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Bob
16th February 2016, 18:10
Netanyahu is supposedly livid..

Mr. Netanyahu recently is said to have gotten wind of Obama’s plans which he calls the Obama Project. “Wasn’t eight years of having Obama in office enough?” Mr. Netanyahu is quoted in the Kuwaiti daily as telling associates. “Eight years during which he ignored Israel? And now he wants to be in a position that is liable to cause us hardships in the international arena.”

“Obama is the worst president Israel has had to deal with and the worst president for the Middle East and its allies, the moderate Arab states,” the paper quotes a Netanyahu aide.

Another source close to the Prime Minister said “his presidency was characterized by [Washington’s] moving closer to the Muslim Brotherhood, toppling the regime of Hosni Mubarak, and attempts to ally itself with political Islam.”

“Obama’s term is ending with him forging an alliance with Iran, coming to an agreement with it on its nuclear program which in the end will result in a similar scenario that took place with North Korea. Israel will not allow this to happen … It will take all of the necessary steps to prevent Iran from manufacturing a nuclear weapon either covertly or overtly.”

Netanyahu obviously is not happy - (article from the Washington Times (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/8/l-todd-wood-netanyahu-leading-effort-thwart-obama-/))

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly is planning payback for President Obama’s dismissing Mr. Netanyahu’s objections to the Iran nuclear deal last year.

Mr. Netanyahu is said to be rallying moderate Arabs to thwart Mr. Obama’s bid to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations after he leaves the White House next year.

Is Israel not happy with the billions of dollars of FREE AID (http://www.wrmea.org/congress-u.s.-aid-to-israel/u.s.-financial-aid-to-israel-figures-facts-and-impact.html) received from the US every year?


[..] there is the more than $1.5 billion in private U.S. funds that go to Israel annually in the form of $1 billion in private tax-deductible donations and $500 million in Israeli bonds. The ability of Americans to make what amounts to tax-deductible contributions to a foreign government, made possible through a number of Jewish charities, does not exist with any other country. Nor do these figures include short- and long-term commercial loans from U.S. banks, which have been as high as $1 billion annually in recent years.

Total U.S. aid to Israel is approximately one-third of the American foreign-aid budget, even though Israel comprises just .001 percent of the world's population and already has one of the world's higher per capita incomes. Indeed, Israel's GNP is higher than the combined GNP of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza. With a per capita income of about $14,000, Israel ranks as the sixteenth wealthiest country in the world; Israelis enjoy a higher per capita income than oil-rich Saudi Arabia and are only slightly less well-off than most Western European countries.

Mr. Obama has already discussed the issue with Republican, Democratic and Jewish officials in the United States, according to Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida.

Rense.com had an older article pointing out Obama's interest in the UN - http://www.rense.com/general87/ob1.htm


Some unprecedented news, folks. Never in the history of the United Nations has a U.S. President taken the chairmanship of the powerful UN Security Council. Perhaps it is because of what could arguably be a Constitutional prohibition against doing so. To wit: Section 9 of the Constitution says:

No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Nonetheless, the rotating chairmanship of the council goes to the U.S. this month. The normal course of business would have U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice take the gavel. However, this time will be different. Constitution be damned, Barack Hussein Obama has decided to put HIMSELF in the drivers seat, and will preside over global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament talks slated to begin September 24th. The Financial Times says:

Barack Obama will cement the new co-operative relationship between the US and the United Nations this month when he becomes the first American president to chair its 15-member Security Council.

The topic for the summit-level session of the council on September 24 is nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament - one of several global challenges that the US now wants to see addressed at a multinational level.

UN officials also hope a climate change debate on September 22 will give fresh impetus to the search for a global climate deal at Copenhagen in December. There are also hopes a possible meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, and Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority president, that Mr. Obama would host, could lead to a breakthrough about a timetable for Middle East peace.

Here is what the UN Security Council does. Picture Obama as the Chair of this committee with this power.

