The Times (UK) shocks with "UN drive to turn Arabs away from terror":
The United Nations is launching a campaign in the Arab world that it hopes will dissuade disaffected local populations from embracing terrorism.Dumber than a bag of hammers. Or maybe not - notice the sly line about "ensuring that the fight against terrorism does not obscure the core work of the UN".
The proposal is contained in an internal report produced by a high-level UN working group which is looking at the organisation's role in combating terror in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
"In its public pronouncements, the UN should project a clear and principled message underscoring the unacceptability of terrorism, highlighting the organisation's role in addressing and preventing it and ensuring that the fight against terrorism does not obscure the core work of the UN," the report says. "These messages must be targeted to key audiences, particularly to achieve a greater impact in dissuading would-be supporters of terrorism."
