Václav Havel to replace Kofi Annan

A week ago or so, Glenn Reynolds, a law professor from University of Tennessee, has published an article Time for a Kofi break in The Wall Street Journal



http://www.opinionjournal.com/ ...



in which he argues that Kofi Annan should be fired as the secretary-general of the United Nations. Reynolds argues that Kofi should be replaced by the former Czech president Václav Havel. See also



http://instapundit.com/ ...

http://rightpundit.com/ ...

http://platform.blogs.com/ ...



If you want to buy stickers "Havel 2005 UN secretary general", open this page:



http://siliconvalleyredneck.typepad.com/ ...



Reynolds summarizes various recent scandals of the United Nations - the "oil-for-food" program; passivity regarding Darfur and Ukraine; pedophilia and rape done by the UN peacekeeping forces. And he explains that Havel is a hero on behalf on freedom who said that one must fight against the Evil, even if it requires the use of force. Finally, Reynolds analyzes how much corrupted the United Nations are and whether they will be more likely to be reformed under a leader who has a more significant moral authority.



The current Polish president (Alexander Kwaszniewski) and the former US president (Bill Clinton) are somtimes mentioned as possibilities, too. Well, I like the idea with Havel. The only possible disadvantage I see is Havel's health which has not been great.