What Obama Didn’t Say in his UN Speech admin, September 26, 2013August 15, 2024 The Progressive September 24, 2013 [Republished by Common Dreams and PeaceandJustice.org] President Obama addressed Russian and Chinese obstructionism on Syria. Their abuse of veto power has, in the words of U.S. ambassador to the UN Samantha Power, held the Security Council “hostage.” But the President wasn’t willing to acknowledge U.S. obstructionism and abuse of its own veto power… Obama Foreign Policy The News International United Nations not audio