KOFI ANNAN TAKES ONE LAST SHOT AT ISRAEL

Annan wants to register barrier damage (JTA)
Kofi Annan proposed a registry of damages to Palestinians caused by Israel’s West Bank security barrier. The proposal by the outgoing U.N. secretary-general derives from a 2004 ruling against the barrier, which cuts through portions of West Bank land, by the U.N.’s international court. The registry would entail setting up a new office, Annan says, but would not be a “compensation commission or a claims-resolution facility, nor would it be a judicial or quasi-judicial body.” The International Court of Justice ruling was not binding, raising questions about enforcement.

OR MAYBE THE OUTGOING U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL COULD ESTABLISH A REGISTRY OF ALL OF THE PALESTINIAN TERROR ATTACKS (AND LIVES SAVED) BY CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECURITY FENCE.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT IN RETIREMENT, KOFI RAKES IN BIG MONEY AS A SPEAKER AND ADVISOR IN THE ARAB WORLD? MAYBE HE AND JIMMY CARTER CAN FORM A BUND.