Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon… who is United Nations Security Council Chieftan Kofi Annan angry at now?
But more importantly, how is he expressing his anger?
In order to help you keep track of how Kofi Annan feels today, I’ve decided to put together a fun Bingo game:
Every time you hear any of these phrases in a Kofi Annan speech about the situation in Gaza or Lebanon, just mark off the square.
When you get five in a row, well, just clear the board and start all over again.
For example, let’s examine this statement to reporters in Rome:
“I would like to remind the parties that under the law of armed conflict, attacks must not be directed against civilian objects,” he said. “In particular, they have an obligation to exercise precaution and to respect the proportionality principle in all military operations so as to prevent unnecessary suffering among the civilian population,” he said.
“I and leaders from around the world have been working around the clock, as have my representatives on the ground, to find a solution to the crisis, to urge restraint and prevent these situations spiralling even further out of control,” he added.
“I can only hope that the parties heed our counsel, and that regional players who have influence will do likewise. Reckless and dangerous actions will only lead to further bloodshed and instability, inflaming an already highly volatile region.
Okay, I’ve bolden the buzzwords that I figure are close enough to what’s in the squares to qualify for chips… and… nope. Still not Bingo.
Keep up the rhetoric, Kofi!
What do you mean you’re supposed to win something when you get five in a row?
This is the United Nations: lots of effort wasted, nobody wins, and nothing gets accomplished!
Are we still allowed to shout “Bingo!”? I just have this feeling that somewhere, someplace that’s a racial epithet.
That’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. Way to go.
“Dis Proportional”? Damn, even I can’t understand the jargon of these useless bureaucrats. :-p
where are the “the evil US”, “Its America’s fault” or “bad jews”
where are the “the evil US”, “Its America’s fault” or “bad jews”
Kofi never actually says those things; he leaves them to people like his staffer Mark Malloch Brown, and, of course, the representatives of the governments of UN members.
I’ve thought of a few prizes you can offer with this:
1 win; Get a useless, meaningless resolution named in your honor
2 wins in a row; Go on a “Peacekeeping” patrol in Africa, all the bribes and swag you can carry!
3 wins in a row; Get a lifetime position in the UN doing absolutely nothing for astronomic pay with Kofi’s son.
Play early, play often!
UN hasn’t been in the news much. This will to wait until all the diplomats come back from vacationing at their palatial estates. In the mean time the news services can past together old UN announcements in whatever order they please. It’s not like it’s going to make a difference anyway.
Yatzee!!!
Errr, I mean Bingo!!!!
Notice that’s both a vertical and horizontal Bingo (across the center).
If he had mentioned the “Road Map” it would have been a Bingo!! down the right column as well.