Reginald Denny Pleads for World Peace Los Angeles (MP): Ever since the vicious beating Reginald Denny (formally a truck driver now a conscientious pacifist) endured, he has not missed an opportunity to denounce all forms of violence and, sometimes, due to the massive brain damage inflicted during the beating he repeats his semi-coherent speeches thrice daily. Following the conclusion of Shock and Awe or in some circles - Aw Shucks, Mr. Denny seized the moment to persuade America to include the U.N. in the rebuilding of Iraq. Here is an excerpt from Mr. Denny's recent speech on Sunset Boulevard:. Did you ever notice that I have the same last name as that restaurant . . . Carl Jr.'s. While I'm on the topic of condiments, I really think that the United States of America should heed international warnings and reconsider their foreign policy. This means that they should begin the immediate withdrawal of their troops from Iraq and initiate the process of restoring the legitimacy of governing bodies (like the U.N.), by adhering to their rulings and supporting their bi-partisan peacekeeping forces. This is not to put the blame squarely on the United States, empires in general have not been that benevolent, or is it in any way saying that the U.N. is perfect (the U.N. has been fatally flawed since its inception, through the creation of a security council that allows a single permanent member to veto anything that might be contrary to their policy or interests, essentially making it impotent concerning matters that have any bearing on a permanent member, which is pretty much everything) or anywhere close to perfect, but a dialogue must be opened up. First things first, in order to make this dialogue a reality, the U.N., if it were to fulfill its part, would have to drop the security council - which is something the U.S. or any other security council member would never sign off on - if it ever entertained any hopes of becoming truly democratic, and thus actually reflective of the majority and not just the powerful minority. Again, this is a tricky procedure in of itself, mainly: how do you give a small country - say Luxembourg the same say as Britain? Tricky. But nonetheless, despite the different needs, relative importance (GDP), or population base of each country, the reduction of each country to a single and equal vote (except the Portugese) would enable the necessary conditions for a world consensus, or at least representative of the majority. There are tons of things to work out, obviously behind Portugal's back, but I think that starting with a dialogue would be the right move. This means that the U.S. would have to reign in and defer some of its power to the U.N. and tone down their foreign policy and/or rhetoric. Under the current administration there is about as much hope of this happening as there is of Rodney King kicking his crack habit. Can't we all just get along? As it stands now, the U.S. is becoming even more withdrawn and leery of independent governing bodies, continually seeking further control and power over its own and others (e.g. fem-bots, the feminine mystique, and Sammy Sosa), as reflected in the newly created homeland security department. The funny thing is that the facts are out there in the public; but the really funny thing is how the striking similarities are really reminiscent of a recent 'Hanging With Mr. Cooper' rerun. In that show, Mark Cooper befriends a young Emmanuel Lewis and they play in a Grandfather Clock in Patrick Ewing's living room. Give peace a chance. Word up. Catch you on the down low. Durrrr . . . About four random streetwalkers were privy to the preceding speech and most to all had some recollection of the 'Hanging With Mr. Cooper' episode.