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Letters to the Editor: December 13, 2006
Tuesday, 12 December 2006 18:43
U.N. condemned by reader,
decried as enemy of U.S.

The recent celebration of the U.N. Association here in WNC is an embarrassment to our region.  
Why would 100 people show up to cheer the most corrupt organization on the planet?  
Why would their former U.N. undersecretary babble on about how wonderful Kofi Annan is?  
Does she not know that he is resposible for one of the greatest international scams ever created with the "Oil for Food" scam?

Even their UNICEF begging program is totally CORRUPT!  Please do NOT donate to UNICEF!
The United Nations is not the friend of America.  Oh sure, we host them, but now even that is wrong.  It is time for America to STOP their support of the U.N., and to ask them to LEAVE our soil.
Their behavior and  lack of respect for our country is outrageous. Most of the country members despise Americaës success, yet do not hesitate begging for our money EVERY DAY!!! Enough already!

The time is now for the U.N. to be booted OUT of AMERICA! To those who celebrate the U.N., you make me sick,  and you are an embarrassment to true America patriots.  STRIVE to be SMARTER, and understand that the U.N. is our ENEMY, NOT our friend!

Fisher Caudle

West Asheville


Councilman takes issue

with ǃÚsecretiveë meetings

It is my understanding that city staff has been calling select media outlets requesting private meetings for this past Friday which will include "staff and council members."


The issue at hand is McCormick Heights ÇƒÓ a matter most recently discussed in closed session and scheduled for vote this coming Tuesday (Dec. 12).


I learned of these meeting requests from a media outlet questioning the secretive nature of the invitation.


I have personal concerns about clandestine efforts to provide preliminary media information to select outlets following closed session discussion and before formal deliberation in the public eye.

This speaks to deliberate orchestration by staff and council members and in that this information sharing initiative was not communicated with all council members, one can assume the minority position is being excluded.

Should you wish to have a minority view of this project or these methodologies, I would be happy to provide one.


Carl Mumpower

Member, Asheville City Council
Asheville
 



 


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