India bags UN Security Council non-permanent member’s seat
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ISLAMABAD: Absence of another candidate from the Asia-Pacific Group for a two-year tenure of a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council has enabled India to bag the group’s unanimous endorsement.
India’s candidature for the Security Council’s non-permanent seat was endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific Group on Tuesday.
India’s Permanent Representative at the UN Amb Syed Akbaruddin in a celebratory tweet said: “A unanimous step. Asia-Pacific Group @UN unanimously endorses India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat of the Security Council for 2 year term in 2021/22. Thanks to all 55 members for their support.”
The voting for the seat will take place in the UN General Assembly next year.
Pakistan is part of the group. Therefore, Indians began claiming that Pakistan too had endorsed its candidature. “Any uncontested election gets automatic endorsement from its regional group. And that’s what’s happened from Asia-Pacific group of which Pakistan is a part. India’s election is next year by the General Assembly. Then it’s up to Pakistan how to vote,” a Pakistani diplomat at the UN mission explained to Dawn.
A similar situation took place in 2010.
The 10 seats for non-permanent members at the UNSC have been divided into five regional groups. The Asia-Pacific Group, because of its huge geographical expanse, has relatively looser coordination.
There aren’t either established practices of rotation of the two seats allocated to the group, one of which falls vacant every year.
South Asian countries as a tradition rarely contest each other. The only known exception is that of 1975 when India and Pakistan contested the same seat and Pakistan won after eight rounds of voting.
Pakistan would next run for a non-permanent seat in 2024.
Pakistan has also benefited from the arrangement. The group, including India, recently endorsed Pakistan’s candidatures for the slots of vice president of Economic and Social Council, member of committee on contributions, and member of Unicef’s executive board.
Published in Dawn, June 27th, 2019
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Jun 27, 2019 08:29am
Good cooperation between India and Pakistan.
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Jun 27, 2019 08:33am
What exactly does the UN do ?
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Jun 27, 2019 08:35am
Yet again, Pakistan shows the world it's nobility, morals, and maturity. Our neighbor can learn a thing or two.
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Jun 27, 2019 08:37am
A useless job.
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Jun 27, 2019 08:43am
"you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours":- Summary of international relations in nut shell.
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Jun 27, 2019 08:47am
@Usman Patriot, good one!
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Jun 27, 2019 08:49am
@Shahid Hassan, Nothing. It has no teeth against US to do anything US does not want
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Jun 27, 2019 08:54am
Sushma swaraj is not in MEA now..
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Jun 27, 2019 09:02am
Why Sushma Swaraj's photo. She has not contested election and asked not to be included in the ministry to focus on her health.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:04am
This is a total non-event. Nothing of substance except a few folks going on a jaunt on taxpayers' monies. Complete frivolous nonsense.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:05am
Is UN still functioning??
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Jun 27, 2019 09:06am
@Usman Patriot, Read the article properly and learn more about the neighbour, before accusing -
“ India recently endorsed Pakistan’s candidatures for the slots of vice president of Economic and Social Council, member of committee on contributions, and member of Unicef’s executive board.”
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Jun 27, 2019 09:12am
@Usman Patriot "Yet again, Pakistan shows the world it's nobility, morals, and maturity. Our neighbor can learn a thing or two"
Everybody has a right to live in his ignorance or arrogance
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Jun 27, 2019 09:17am
@Shahid Hassan, Funds US wars
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Jun 27, 2019 09:19am
cooperation and not confrontation, show of good gesture from both sides.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:20am
I think PK did not vote. India was the only candidate. So it is accepted as PL voted for India. PK will vote when the matter goes to the general assembly.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:21am
@Usman Patriot, why two, we will learn three, four and five also from your nobility
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Jun 27, 2019 09:22am
@Shahid Hassan, Good question. It is a toothless tiger who cannot do anything concrete without the consent of the big 5 permanent members.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:22am
@Usman Patriot, No sir.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:24am
@Usman Patriot, Pakistan has no choice
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Jun 27, 2019 09:27am
@Usman Patriot,
Perhaps you skipped the last paragraph.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:31am
UN is good at passing nonbinding resolutions such as on Kashmir.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:32am
This is how we should work together. This is also the way to resolve disputes, hope Modi understands
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Jun 27, 2019 09:36am
@Shahid Hassan,
Google ..... Rings any bells ???
