Only a UN under Kofi Annan Could Do This

Ghanaian-born Kofi Annan 

Incumbent UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is no saint, but let's admit it: he has done a lot in the period that he has been at the UN. That the UN is now contemplating expansion from its constellation a la 1945 of 5 permanent members to what could now be an additional ten members (maybe permanent or not)is evidence, in my humble opinion, of a far-reaching reform that was VERY long in coming.

But to the point: The article above (click the title for the link, please) indicates that in an attempt to prevent the growing chasm between Islam and the West, a Spanish-Turkish iniative, entitled "Alliance of Civilizations", is "intended “to respond to the need for a committed effort by the international community – both at the institutional and civil society levels – to bridge divides and overcome prejudice, misconceptions, misperceptions, and polarization which potentially threaten world peace,”

Couldn't have come at a better time when reflections over the bombings in London seems to be gaining ground.