Alphecca: The UN Hasn't A Fucking Clue

December 22, 2006

The UN Hasn't A Fucking Clue

To show you just how out-of-touch the UN is, here's a bit of their latest press release:

In biblical days the injunction was to beat swords into ploughshares. Now the United Nations crime-fighting agency is calling on Colombia, with one of the highest homicide rates in the world, to do more to crack down on organized crime and arms trafficking, citing one initiative that turns guns into guitars.

What's really weird is that they admit that Colombia has strict gun control and that the big problem is all the organized crime gangs and rebels. Rather than addressing those problems they instead say:

"Whereas in the past people have talked about the importance of beating swords into ploughshares, some inspired Colombians are showing the world that you can turn guns into guitars," he [UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa] says, citing musician and peace activist Cesar Lopez who has built several ‘escopetarras’– part rifle (escopeta) and part guitar (guitarra).

"With more activists like Mr. Lopez, greater domestic gun control and greater regional and global cooperation, Colombia and the rest of the world will have less guns and more guitars," he adds.

So the UN solution is that when you're about to be murdered by some thug or rebel or gang-banger, just whip out a guitar and strike up a tune.

Fucking clueless!

Posted by Jeff Soyer at December 22, 2006 07:19 AM

Comments

"He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up swoard against nation, nor will they train for war anymore". Isaiah 1:27, NIV

"Proclaim this among the nations. Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the figting men draw near and attack. Beat your ploughshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say "I am strong!" Joel 3:12

The first passage is a prediction. The second is a command.

We report, you decide.

Posted by: Sailorcurt at December 22, 2006 08:35 AM

Oops. Sorry, the correct reference for the second passage is: Joel 3:9-10, NIV

My bad.

Posted by: Sailorcurt at December 22, 2006 08:38 AM

Let's be optimistic, he's built a Guitar-Gun! That's gota be way-cool! So, what chord sends the bullets flying? :-)

Posted by: DirtCrashr at December 22, 2006 11:51 AM

Now, if it's like the guitar case in El Mariachi, they might be on to something. :)

Posted by: AughtSix at December 22, 2006 10:26 PM

'Escopeta' is shotgun in Spanish. Rifle is 'rifle'

Posted by: tom bri at December 23, 2006 10:49 PM

Time for Queeckstraw to turn into El Kabong!

Posted by: triticale at December 24, 2006 03:55 PM

Say, haven't I seen Antonio Banderas in this movie before?

Posted by: joated at December 25, 2006 09:45 AM

Roger irrelevant here! Music wire makes bloody good coil springs....

Guitar to gun?

Posted by: Keith at December 25, 2006 12:04 PM

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December 22, 2006

The UN Hasn't A Fucking Clue

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