Under the UN Charter, the functions and powers of the Security Council are:

* to maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations

* to investigate any dispute or situation which might lead to international friction

* to recommend methods of adjusting such disputes or the terms of settlement

* to formulate plans for the establishment of a system to regulate armaments

* to determine the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression and to recommend what action should be taken

* to call on Members to apply economic sanctions and other measures not involving the use of force to prevent or stop aggression

* to take military action against an aggressor

* to recommend the admission of new Members

* to exercise the trusteeship functions of the United Nations in "strategic areas"

* to recommend to the General Assembly the appointment of the Secretary-General and, together with the Assembly, to elect the Judges of the International Court of Justice.

No American president has ever attempted to acquire the image of King of the Universe by officiating at a meeting of the UN's highest body. Obama apparently believes that being flanked by council-member heads of state like Col. Moammar Qaddafi - who is expected to be seated five seats to Obama's right - will cast a sufficiently blinding spell on Americans.

(see Rense's article for the full article)


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assorted references picking up the story:

http://rightsoup.com/while-we-were-looking-the-other-way-obama-to-be-first-president-to-chair-un-security-council/

Jerusalem Post - http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Report-Netanyahu-to-lead-effort-in-thwarting-Obama-bid-for-UN-chief-position-440872

Investor Business Daily - http://www.investors.com/politics/capital-hill/obama-to-head-un-after-presidency-is-quite-possible/

Take-over of the US for real? How? Heard that the UN will be the one to do the deed?


A Secretary-General Obama would actively seek to place the U.S. under UN authority. As he wrote in 2007 as a presidential candidate, “the security and well-being of each and every American depend on the security and well-being of those who live beyond our borders. The mission of the United States is to provide global leadership grounded in the understanding that the world shares a common security and a common humanity.” He added: “Our alliances require constant cooperation and revision if they are to remain effective and relevant.”

And UN chief Obama would have friends in both Reagan Supreme Court appointee Anthony Kennedy and his Clinton-appointed colleague, Stephen Breyer, both of whom operate under the belief that the U.S. Constitution is subject to foreign law.

hmmm...

Bob
16th February 2016, 18:59
"The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council.

The Secretary-General's selection is therefore subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council."

Who are the country members of the Security Council?


China,
France,
Russia,
the United Kingdom, and
the United States.


ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of term date):
Angola (2016)
Egypt (2017)
Japan (2017)
Malaysia (2016)
New Zealand (2016)
Senegal (2017)
Spain (2016)
Ukraine (2017)
Uruguay (2017)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (2016)

Non-Council Member States

More than 60 United Nations Member States have never been Members of the Security Council.

A State which is a Member of the United Nations but not of the Security Council may participate, without a vote, in its discussions when the Council considers that that country's interests are affected. Both Members and non-members of the United Nations, if they are parties to a dispute being considered by the Council, may be invited to take part, without a vote, in the Council's discussions; the Council sets the conditions for participation by a non-member State.

Countries Never Elected Members of the Security Council


Afghanistan
Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Comoros
Cyprus
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Fiji
Georgia
Grenada
Haiti
Iceland
Israel
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Malawi
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nauru
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Republic of Moldova
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Seychelles
Solomon Islands
South Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Switzerland
Tajikistan
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu


(Source (http://www.un.org/apps/news/html/sg-appointment-faq.shtml)) - appointment procedures


1) What are the basic requirements for the appointment of the UN Secretary-General?
Article 97 of the UN Charter provides that, “The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.” In other words, Article 97 creates a two-stage process: a recommendation by the Security Council followed by a decision by the General Assembly.

2) Can the Security Council recommend more than one candidate to the General Assembly?
While nothing in the Charter prevents the Security Council from recommending more than one candidate, General Assembly resolution 11 (I) of 24 January 1946 stipulates that it is desirable for the Security Council to “proffer one candidate only” and that has been the consistent practice.

3) How does the Security Council go about making its recommendation?
The Security Council adopts a resolution setting out its recommendation. This resolution has consistently been adopted at a private meeting of the Council, since rule 48 of the Provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council states, “Any recommendation to the General Assembly regarding the appointment of the Secretary-General shall be discussed and decided at a private meeting”. In years when a number of candidates are being considered, the Council will conduct balloting before adopting its resolution. In years when only one candidate is being considered, the Council’s normal practice is to proceed directly, without prior balloting, to adopting a resolution, usually by acclamation.

