[Wall Street Journal] Editorial - Moral victories at the UN are few and far between, but the U.S. won a small one over the weekend when it stood alone in refusing to approve the global organization's budget. The U.S. objection centered on the inclusion of financing for a reprise of the World Conference Against Racism. Remember that UN classic, held in Durban, South Africa? In one of his finer moments, Secretary of State Colin Powell pulled the U.S. delegation out of the confab after it degenerated into an anti-Semitic hate fest. That was early September 2001. Post 9/11, the last thing the world needs is a Durban do-over.
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