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Jun 27, 2019 09:36am
What is the benefit of being a non permanent member? No veto power and just some show. The UN itself can’t take any decisions and is divided between the US and its allies on one side, China, Russia and their allies on the other. Just to kill time.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:47am
Thanx for Pakistan for voting in support of India
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Jun 27, 2019 09:50am
@Usman Patriot, your neighbors have learnt a few things from you and they r testing those.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:51am
Is there any possibility of India and Pakistan becoming permanent members of UNO.What are the requirements.
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Jun 27, 2019 09:56am
The UN is a toothless tiger.
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Jun 27, 2019 10:00am
@Usman Patriot, Even India endorsed Pak candidature in non contested seat. Also ur UN diplomat clarified - "Pakistan is part of the group. Therefore, Indians began claiming that Pakistan too had endorsed its candidature. “Any uncontested election gets automatic endorsement from its regional group. And that’s what’s happened from Asia-Pacific group of which Pakistan is a part. India’s election is next year by the General Assembly. Then it’s up to Pakistan how to vote"
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Jun 27, 2019 10:01am
UN is maning a fool out of its self when a violater of UN Security Council Resolution and gross human right violater in Kashmir is being given such a seat.
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Jun 27, 2019 10:02am
@Usman Patriot, What a joke?
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Jun 27, 2019 10:02am
It can be says that It's india'political victory not moral victory.
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Jun 27, 2019 10:19am
@Usman Patriot, hope you read completely... if not pls read this line "South Asian countries as a tradition rarely contest each other. The only known exception is that of 1975 when India and Pakistan contested the same seat and Pakistan won after eight rounds of voting."
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Jun 27, 2019 10:24am
@ABC, Nicely put.
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Jun 27, 2019 10:31am
They are obsessed with browbeating Pakistan form international forums like FATF but we make show of maturity under required international standards...
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Jun 27, 2019 10:45am
The non permanent members have no veto rights like the permanent members of Security Council. It's mostly ornamental in nature to satisfy the egos of non permanent members.
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Jun 27, 2019 10:56am
Very bad foreign policy....pakistan should vote against and compete for itself.....
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Jun 27, 2019 10:59am
@Usman Patriot, It's time that Pakistan learnt a bit of the better from the world and of its origin
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Jun 27, 2019 11:31am
UN is for powerful nations.
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Jun 27, 2019 11:43am
@Shahid Hassan, nothing
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Jun 27, 2019 11:49am
Inshallah very soon a permanent seat too. Congratulations! Well done.
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Jun 27, 2019 11:50am
@Shahid Hassan, more than OIC and the G5 of Pakistan consisting of Pakistan, North Korea, Sudan, Libya and Yemen.
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Jun 27, 2019 11:54am
@Shahid Hassan, “what does UN do?” - Good question:
it’s a forum where national
Ambassadors sit in a forum and show fake photographs to gain brownie points but end up losing all self respect.
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Jun 27, 2019 11:55am
@Justicefirst, are you born yesterday?
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Jun 27, 2019 11:55am
Security council set up is unrealistic and out dated does not reflect ground realities. Pakistan and India both should be permanent member along with three muslim countries. South America should be represented by Argentina and Brazil.
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Jun 27, 2019 11:58am
@Usman Patriot, your comment is a joke. We in Pakistan didn't have any option under the current political situation and international watch. That is the reality and unless our government speaks the truth we will continue to suffer. The vice president nomination was a face saviour.
