United States and Israel try to strong arm UN General Assembly, but both are deadbeat nations on UN dues payments.

October 17, 2006 -- The two nations pushing for Guatemala's seat on the UN Security Council have not paid their UN dues for 2006. As of October 16, the day the General Assembly vote on the Latin American Security Council seat commenced, neither the United States nor Israel have anted up their annual dues payments, according to the Office of the Secretary General.

Venezuela made its dies payment of $2,918,283 on Sept. 18, 2006. Guatemala paid $511,979 on June 15, 2006. Most of Venezuela's backers also paid their dues, which indicates that Venezuela provides greater support for the UN system than does the Bush administration and its neocon allies around the world.

United States and Israel try to strong arm UN General Assembly, but both are deadbeat nations on UN dues payments.

Belarus $307,187; Bolivia $153,594; Russian Federation $18,772,580; Cuba $733,838; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya $2,252,709; China $35,036,460; Egypt $2,047,917; Qatar $1,092,223; United Arab Emirates $4,010,506.

The Dominican Republic, which has been mentioned as a compromise candidate, is ineligible for the Security Council because it has not paid its 2006 dues. Two other "compromise" candidates are also not eligible because of lack of dues payment: Costa Rica and Panama.

Only those nations that provide financial support for the UN should be determining the membership of the Security Council. At the present time, these countries do not include the United States, Israel, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, or Panama.

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