Classic UN Hypocrisy: "Did you find any WMDs in Iraq?"

Russia has slammed what it calls the UN Security Council's hypocritical stance on the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin has accused the world body of adopting a double standard approach in dealing with the issue.

He said members of the Council are ignorant about the essence of the Caucasus conflict, Russia Today repor More..ted on Friday.

The remarks were made after a Thursday's meeting of the Security Council during which the Western powers criticized Moscow's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

"Russia violated the security zone patrolled by UN peacekeeping forces deployed by the UN Security Council," said Alejandro Daniel Wolff, US Representative to the UN. "In Abkhazia, Russia is violating not only the territorial integrity of Georgia, but also the integrity of this Council."

The US also said Russian troops should have never entered the territory of Georgia, a sovereign member of the international community.

Churkin, however, hit back by referring to the US invasion and occupation of Iraq.

"I would like to ask the distinguished representative of the United States about....Weapons of Mass Destruction. Have you found them in Iraq yet or are you still looking for them"? Churkin said.

Churkin, however, said the international community had failed to act in response to Georgia's invasion of South Ossetia earlier this month.

"The US and some European states promised (Georgian President) Mr Saakashvili NATO's protection and have started supplying him with new weapons. It obviously invites fresh provocations," the Russian envoy said.

He also said that Moscow had called for a ceasefire in the early hours of the conflict but no one had supported it.

No, the hypocrisy you outlined is from the US, not the UN. At least get your trolling accurate

True ... it is the hypocrisy of the United States under Geoge Bush. Also please learn to place articles you are quoting into a quote box.

[edit on 31-8-2008 by 2stepsfromtop]

Well, the hypocrisy may have started with US, but it is allowed -almost indulged- by UN, to run freely and unquestioned.

The UN should have been there to halt the hipocrisy from day 1, but it never did.

In my opinion, that's even worst, because it shows us to possibilities:

a. the UN has NO power against the will of a single country, ie. US.

b. the UN has interests in the hipocrisy.


Neither one satisfying, though...


Peace

[edit on 31-8-2008 by Sator]