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Don’t Cry For Argentina… Yet!

By Jim Buckley

Oct 02, 2025
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This year’s United Nations General Assembly is over.

I once worked at the UN, and while my experience there was memorable, it did give me a jaundiced look at the workings of Earth’s most prestigious international gathering.

It wasn’t pretty.

Oh sure, there were some interesting moments, such as the sudden breakdown of the escalator leading up to the Assemb…

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