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Guest: THE U.N. FOUNDATION WAS SET UP, ROB, BY TED TURNER ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO. YOU REMEMBER MR. TURNER WHO GOT
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VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE FACT THAT THE U.S.
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HAD A BILLION DOLLAR
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ARREARS. WE WERE THE BIGGEST DEBTOR IN THE WORLD. $1 BILLION TO THE U.N. SO MR. TURNER ESTABLISHED THE U.N. FOUNDATION AND OUR JOB IS TO TRY TO STRENGTHEN...
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STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND U.N., AND WORK ON VARIOUS U.N. CAUSES. SO AS WE TALK ABOUT U.N. REFORM, WE'VE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE...
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IMPOSSIBLE MILESTONES FOR THIS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE PEACEKEEPING AREA, HE SAYS THAT UNLESS THE SECRETARY OF STATE RATIFIES THAT CERTAIN CONDITIONS...
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FALL, THE U.S. WILL STOP ANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACEKEEPING. WELL, THEY ARE JUST IMPOSSIBLE CONDITIONS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO ALL OF THESE THINGS. THE U.N....
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DONE WITH A LOT OF FAVORITISM IN THE
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PAST. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SORT OF TECHNICAL CHANGES LIKE THAT. THEN THERE ARE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE, IN...
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REPUBLICANS. 202-737-0002 IF YOU SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATS. AND 202-628-0205 IF YOU SUPPORT ALL OTHERS. OUR FIRST CALL COMES FROM GLEN VIEW, ILLINOIS, GOOD...
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U.N., AGAIN, UNTIL THERE IS MUCH GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND A
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REAL RESOLUTION TO
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THE OIL-FOR-FOOD SCAM WHICH HAS LOST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITH REAL ACCOUNTABILITY. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY EVEN HAVE TO DO WITH CRIMINAL ACTS, BUT EVEN...
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COUNCIL MEMBERS THE
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U.S., THE UK, FRANCE, CHINA AND RUSSIA, WORKED OUT A WAY IN WHICH FOOD WAS SOLD -- OIL WAS SOLD OUT OF IRAQ IN RETURN FOR FUNDS, AND THOSE FUNDS WERE...
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AMERICANS HOMELESS AND
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YOU DON'T SAY NOTHING ABOUT THAT. ALL DO YOU IS WANT TO HELP YOURSELVES UP THERE. YOU PEOPLE ARE A BUNCH OF CROOKS CROOKS. >> Guest: WELL, THAT'S A POSITIVE...
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BURDEN. FOR EXAMPLE, CALLER MIGHT THINK ABOUT HEALTH CARE AROUND THE WORLD, THE U.N. WORKING ON THE SARS EPIDEMIC, WORKING ON OTHER EPIDEMICS AROUND...
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LAST FOR A LONG PERIOD OF
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TIME. SOMEBODY SEEKS SOMEBODY
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OUT AND THEY'RE GONE. BUT I TRUST THE
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U.N. COMPLETELY AND I FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME MR. BUSH CLAIMS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG, YOU KNOW, AMERICAN PEOPLE JUST ON TOP OF IT AND THEY WANT TO SCREAM...
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ROB. THERE IS SOME UPS AND DOWNS IN THE PROCESS. THERE WAS A DOWN AFTER THE VOTE ON IRAQ. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, AMERICANS REALLY ARE VERY, VERY SUPPORTIVE...
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AND UNDERMINE U.S. LEADERSHIP AT WORLD -- AT THE WORLD ORGANIZATIONS. DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS? >> Guest: YEAH, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE TALKING...
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VERY, VERY ONEROUS MEASURES, WHICH THESE ARE, AND ONES THAT REALLY LIMIT THE
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PRESIDENT'S FLEXIBILITY -- I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER
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EXAMPLE. SAYS THERE WILL BE CUT-OFF FUNDS AND MAKE A DIFFERENT KIND OF FUNDING FOR SOCIAL AND -- I THINK SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. IT SAYS,...
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IS, I BELIEVE THAT THE U.N. SHOULD BE SPLIT IN PART. IT SHOULD BE DEMOCRACY
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ON ONE SIDE, AND COMMUNISM AND SOCIALISM AND OTHERS ON THE OTHER SIDE. AND THEN WE SHOULD HAVE A PLACE TO MEET TO DISCUSS BETWEEN THE TWO. WE'RE...
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SPONSORS OF C-SPAN. THAT'S WHERE THIS FUNDING COMES FROM. THE CALLER ASKED ABOUT A SPLIT IN THE U.N., HAVING COMMUNISM ON ONE SIDE AND DEMOCRACY ON...
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WAS OUT WITH THE 13 STATES. AND THEN CAME THE WRITING OF THE CONSTITUTION AND WE CREATED A STRONGER CENTER. THE U.N.'S VERY MUCH
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SORT OF IN THAT POSITION NOW. IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, VERY WEAK CENTER. THE SECRETARY GENERAL HAS VERY LITTLE REAL POWER....
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FOR INSPECTIONS. ALSO, THE
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UNITED STATES AND THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION HAD SANCTIONS AGAINST THIS POOR COUNTRY, IRAQ. AND WE HAD NO BUSINESS -- WE KILLED THOSE MILLION CITIZENS....
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IN THAT DIRECTION. SO I THINK WE'RE
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SEEING MUCH GREATER COOPERATION NOW BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE U.N., AND THAT'S ESSENTIAL FOR BOTH INSTITUTIONS. THEY'LL BOTH THRIVE WORKING CLOSELY...
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COMMISSIONED A REPORT AND ASKED FORMER SPEAKER GINGRICH, A REPUBLICAN AND FORMER MAJORITY LEADER MITCHELL, GEORGE MITCHELL A DEMOCRAT, TO -- WHO IS...
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SO WE HAD TWO VERY PROMINENT AND VERY VISIBLE POLITICIANS ON EACH SIDE -- TO CHAIR THIS COMMISSION TO LOOK AT U.N. REFORM. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING AT...
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IS ONE OF THE CO-SPONSORS OF THE UNITED NATIONS REFORM
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ACT CURRENTLY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. BUT WE'LL CHECK BACK IN RIGHT NOW WITH VAUGHN VERVERS OVER AT "THE HOTLINE." GOOD MORNING. >> OUT IN...
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WAS PREVIEWED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BY JOHN ASHCROFT. HE MADE A VISIT THERE.
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