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Jun 27, 2019 12:10pm
Do you feel Pakistan is having any say in any International Organisation.
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Jun 27, 2019 12:17pm
The rise is inexorable. The wave is massive and all encompassing. Nothing can stop now
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Jun 27, 2019 12:38pm
We shouldn’t have supported this. Very bad idea, who ever came up with. PMIK should take notice
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Jun 27, 2019 12:45pm
UN= United Nations for America
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Jun 27, 2019 12:54pm
@Usman Patriot, generally those words are not associated with Pakistan even by GCC countries. Case in point the Dubai police chief'sstatement
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Jun 27, 2019 01:01pm
I think, if we solve the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan, how great and mutually beneficial our relations could be? Just think about it for a moment. How much can we achieve economically if we solved one issue thats bothering us for last 75 years.
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Jun 27, 2019 01:16pm
No use of the UN total wast of money and time.
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Jun 27, 2019 01:18pm
@Daemon, That was 45 years ago and Pakistan was a US ally and getting free US$b and free US weapons.
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Jun 27, 2019 01:25pm
Pakistan and India can help each other in world forums. Win win situation!
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Jun 27, 2019 01:27pm
India deserves to be permanent member of UNSC alongside Japan , Germany , Brazil
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Jun 27, 2019 01:31pm
@Usman Patriot, : Learn what exactly?
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Jun 27, 2019 01:35pm
@Usman Patriot, do not talk about morals. before when modi initiated yoga day with team. The great Dawn iterated it as Modi with mutts
lack of education.......
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Jun 27, 2019 02:27pm
Pakistan is probably wooing India so that India beats England.
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Jun 27, 2019 03:55pm
History always repeats itself as evident in this case.
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Jun 27, 2019 04:08pm
Pakistan didn't have a choice.
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Jun 27, 2019 04:55pm
@ABC, Really, how about UNHCR refugee funds? Who helps all the refugees from the war torn middle east?
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Jun 27, 2019 05:22pm
It is a good decision.
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Jun 27, 2019 05:29pm
@Natarajan, Seems like have zero knowledge about functioning of UN security counsel.
Non permanent and permanent members, both “vote” and their majority votes decides resolutions that needs to be passed. eg. Azhar case.
Being a non permanent member also gives one clout to influence other member to vote in their favour.
Permanent members have extra privilege of “veto”. But permanent members dont veto any resolutions unless its against their interest. So its used rarely.
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Jun 27, 2019 05:31pm
Its all big power politics at UN
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Jun 27, 2019 05:38pm
In a decade or so, Indian union will not exist.
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Jun 27, 2019 07:06pm
Useless and without influence. Do you feel secure?
Gordon D. Walker
Canada
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Jun 27, 2019 10:31pm
Old rule should be change. India strongly deserve for permanent UN security seat.
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Jun 28, 2019 01:33am
@Zak, want to bet on , be ready to buy me drink in 2030.....if acronym for a name state of yours exist.
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Jun 28, 2019 01:45am
@Abhishek (Ranchi, JH), With Indias violation of UN resolution on kashmir, damning reports of UN human rights report, Amnesty international, US religious tolerance report on minorities and dalits. Wanton lynching of muslims with police complicity. Attacking neighbours and getting thrashed and humiliated. Definitely not candidate for UNSC. Drop the fruitless dream.
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Jun 28, 2019 04:57am
@Shahid Hassan, nothing waste of time
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Jun 28, 2019 07:19am
@Usman Patriot, please explain how Pakistan helped India bag this seat
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Jun 28, 2019 08:58am
UN is a lame duck and swims only in White House swimming pool.
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Jun 28, 2019 09:15am
"Pakistan has also benefited from the arrangement. The group, including India, recently endorsed Pakistan’s candidatures... " Why take so much pain to prove the point that if the system were different Pakistan would not have voted for India. Instead Pakistan could have tried to repeat 1975.
