UN on Brink of Collapse as US Chokes Funding, Demands Obedience
📰 THE STORY: Bloomberg Politics reports that the United Nations faces a severe cash crisis, potentially running out of funds by July, primarily due to the United States withholding significant financial contributions. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This isn't a new tactic. In 1984, the Reagan administration led a significant cut in US funding to UNESCO, withdrawing entirely
in 1985, because the organization dared to criticize perceived Western media dominance. The US also frequently withholds funds or threatens to do so when UN bodies, such as the Human Rights Council or various agencies, criticize Israeli policies or take actions not aligned with US geopolitical interests. Remember the recent US defunding of UNRWA in early 2024, based on unverified Israeli claims,
while Gaza was undergoing active genocide (40,000+ dead)? It's a precise, repeated play from the playbook. Double Standard: The media frames this as a UN 'financial crisis' or a bureaucratic hurdle. Yet, when nations like Iran or Cuba are targeted with sanctions that cripple their economies and block access to international finance – actions the US champions – it's framed as 'holding rogue states
accountable.' The US, which is the single largest debtor to the UN, paints itself as a victim of inefficient international bureaucracy, rather than the primary architect of the UN's financial instability when it suits its agenda. When the US cuts funding to the WHO during a pandemic (April 2020), it's 'preserving national interests'; when others fail to meet commitments, it's 'international