U.N. Watch

It's worth it to make a daily trip to the UN site to check out Annan's daily appointments before going to the UN News Center if only for this gem.
Doesn't Howard Dean look a little strange there?

New York Times' Paris-based International Herald Tribune has this by Simon Chesterman who wonders if it isn't time to reform the UN.

As the United Nations General Assembly opens on Tuesday, the world organization faces twin crises in its effectiveness and its legitimacy.