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"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing" By Konstantin Josef Jireček, a Czech historian, diplomat and slavist.

The UNESCO cuts: What’s next on the U.S. chopping block?

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Posted By Colum Lynch 091022_meta_block.gif Thursday, November 3, 2011

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The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has admitted the Palestinians as a full member, prompting the Obama administration to impose millions of dollars in congressionally mandated cuts. Meanwhile, the Palestinian U.N. envoy in Geneva, Ibrahim Khraishi, said the Palestinians were now studying the prospects of joining 16 other U.N. agencies, raising the possibility of further U.S. funding cuts.

http://turtlebay.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/11/03/the_unesco_cuts_what_s_next_on_the_us_chopping_block

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