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Rise & Fall of the Consortium

A consortium was

proposed by the

USA, and seconded

by Qatar, Kuwait,

Libya and Canada, to

combat high oil

prices and

dominance of the

OPEC nations in oil extraction. It turned out very

controversial as OPEC member nations formed a majority in

the consortium. USA stated that it was open to more

members joining, and also that they had the will to

dissolve the consortium, as the situation required. This, to

the council at large, seemed an adamant move and a way

by which US tried to show off their supremacy. Nigeria

stood strong against the consortium, saying We are an

OPEC country and have full faith in the organization. It

came as a big blow to the US when South Africa, a close ally,

turned clueless, further denting USs support panel. India

chose to support the US-led consortium. The Indiandelegate stated, The consortiums assurances of stability of

prices, increase in supply, securing a steady trade currency

for oil, all are very rationale. However, Indias support

seemed more compelled and obvious in light of other

crucial foreign policies between the two nations, than the

consortium itself. Further irony aroused as Kuwait & Libya

voiced their support for the consortium and thus created a

stir between other OPEC nations. Libya covered up saying

that it was compelled to partner with the US due to its

food crisis. Kuwait stated controversially that OPEC has

agreed to the consortium as it tackled a very specific

problem. This obvious instability resulted in the downfall

of the consortium within hours.

Diplomatic Much?A Little Too Much.

After the General Assembly settled down today, there were

promising starts, which unfortunately were not sustained

till the end. The focus was the resolution, with which the

Assembly seemed to have reached a unanimous conclusion

that the issue of anti-government movements cannot be

dealt with at its inception and so moved on to means to

mitigate the damage done and reducing the circle it affects.

Economic sanctions and military intervention were ideas

bandied about but it still remains to be seen how these

would deal with unemployment, corruption and other

internal causes of anti-government movements.

A clear distinction was made between the UN and NATO

and the main point of contention was the latters use of

military force. The delegate of Peru strongly felt that history

should not repeat itself as in the case of Iraq and that

developing nations, no longer be puppets in the hands of

NATO and other big powers.

BUT on the sidelines

-Hungarys phone rang in the midst of proceedings. Reason- (chit to chair) it was an urgent call from Hungarian

Foreign minister advising the Delegate to urge the council to elect Hungary as the Permanent member of Security

Council.

-Delegate of China The delegate of China has not been recognized by its government

-The Chair to the delegate of china-It is derogatory to yawn at the Executive Board members face

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When Tripoli Burned

Crisis struck theNon-Alignment

Movement (NAM)

soon after lunch.

The issue at hand

was the riots in

Libya. It was

informed that

rioters were armed with AK-47s and were moving towards

Tripoli. Soon the riot had spread to Tripoli and buildings

around the parliament were attacked. Strangely, the

parliament was left untouched.

After reports of riots reached NAM, most delegates were

contended by simply donning a sympathetic face and

expressing their condolences while requesting neighboring

nations to address the problem.

At such a critical point, it was to be noted that the Libyan

National Transitional Council (NTC) delegate remained

conspicuously silent about the crisis that had struck its

nation and had to be dragged into the discussion by the

Executive Board. Even then, he only ended up throwing

allegations at neighboring nations.

It was later revealed that the rioters

were loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi.

Gaddafi issued a statement saying

that, he was a peace-loving, poor

old man who had been ruling Libya

for 42 years. He went on to

compare himself to the Indian Prime

Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh and

equated the NTC to the Maoists.

Mr. Abdul Karzad, an Arabic scholar

translated the writings on the

posters by the rioters

(WaSawfYakoon al Enteqaam al

Halw) to mean there will be a beautiful and sweet revenge

soon. This would essentially mean that Gaddafi believes

that the Libyans deserved the punishment that was meted

out to them. Does he really deserve to take-over Libya?

Of Arms Trade and More

The CoD today was faced with a crisis. The main players

were the USA, the Russian Intelligence, India, China, South

Korea and North Korea.

Despite indisputable proof that the USA used Brazils

neutral status to conduct its arms trade in an undetectable

and increasingly suspicious manner, that it associated withpirates and internal terrorist groups to wreak havoc on the

diplomatic relationships between China and India, and

South Korea and North Korea, the American delegate

continued to plead ignorance.

The delegate of South Korea unwittingly remarked USA

has been one of the most trusted nations in the UN.

Whether the delegate is unaware of American actions or,

like the delegate of Iraq, been fooled (as claimed by

Belgium) remains to be seen.

The state of matters came to such an end that the

delegates, instead of trying to avert the situation, ended

up blaming each other, leading to utter confusion in the

committee, where the Indian delegate herself stated that

her countrys security measures are less than adequate

and further invited military support from all countries,

including China on the Indo-Pak border!

The activities of the US and its delegates position on the

state of affairs clearly were less than convincing for a nation

BUT on the sidelines

The Indonesian delegate authored a working paper calling

for the creation of a platform for auction of land for

investment options!

Muammar Gaddafi (when asked why he employed female

body-guards) said he like most people of his gender he

had certain fantasies.

During a motion to entertain, the delegate of Libya did a

lap-dance for the delegate of Vietnam (as a punishment for

arriving royally late)

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that claims to be peace-loving.In the words of the Russian

delegate, Honorable ladies and gentlemen, this is USA for

you!

Youre Wrong, Im Right

The discussion in the Interpol moved from human rights as its focus, to whether

extraordinary rendition is to be legalized or not. While Russia strongly stood against

legalizing of extra ordinary rendition, countries like UAE and China approved of it, with

some guidelines set; like Interpol supervising the detention period of the suspect.

It was not surprising to see USA sticking to a self-formed opinion by giving unclear reasons

to justify its stance, when it kept reiterating on the fact that since no terrorist attack had

happened in USA since 9/11, extraordinary renditions were effective in every sense of it.

The delegates, however, believed in other ways to keep themselves active during the

process of going absolutely nowhere by indulging in juvenile chit talks, without actually

realizing the gravity of the entire situation.

And The Winners Are!

NAM: The Delegate With The Best Hairstyles: Egypt & Cuba (It was a tie!)

When told that they had won the council polls, the

delegates of NAM seemed to be content by just happily

thanking everyone!

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

The Chair managed to steal the show by

sporting the hottest shoes!

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THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMEMENT: THE QUIETESET DELEGATE IN COUNCIL

When asked what she thought about the poll, she said that this would be the first time

in her entire life that someone voted HER a quiet person while usually its quite the

opposite!

The Chair of the FCC clearly does

love a mouthful!