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Jun 28, 2019 09:42am
@Zak, Brainwashing is perfect Mann!. Let us know which world you live!
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Jun 28, 2019 09:51am
@Usman Patriot, Read the article again, no favour has been done by Pakistan, the endorsement is automatic when there is only one contestant.
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Jun 28, 2019 10:00am
This is a great victory of Indian deplomacy as there is no other country dare to contest seeing a humiliation by a huge defeat as India has huge support from almost all countries accept one country.
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Jun 28, 2019 10:17am
@Zak,
You do realize that your parents and grand parents and great grand parents were all Indians -- you only got the name pakistani in 1947 -- till then, all pakistanis were called and known as Indians.
So every time you say anything against India or Indians, you are insulting your own ancestors.
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Jun 28, 2019 10:20am
@Usman Patriot, YOUR neighbor is quite sensible, that the reason You are still a sovereign country. And no need to learn anything from a fail state. Today's news, $ traded at 167 Pakistani rupees.
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Jun 28, 2019 10:21am
Based on the population,economy and influence India should be a permanent member. May be it can be even shared with Pakistan if things improve between the two sister countries .
Colonial vestiges like Britain and France are still permanent members. What logic is that?
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Jun 28, 2019 10:27am
@Zak, Keep on dreaming
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Jun 28, 2019 11:02am
India deserves permanent position.
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Jun 28, 2019 12:01pm
@Zak,
i really don't know what you eat daily. you are constantly under some hallucination. wake up from your self induced slumber.
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Jun 28, 2019 12:46pm
Its a practices of rotation. Not a fight. Good to see that both the country supporting each other. Hope the same transpire in ground to normalize the bilateral relations as well.
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Jun 28, 2019 01:26pm
@Usman Patriot, Guess you didn't read the news in full, India had endorsed Pak's vice-presidentship for economic forum earlier, so payback time for Pak.
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Jun 28, 2019 01:45pm
Can Pakistan have some cooperation from India in FATF as well
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Jun 28, 2019 03:19pm
Is this of any importance at all??
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Jun 28, 2019 03:41pm
@Zak, In a decade or so, Indian union will not exist.
After your excellent CPEC predictions, any prediction on you're next bailout at IMF?
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Jun 28, 2019 05:00pm
@Shahid Hassan, corruption, corruption and more corruption.
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Jun 28, 2019 05:42pm
@Malatesh, she is not in MEA or anywhere else.
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Jun 28, 2019 06:41pm
A good news for 1.5 Bns people on both sides. A good start giving a hope to end generations long belligerency, in order to fight against eradicate poverty, illiteracy, disease, impoverishment & financial misery & sufferings for majority of people on both sides of the border, living through such deprivations in a cradle to grave situation. Credit for making this happen goes to IK, who despite getting cold gestures from Modi, kept on with his repeated invitations for dialogue, to break the ice.
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Jun 28, 2019 06:52pm
After all Pakistan would loose out if it contested
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Jun 28, 2019 08:35pm
Modi power.
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Jun 28, 2019 09:42pm
UN current structure is completely outdated and does not represent the interest of all nations proportionatly...small country like france is a permanent member with veto power...while 55 nations african continent dose,nt have any say...countries like Brazil,Japan,Australia,India are toothless in UN..so nothing to celebrate ....few more parties in UN, thats all
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Jun 28, 2019 09:48pm
@Shahid Hassan, It gives its members, free breakfast, lunch and dinner. Otherwise of no value except nuisance value.
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Jun 28, 2019 11:23pm
for once on the same side ...
strange times!
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Jun 28, 2019 11:40pm
Why picture of Sushma Swaraj? She is no longer the foreign minister. She did not fight the election due to health reasons.
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Jun 28, 2019 11:44pm
@Shahid Hassan, Trump has been asking the same question for past two years.
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Jun 28, 2019 11:45pm
@Zak, has spoken with infinite wisdom.
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