The UN Special Rapporteur is as American as Apple Pie

 

Richard Falk may be engineering himself between a rock and a hard place. But why does he?

I don’t know much about the man, except what I’ve seen of him on the internet. His activities; writings, blog, UN special Rapporteur posting, Professor Emeritus at one University, and Visiting Special at another, all point to the fact, this person is serious. He may also be compromised.

Why not give up your UN posting? Why not ‘resign’ before you are sacked? Is it the prestige, or the money you seek? How much does a posting like that pay? Not to mention, how much do you make with all the articles you write, your opinion pieces?

Sure, he is allowed to his opinions, like everyone else. I don’t even argue where he is coming from. But, isn’t it hypocritical to keep a UN posting, and at the same time tell the UN off? I don’t know it seems to me to be a compromising position. Since you think so poorly of the UN in its lack of progress on the Middle East or World Peace processes, why not resign on principle? Is it a posting with special status, such that you are like another Watchdog? So you can’t be sacked? But then how can others in the UN demand your firing, if you are somehow protected? If they insist, will you be made to leave against your will?

I’m not an expert on Politics, or any field. But I suspect, you can’t be fired, or there are people who don’t want you fired. If the ‘nays’ are greater than the ‘ayes’, then you will remain the UN Special Rapporteur (on Palestinian issues).

Is it a cushy job? Seems to me it would have to be; lots of free air miles, hotel accommodation, maybe. I wouldn’t mind a UN posting, but I don’t have the knowledge or the experience to earn such. It’s almost like a reward for all the long years of writing pieces that make some Americans’ neck hair salute.

Americans will do anything for money, in that sense at least, Richard is as American as Apple Pie with ice cream.

Just one more question, “Who’s your daddy?”*

DD – I like to write silly stuff sometimes, this is one of those times. As John Candy said in one of his roles, “There’s a time to act and a time to think; and this man has no time to think”.

* A line from the movie, “Master of Disguise”, which was pretty hilarious, and sometimes not so much. Michael Moore says it in his anti Bush production, I forget the name.