Wednesday 2 November 2011

Coiney: Anarchy for the USA!

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Coiney Dave Welsh moans that the CPAC is not going to listen to US coiney moans about "unfair treatment" of US collectors who want to buy illicitly exported items from Bulgaria and other "source countries". He says:
I can see no alternative to a long-term legislative campaign to repeal US accession to the 1970 UNESCO Convention. We have recently seen the clearest possible evidence that UNESCO is an organization inherently opposed to and relentlessly working to undermine essential principles and aspects of US foreign policy, notably US support for the continued existence of Israel and a secure Jewish homeland within the historical borders of ancient Palestine. It is time to send a clear and unmistakeable message to the UN and to all who seek to use that pernicious organization as a tool for promoting corrosive anti-American goals. The United States should now permanently withdraw from UNESCO, in the process denouncing and repealing US accession to all UNESCO conventions, particularly the unjustly and unfairly administered 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Cultural Property.

Yes, I am sure the US will be only too happy to withdraw from some of them. There are a lot connected with that touchy subject "educashun" and not a few on nasty radical tree-hugging "consavashun" and "prezervashun" so hated by the gas-guzzling political right in the US:

International Convention against Doping in Sport
Paris, 19 October 2005 More


Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
Paris, 20 October 2005 More


Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Paris, 17 October 2003 More


Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
Paris, 2 November 2001 More


Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region
Lisbon, 11 April 1997 More


Convention on Technical and Vocational Education
Paris, 10 November 1989 More


Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, 16 December 1983 More


Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the African States
Arusha, 5 December 1981 More


Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties, with model bilateral agreement and additional Protocol.
Madrid, 13 December 1979 More


Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the States belonging to the Europe Region
Paris, 21 December 1979 More

Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in the Arab States
Paris, 22 December 1978 More


Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in the Arab and European States Bordering on the Mediterranean
Nice, 17 December 1976 More


Convention relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite
Brussels, 21 May 1974 More


Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico City, 19 July 1974 More


Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Paris, 16 November 1972 More


Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms
Geneva, 29 October 1971 More


Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI
Paris, 24 July 1971
-Protocol 1
-Protocol 2 More


Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat
Ramsar, 2 February 1971
-Protocol, Paris, 3 December 1982 More


Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property
Paris, 14 November 1970 More


Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good offices Commission to be Responsible for Seeking the settlement of any Disputes which may Arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education.
Paris, 10 December 1962 More


International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
Rome, 26 October 1961 More


Convention against Discrimination in Education
Paris, 14 December 1960 More


Convention concerning the International Exchange of Publications
Paris, 3 December 1958 More


Convention concerning the Exchange of Official Publications and Government Documents between States
Paris, 3 December 1958 More


Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention
The Hague, 14 May 1954
-First Protocol, The Hague 14 May 1954
-Second Protocol, The Hague, 26 March 1999 More


Universal Copyright Convention, with Appendix Declaration relating to Articles XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI
Geneva, 6 September 1952
-Protocol 1
-Protocol 2
-Protocol 3 More


Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, with Annexes A to E and Protocol annexed
Florence, 17 June 1950
-Protocol, Nairobi, 26 November 1976 More


Agreement For Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific and Cultural character with Protocol of Signature and model form of certificate provided for in Article IV of the above-mentioned Agreement
Beirut, 10 December 1948 More


UNESCO is a body which has delegates from over 170 states, yesterday those delegates voted to support a motion the US does not support. Nevertheless 107 member states do. Not "UNESCO", but the member states in UNESCO. If the US does not believe that these member states have the right to take a democratic decision and they should submit to US bully-tactics, then yes, yes the US should jolly well get out of UNESCO. it can take its pathetic sites off the World Cultural Heritage list, it can withdraw from all the above conventions. On the other hand, it could decide that it is a member of the international community and accept that other members of that international community have other opinions than those America would like to dictate.

Here is a song for all that think like Dave Welsh, Anarchy in the UK by Johnny Rotten ... (I did not link to the more topical Megadeath cover, because in my opinion it is not a patch on the original, but here it is Anarchy in the USA).



"Destroy!!"...

PS: What ARE the essential principles and aspects of US foreign policy when they are not bombing everyone or assassinating people which UNESCO "undermines"?

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