THE ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE OF THE UNITED NATIONS – AT 8:34 A.M. ET:  It is difficult to believe the mentality that grips parts of the U.N.  This is the same organization that seems to have the eternal respect of the man who occupies the White House.  From Fox:

As the United Nations works feverishly to condemn Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi for cracking down on protesters, the body's Human Rights Council is poised to adopt a report chock-full of praise for Libya's human rights record.

The review commends Libya for improving educational opportunities, for making human rights a "priority" and for bettering its "constitutional" framework. Several countries, including Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia but also Canada, give Libya positive marks for the legal protections afforded to its citizens -- who are now revolting against the regime and facing bloody reprisal.

Surprised to see Canada listed, as it's been terrific under Prime Minister Steve Harper.  Maybe there are still some old lefties in the Foreign Ministry who collaborated with this obscenity.

The U.S. mission in Geneva said it would look into the status of the document in response to a question about whether any efforts are being made to cancel or postpone consideration of the report. But an agenda put out by the United Nations in January said the Human Rights Council, of which Libya has been a member since last year, will "consider and adopt" the document at its session, which is under way and continues to the end of March.

COMMENT:  George W. Bush refused to let the United States join the Human Rights Council, as he understood exactly what it was – a front operation for some of the world's worst dictatorships.  Obama, by contrast, couldn't wait for the U.S. to join under his administration, arguing that we could "influence" the council.  Yeah, right.  You'll notice the heavy influence.

March 1, 2011