Unknown (Martian?) speaks at UN

Examination Yuan President Yao Chia-wen (姚嘉文) recently spoke at the U.N.'s 4th session of the Human Rights Council as part of a delegation from Liberal International (Note - I was introduced to Mr. Yao during my first trip to Taiwan when I met his wife, the magistrate of Changhua county. He was quiet as he stood in the background, overseeing his wife. His wife was the first DPP magistrate for Changhua - I believe - and he was still on parole after serving more than 7 years of his 12-year sentence for his role in the Kaohsuing Incident).

He spoke for a little more than 2 minutes to the Human Rights Council urging them to respect Taiwan's human rights and allow them to join the W.H.O., which in its constitution states that:

The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.

Such as Taiwan's right to emergency assistance without interference from others - i.e., China - and Taiwan's right to be protected from its neighbor's negligent and disingenuous health practices, the birthplace of SARS - again, China.

Whether the HRC knowingly allowed Yao's participation or it was just an oversight, soon became a moot point at the UN. China blocks Taiwan every chance it gets.

China therefore protested. Taiwan was called Taiwan and not Taiwan, Province of China. Oops! HRC's Universal Declaration of Human Rights says in Article 15, section 1, that everyone has a right to nationality, as long as you don't choose Taiwanese.

Furthermore, the China representative complained that Yao's remarks on the WHO were "irrelevant to the HRC session." Well, the UN is determined to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights and to promote social progress and better standards of life. Again, the HRC's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in Article 25, section 1, states that (good) medical care is a right.

So what was the response from the global upholder of justice, human rights...blah,blah,blah? Yao's speech was deleted from the written and online record. They apologized for issuing a badge to a person (Yao) who was not a holder of an appropriate identity document" recognized by the U.N. for the session.

What can Taiwan do? Protest? Maybe, but few listen when Taiwan speaks. Do nothing? It usually has the same result without going through the effort of trying. How about attacking the U.N.? I don't mean bombing and killing, but maybe a quick infiltration and snatching some headsets, translators and a few flags and running away. Drop the translators off in Sudan and high tail it back to Taiwan. What is the UN going to do, attack? Attack where? Taiwan doesn't exist and therefore can't be found. In their attempt to locate this non-country, the UN would inadvertently end up finding and attacking Atlantis, provoking the wrath of the mighty Atlanteans and getting their butts kicked. At least, that's the way I see it.