UN hurricane aid: are UN "peacekeepers" far behind?(INSIDER REPORT)

"For the first time in history, the United Nations has joined a disaster relief effort in the United States," reported Little Rock, Arkansas' KATV in a September 10 broadcast on the UN relief operation, which is based at Little Rock Air Force Base. UN agencies involved in the relief effort included the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Program, the World Health Organization, the UN Children's Fund, the UN High Commission for Refugees, the Human Settlements Program, and the Food and Agriculture Organization. "All in all we expect the U.N. involvement to grow as we expect there to be a very considerable increase in the number of international relief flights to the United States from many parts of the world," UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland said in a September 9 Associated Press interview. (While hurricane victims will, no doubt, appreciate any assistance, from whatever source, it is worth noting that much of the UN aid actually has been paid for by U.S. taxpayers, since we provide the lion's share of funding for the UN and its various agencies.)

With America's military forces spread thin in garrisons and conflicts across the globe, will the U.S. be induced to accept UN "peacekeepers" and other foreign troops to "restore order" after the next natural disaster or terrorist attack? This is not far off from present reality. On September 8, a ...