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How are the meetings about racism going? by Fussbett 04/20/2009, 11:53pm PDT
Countries already protesting the meeting and not attending because of the anti-Israel language in the draft statement: Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, US and Israel.

GENEVA (AFP) — As delegates reconvene at the UN anti-racism meeting Tuesday, top UN officials sought to contain the fallout after an anti-Israel onslaught by Iran's president prompted a mass walkout.

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Ahmadinejad, who has previously called for the Jewish state to be wiped off the map, criticised the creation of a "totally racist government in occupied Palestine" in 1948, calling it "the most cruel and repressive racist regime.

"The (UN) Security Council helped stabilise this occupation regime and supported it for the past 60 years, giving them a free hand to continue their crimes," he said on the first day of the conference.

His remarks prompted 23 European Union delegations to walk out of the conference room in protest.

I think this neatly sums up the problem of fighting racism (you can't).
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How are the meetings about racism going? by Fussbett 04/20/2009, 11:53pm PDT NEW
    They forgot to mention that Durban was actually a pro racism conference. NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 04/21/2009, 12:02am PDT NEW
        The most embarassing part is the Congressional Black Caucus's reaction by Fortinbras 04/21/2009, 7:39am PDT NEW
    Why beat it when you can join it? by Zsenitan 04/21/2009, 7:10am PDT NEW
        All I remember about that movie is Lucy Liu being really cute (<-- racism?) NT by Fussbett 04/21/2009, 10:32am PDT NEW
            A quick plot summary. by Zsenitan 04/21/2009, 11:00am PDT NEW
                Re: A quick plot summary. by Fussbett 04/21/2009, 11:23am PDT NEW
                Re: A quick plot summary. by I guess that makes me a racist 04/21/2009, 12:49pm PDT NEW
    So is it pro racism? by Creexuls, a monster >:3 04/22/2009, 3:49am PDT NEW
 
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