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UN to pursue further inquiry into death of Dag Hammarskjöld
- anigbrowl 10y agoNumerous countries that were part of the 'western' bloc are turning fascist, Russia is developing a taste for military adventurism, and China is testing the international consensus over the extent of its maritime territory. Now we're told it's vital that we come together to investigate a 55 year old unsolved mystery in an undeveloped country (not that it matters less because it took place there, but the chances of finding any meaningful forensic information after so long are virtually nil). Ban Ki Moon has been a terrible disappointment as UN secretary general. No doubt he's a competent administrator and his heart is in the right place, but he has shown little or no moral leadership and under his tenure the UN's relevance has taken a nosedive. It's a bit late in the day - Moon's term of office expires at the end of this month - to reopen old cases that have symbolic value for the world order. One thing is for sure: nobody is likely to make an attempt on the life of Ban Ki Moon because he's studiously avoided pissing anyone off. So the post-war liberal consensus dies, not with a bang but with a whimpered echo of a previous nadir.