Are there people who still believe the UN ?

If so, I have a question.
Why?

The UN has turned from a good idea, to a semi- effective peacekeeping force, to a completely useless peacekeeping force, to an American bashing debating society and not much else.

The latest example is Burma.

An organiser of the protest movement in Rangoon has blasted the United Nations special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, for bowing to the junta and gaining nothing in his visit to Burma.

Surinder Karkar, also known as Ayea Myint and U Pancha (the Punjabi), was among the Burmese who organised civilian protection circles that ringed monks as they marched through the streets of Rangoon for eight days last month.

"Nothing was achieved … Whatever the regime told him, he did. While he was there we were being shot, we were being detained. After he left there was more rounding up of people," the 43-year-old Sikh Burmese said.

He called on Dr Gambari to publicly release what the detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, had said to him during two meetings in Burma

These UN special envoys are just bureaucrats with lots of frequent flyer miles in hand made Italain suits paid for by you and me.

If it wasn't so tragic, it would be funny.