THE UNITED NATIONS

Oher important U.N.-sponsored agreements have included a 1993 treaty wherein 120 nations agreed concerning the prohibition of chemical weapons; as well as a 1996 agreement entitled a "Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty," which condemned all further testing of nuclear weapons.    (Of course, simply listening to the nightly TV news serves to demonstrate that not all nations have heeded this prohibition.)

Further U.N. efforts have also resulted in the drafting and execution of an International Convention for Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, in 1997; and an International Convention for the Suppression of Financing of Terrorism, in 1999.  Despite apparent good intentions on the part of the authors of, and parties to, these documents, subsequent world events (particularly in th Middle East) portray an obvious disregard of--or better, contempt for--their import and anticipated effect.  Reaction to such subsequent world events (by the United States and Britain, with some assistance from a few allies--and in controvention to much opposition by many other members) constitutes further indication of the lack of ability on the part of the United Nations to itself deal with these breaches as a unified body. 

By 1998, following approval by 120 member nations, the United Nations founded its International Criminal Court, for the purpose of prosecuting individuals charged with genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.  As stated earlier, the United States declined to involve itself with this Court, so as to avoid exposure of key U.S. decision-makers to the judgmengt of, and potential prosecution and punishment by, an entity comprised of various foreign persons and governments.

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On September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked by a group of nineteen Middle Eastern terrorists, resulting in close to three thousand people perishing in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a field in rural Pennsylvania.  The United States responded promptly and efficiently, attacking and disposing of Taliban strongholds and al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan.

In 2003, after a convincing delivery before the U.N. on the part of the United States regarding a menacing presence of nuclear arms--an account which has been subsequently suspected by many of containing less than complete accuracy--a "coalition" (composed for the most part of U.S. and British forces) invaded Iraq.  To date over six thousand of our military have been killed, and forty two thousand injured; while close to 110,000 Iraquis (including 66,000 civilians) have died as a result of this warfare.  As we know, the country is still in major disarray; while conflict and violence continue in abundance in neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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In view of all of the above, it seems reasonable to suggest that although the U.N. has had some beneficent effects upon world history, there must be as better way for the world to take hold of itself and operate with the same degree of logic and wisdom as are possessed by the majority of its people.  I'd like to convince whoever is reading this that the only answer lies in a single world government, properly constituted and efficiently operated for the benefit and welfare of all of the world and mankind, and the consequent advancement of civilization, humanity, life, and the world.

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