Jonathan Beale (BBC): Strained relations for US and UN

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From the BBC Online
Dated Monday August 8

Strained relations for US and UN
By Jonathan Beale
BBC News, Washington

On the 60th anniversary of the United States becoming one of the first nations to ratify the UN Charter, the BBC considers the tension in their recent relations:

It is strange to think that a country perceived as "hostile" to the United Nations was in fact one of the founding fathers of the international organisation.

The name "United Nations" was first coined by President Franklin D Roosevelt during the Second World War when 26 nations pledged to continue fighting together against the Axis powers . . . .

President Bush's frustrations with the UN's failure to back its invasion of Iraq were all too apparent.

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