4) Does the veto apply to the adoption of the Security Council’s recommendation?
Yes, General Assembly resolution 11 (I) of 24 January 1946 specifies that the recommendation of a Secretary-General by the Security Council is a “substantive decision” and that therefore the negative vote of a Permanent Member can prevent the adoption of a draft resolution setting out a recommendation.

5) What kind of planning and coordination goes on between the Security Council and the General Assembly?
The first step is for the Council President to consult informally with the other Council members and determine a date for holding the private meeting to adopt the Council’s recommendation. Once that date has been agreed by the Council members, the Council President writes a letter informing the Assembly President, who in turn informs the General Assembly Member States. It is common also for the two Presidents to meet in person to discuss preparations for the election.

Following adoption of the Security Council’s recommendation, the practice is for the Council President to write a letter informing the Assembly President.

6) Will the press have a chance to be briefed by the Council President?
The common practice is for the Council President to go to the press Stakeout following the adoption of the Council’s recommendation to brief the press.

7) Since the Charter does not specify the number of years a Secretary-General will serve, how is that decided?
When adopting its resolution, the practice of the Council has been to specify the term of office for its recommended candidate, and the Assembly acts similarly when adopting its resolution appointing the Secretary-General. Except for some adjustments during the early years of the United Nations, the terms of office of Secretaries-General have been fixed at five years.

8) Is written endorsement by each of the regional groups a requirement for a candidate to be recommended by the Security Council or appointed by the General Assembly?
There is no requirement for recommended candidates to be endorsed by the regional groups. Nonetheless, it is a common practice for those groups to write a letter to the UN membership in support of a candidate, and such letters are brought to the attention of the Council members.

hmmm - wonder how he could get himself nominated, approved then? Something 'amazing' supposed to happen this year to pull that off?

http://cc.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=3190880&c=9572953

Bob
16th February 2016, 19:12
In the OP post 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jarida Al-Jarida was the group doing the first reporting about Netanyahu's statements, (through his aide)..

Wiki -

Al Jarida was first published on 2 July 2007.[1] The paper is owned by Mohammed Al-Sager,[2] the former editor-in-chief of Al-Qabas and the former Arab Parliament president. The editor-in-chief for Al-Jarida is Khalid Alhelal.[3][4]

The paper has a secular stance.[5] On 9 May 2012 the editor-in-chief of the daily was fined 5,000 dinar ($17,550) by the Kuwaiti authorities due to the publication of an article giving the details of the meeting between the Emir and former parliamentarians without taking written approval from the Emiri office in advance.[6]

References cited:
1) Selvik, Kjetil (2011). "Elite Rivalry in a Semi-Democracy: The Kuwaiti Press Scene". Middle Eastern Studies 47 (3): 477–496. doi:10.1080/00263206.2011.565143. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
2) Mona Kareem (10 July 2012). "Liberals without Liberalism: The Kuwaiti Example". Al Akhbar. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
3) "Al Jarida Newspaper Kuwait". Knowledge View. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
4) "Kuwaiti Newspapers". W3 Newspapers. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
5) Hussein Al Qatari (18 October 2012). "Kuwait political rifts widen on path to elections". Boston (Kuwait City). AP. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
6) "Kuwait 2013 Human Rights Report" (PDF). US State Departöant. p. 9. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

Website: http://www.aljarida.com/

ghostrider
16th February 2016, 19:48
Great and I thought Obama would build his library and fade out of history, we can't get rid of him ...

mojo
16th February 2016, 21:25
You had me at....

Obama is the worst president

He said he was going to fundamentally change America and that he would be the most transparent...The lies went on and on and on and on...

...personally can't watch him speak as I get physically ill. And if Hillary or Bernie get in Im afraid that will be the last nail in the coffin of what was once the Great US of A. And just in case anyone wonders I'm registered as independent and want whats best for our country.