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31 Aug, 2011

Republicans Now Want to Blackmail UN Into Doing Their Bidding | AlterNet

If “moving to another continent” is your contingency plan should the present incarnation of Republicans gain more power, think again: House Republicans are set to introduce a bill that would use the US contribution to the United Nations budget (20 percent of it) as leverage to force the organization to change how it operates, reports Bloomberg. Blackmail. Just when you thought it couldn’t get more disgusting:

The bill by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Republican chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, would require the UN to adopt a voluntary budget model in which countries selectively fund UN agencies rather than according to a set formula. It would end funding for Palestinian refugees, limit use of U.S. funds to only purposes outlined by Congress and stop contributions to peacekeeping operations until management changes are made.

via Revolting: Republicans Now Want to Blackmail UN Into Doing Their Bidding | AlterNet.