I'm not crazy about depictions, however symbolic, of a major international organization's Manhattan headquarters being blown to smithereens. I wouldn't be offended, furthermore, if a music label canned an album cover that included such a depiction. Then again, I'm not a libertarian.
So why's Reason magazine clucking about Megadeth's new album "United Abominations"? I have no idea.
Inflammatory cover aside, Dave Mustaine seems to me to have his head on perfectly straight:
"Why doesn't Michael Moore do an expose on the UN?" he asked, adding, "When I see Syria on the Security Council [in 2002-2003], am I supposed to feel secure? It's mad ... They just rely on UNICEF, this one good thing they're doing, to cover up all the stuff that they're not doing, to put them beyond dissent. I'm not impressed. How long are they going to sit by and watch Hezbollah fire Katyusha rockets into Israel from Lebanon? That's a question I'd like answered."
So would a lot of other folks, Dave.
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The key word in Dave Mustaine's statement is "watch". That is all the U.N. is capable of. Until they can cure the 'dysfunctional multilateralism' that impedes compliance with every U.N. mission, the U.N. will remain a consensus without compliance organization. John Van Oudenaren has already provided a policy review on the subject which doesn't have as much rhetorical hyperbole as a Michael Moore expose, but is infinitely more credible.
Posted by Larry Stone | July 11, 2007 4:34 AM