4 to All on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 19:46:24

    Hello everybody!

    A summit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will take place on June 16. This was announced today by the White House.

    The meeting will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. It almost took place in my hometown Vienna. Vienna has often been a meeting place for geopolitically relevant conferences and there is also a UN office here.

    A little history lesson: The Vienna International Centre with the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) is one of four official headquarters of the United Nations, along with New York (UNHQ), Geneva (UNOG) and Nairobi (UNON).


    Michael


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  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Michael Mrak on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 23:46:57
    Hello Michael,

    A summit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will take place on June 16. This was announced today by the White House.

    Yay! The two of them want to make a deal! Biden will convince Putin
    to return Crimea to Ukraine, and Putin will convince Biden to return
    Alaska to Russia! Kinda like what Gorbachev and Reagan did.

    The meeting will be held in Geneva, Switzerland. It almost took place in my
    hometown Vienna. Vienna has often been a meeting place for geopolitically relevant conferences and there is also a UN office here.

    And yet the UN headquarters is in NYC. Go figure.

    A little history lesson: The Vienna International Centre with the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) is one of four official headquarters of the
    United Nations, along with New York (UNHQ), Geneva (UNOG) and Nairobi (UNON).

    World Peace Headquarters.

    --Lee

    --
    I won't fan the flames of hate, ~Joe Biden

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  • From Michael Mrak@2:310/31.4 to Lee Lofaso on Thursday, May 27, 2021 07:20:06

    Hello Lee!

    26 May 21 23:46, you wrote to me:

    And yet the UN headquarters is in NYC. Go figure.

    Sure. Sorry, I forgot to mention that because it's probably known to everyone.

    A little history lesson: The Vienna International Centre with the
    United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) is one of four official
    headquarters of the United Nations, along with New York (UNHQ),
    Geneva (UNOG) and Nairobi (UNON).

    World Peace Headquarters.

    The UN is only as strong as the nation states that are members of it. Without (largely unanimous) decisions, it is incapable of acting. Depending on one's perspective, this can be seen as positive or negative.

    But in a certain way, the UN is still without alternative, and especially in the humanitarian field it plays a strong role.

    Michael


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    * Origin: Silent Chat Point (2:310/31.4)
  • From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Michael Mrak on Friday, May 28, 2021 16:41:53
    Hello Michael,

    And yet the UN headquarters is in NYC. Go figure.

    Sure. Sorry, I forgot to mention that because it's probably known to everyone.

    Should it be in NYC? Not all believe it should be. Good arguments
    can be made to move it elsewhere.

    A little history lesson: The Vienna International Centre with the
    United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) is one of four official
    headquarters of the United Nations, along with New York (UNHQ),
    Geneva (UNOG) and Nairobi (UNON).

    World Peace Headquarters.

    The UN is only as strong as the nation states that are members of it.

    It is limited to nations resolving disputes between nations.
    Has nothing to do with individual disputes.

    Without (largely unanimous) decisions, it is incapable of acting.

    The UN is basically a paper tiger when it comes to resolving
    disputes between nations. What did it do to stop the fighting
    between Israel and Lebanon back in the early 1980s? Nothing.
    Why not? It was not capable of doing anything to end the conflict,
    or anything to prevent future conflict.

    Depending on one's perspective, this can be seen as positive or negative.

    What is the UN capable of doing in regards to ending conflict,
    or preventing conflict? Can the UN bring individuals to justice?
    Or can individuals continue to act as tyrants regardless of what
    the UN says or does?

    But in a certain way, the UN is still without alternative, and especially in
    the humanitarian field it plays a strong role.

    Who, or what, is going to enforce whatever the UN says or does?

    --Lee

    --
    I won't fan the flames of hate, ~Joe Biden

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