On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:52:58 GMT, Ken Chaddock
wrote:

Not to mention a seat in the U.N., spending US money.

What US money ? Last I heard you guys were about 10 years in arrears to
the UN...did G.W. finally pay up ?

Yes, indeed.

The UN does indeed run largely on the generosity of American
taxpayers, paying about a quarter of its overall expenses. See
http://usinfo.state.gov/is/Archive/2...15-489155.html

The United States is the largest financial contributor to the U.N.,
and has been every year since its creation in 1945. U.S. contributions
to the U.N. system in 2003 were well over $3 billion. In-kind
contributions include items such as food donations for the World Food
Program.

The U.S.-assessed contribution to the U.N. regular budget in 2003 was
$341 million, and to U.N. specialized agencies was over $400 million.
The United States also contributed $686 million in assessments to the
peacekeeping budget; $57 million for the support of the international
war crimes tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia; and, $6
million for preparatory work relating to the Capital Master Plan to
renovate the U.N. Headquarters in New York. Moreover, each year the
United States provides a significant amount in voluntary contributions
to the U.N. and its affiliated agencies and activities, largely for
humanitarian and development programs.





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