Taliban Statement on UN's 64th Anniversary: ''Rulers of the World Should Show Enough Determination and Toughness to Restore to This World Body Its Lost Status; They should Try to Release the UNO From the Claws of a Few Usurpers Who Have Their Hold on the United Nations''

In a statement, posted on a Taliban website, to mark the 64th anniversary of the United Nations Organization (UNO), the Taliban in Afghanistan urged the rulers of the world to release the world body from the claws of a ''few usurpers.'' The United Nations Organization (UNO) completed 64 years of its existence on October 24, 2009. The Taliban statement, titled ''UNO in the Claws of the Colonialists,'' was issued on October 26, 2009 in several languages, including English. Following is the text of the statement: ...