Cliff Kincaid

Big Media Demand Passage of U.N. Treaty

As predicted, the big guns of the liberal media are unloading on critics of the U.N.'s Law of the Sea Treaty. After ignoring the story of growing opposition to the pact from the American people, the New York Times and the Washington Post both have editorials in their Wednesday papers urging ratification.

Bush’s Toilet Bowl Treaty

When State Department Legal Adviser John B. Bellinger III gave a controversial June 6 speech on the subject of "The United States and International Law," he mentioned that the Bush Administration had "put forward a priority list of over 35 treaty packages that we have urged the Senate to approve soon, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea."

Media Bias Could Save U.N. Sea Treaty

The momentum on the issue of the U.N's Law of the Sea Treaty seems clearly to be with the opponents. All of the Senate's top Republicans have said they oppose it, with several saying it can't or won't pass.

Commemorating Alger Hiss Day

On every October 24 since he's been President, George W. Bush has issued a proclamation recognizing "United Nations Day." Typically, Bush calls upon the people of the United States "to observe this day with appropriate programs and activities." The appropriate thing to do would be to acknowledge the basic truth that communist spy and State Department official Alger Hiss laid the groundwork for the U.N. and became its first acting secretary-general, causing it to be dubbed "the house that Hiss built." Hiss also advised President Franklin Roosevelt at the Yalta conference, which defined post-World War II Europe and betrayed Eastern European nations to Soviet control.

Is Huckabee the Next Reagan…

Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has seized on an issue--U.S. sovereignty--that could not only win him the Republican nomination for president but propel him into the White House.

Liberals Want Quick Vote on U.N. Treaty

In new developments concerning the U.N.'s Law of the Sea Treaty, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had scheduled a quick vote on the pact for next Wednesday, October 24. But a member of the committee, Senator David Vitter, has reportedly requested--and received--a postponement of the vote. Vitter has been in the forefront of exposing the dangerous provisions of the measure.

Blowing the Whistle on U.N. Corruption

On the eve of a Senate vote on the U.N.'s Law of the Sea Treaty, a former senior staffer in one of the key institutions created by the treaty says that U.S. senators should have the complete and honest truth about mismanagement and financial corruption there. The International Seabed Authority, which is one of the main organizations created by the treaty, stands to receive millions of U.S. taxpayer dollars if the Senate ratifies the pact.

Scandal rocks UN Sea Treaty Organization

The dramatic case, Sam-Thambiah against the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, involves allegations of sexual harassment and pornography. One side charges "distortions and fabrications." The other side alleges "mismanagement and irregularities." What makes this case unique is that it involves the shadowy world of a U.N.-affiliated agency that the U.S. Senate is poised to provide with millions of dollars through ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Bald-Faced Lies About the U.N.

Do you think our "adversary press" is on the lookout for government lies? Consider the false testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte on behalf of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This is a treaty that our media want passed by the Senate. So they are letting his lies go completely unchallenged.

Why President Bush Sided With Mexican Killers

The U.S. Supreme Court's hearing of the case, Medellin v. Texas, has reminded the American people of President Bush's terrible tendency to put the foreign interests of Mexico above those of the United States. But the case, being heard on October 10, is significant for another reason. It demonstrates the dangers of passing global treaties and getting involved with international courts and tribunals.

Will U.N. Sea Treaty Sink Sen. Coleman

Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman has a tough re-election fight in 2008 and his Democratic opponent could be obnoxious left-wing comedian Al Franken. But Coleman, who chaired important hearings in 2005 into the United Nations oil-for-food scandal, is starting to make conservatives nervous. He skipped two important hearings on ratification of the controversial United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) but found enough time for a photo-op with rock star Bono.

Senator Calls Treaty a “Disaster” For America

Liberal Senate Democrats and the U.S. State Department are desperate to get the U.N.'s Law of the Sea Treaty ratified.

Brainy Republicans Support U.N. Sea Treaty

"If Democrats had any brains, they'd be Republicans." This is the new partisan blast from Ann Coulter. One major problem with her thesis is that her book is being released at a time when members of the Bush Administration are currently joining with liberal Senate Democrats in trying to rush through the dangerous U.N. Law of the Sea Treaty.

Walter Cronkite Promotes Law of the Sea Treaty

Dan Rather is making headlines suing his former employer, but Rather's predecessor, Walter Cronkite, is busy promoting world government. Cronkite has just surfaced as one of the 101 "prominent leaders" signing a letter urging Senate passage of the Law of the Sea Treaty.