| We have not heard from Libyan President Moammar | | | | Gadhafi's ranting against the United Nations Security |
| Gadhafi for quite some time, but on Wednesday, | | | | Council sounded a little more righteous. He complained |
| September 23rd he made news with a lengthy | | | | that the permanent members of the Security Council: |
| speech to the United Nations. His speech was full of | | | | the United States, Great Britian, China, France, and |
| accusations and condemnations against some of the | | | | Russia had an unfair advantage to the rest of the |
| practices of the United Nations and some of the | | | | world. He complained that these five countries did |
| actions taken by the United States. Gadhafi's speech | | | | not deserve to have permanent veto power over |
| was at times hard to follow because he would praise | | | | the rest of the council. He argued that the continent |
| one thing but a moment later speak against | | | | of Africa deserved a permanent member on the |
| something else. Gadhafi also offered an interesting | | | | Security Council. Perhaps, he should have asked to |
| solution to bring peace to the Israelis and the | | | | see if every region of the world could have a seat |
| Palestinians. | | | | on the Security Council; maybe the people near the |
| To solve the Jewish - Muslim difficulty, President | | | | Jamaica resorts want representation on the Security |
| Gadhafi proposed a non-religious state called Isratine. | | | | Council. |
| He feels that the new country should be democratic | | | | The request that the United Nations investigate |
| and not influenced by religious fanatics. For many | | | | some of the tragedies that have taken place within |
| diplomats who have spent years trying to understand | | | | the United States was his most ridiculous request. He |
| and solve the problems of the Middle East, Gadhafi, a | | | | actually called for an investigation into the |
| longtime dictator, proposing a democratic nation was | | | | assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and |
| not only hypocritical but ridiculous. He might as well | | | | Martin Luther King Jr. Next, he will want to investigate |
| have proposed he be allowed to control all of the | | | | drunken tourists roaming the resorts in Negril, |
| Nassau Bahamas resorts. | | | | Jamaica. |