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Inner City Press SDNY & UN Podcast
Inner City Press' Matthew Russell Lee covers court cases at the SDNY, corruption in the UN, the IMF and community reinvestment
Episodes
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 12-1: Honduras narco Tigre Bonilla got a US taxpayer funded lawyer - Inner City Press filed to unseal why. Brian Benjamin & Migdol's stealth plea, invisible UNSG @AntonioGuterres & US Linda cens
VLOG: Honduras narco Tigre Bonilla got a US taxpayer funded lawyer - Inner City Press has filed to unseal why. Brian Benjamin & Migdol's stealth plea…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 11-2: #Honduras Police Chief TIgre Bonilla was presented & detained @SDNYLIVE & given a publicly-paid lawyer despite bag of cash / TIgre Bonilla fue presentado y detenido @SDNYLIVE y entregado
VLOG: #Honduras Police Chief TIgre Bonilla was presented and detained @SDNYLIVE and given a publicly-paid lawyer despite bag of cash / TIgre Bonilla fue…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 11-1: #Honduras JOH no basketball in MDC, DOJ loophole on Migdol plea; #HezbollahTrial overtime. UN Vienna wienies, @USUN inaction on UNOPS & censorship
VLOG: #Honduras JOH no basketball in MDC, DOJ loophole on Migdol plea; #HezbollahTrial overtime. UN Vienna wienies, @USUN inaction on UNOPS & censorship
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 10-2: After Honduras JOH pleaded not guilty and got Jan 17, 2023 trial date, @SDNYLIVE court, JOH's lack of a basketball, subpoena for El Chapo - & UNSG @AntonioGuterres ? Después de la corte
VLOG: After Honduras JOH pleaded not guilty and got Jan 17, 2023 trial date, stand-up outside @SDNYLIVE court, JOH's lack of a basketball, subpoena for El…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 10-1: #HezbollahTrial Allen charge, #Honduras JOH arraignment (BVI link); Migdol scoop confirmed, UNOPS scam leads to Guterres' Ukraine cover up, @USUN
VLOG: #HezbollahTrial Allen charge, #Honduras JOH arraignment (BVI link); Migdol scoop confirmed, UNOPS scam leads to Guterres' Ukraine cover up, @USUN
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 9-1: #HezbollahTrial deliberations Day 3, after verdicts in horse drugging & SEC v Im; #Ukraine UN failure and UNOPS scam only 1/2 pursued
VLOG: #HezbollahTrial deliberations Day 3, after verdicts in horse drugging & SEC v Im; #Ukraine UN failure and UNOPS scam only 1/2 pursued
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 6-1: #HezbollahTrial deliberations Day 3, RHWSLC Shah loses on journalists' privilege, Archegos Hwang wants time, UN impunity and UNSG failure on Ukraine UNexplained by @USUN
VLOG: #HezbollahTrial deliberations Day 3, RHWSLC Shah loses on journalists' privilege, Archegos Hwang wants time, UN impunity and UNSG failure on Ukraine…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 5-1: Amid terror cases and Colombia Otoniel in EDNY, Fed puts out Community Reinvestment Act reg but rubberstamps Citizens Bank despite CRA, MUFG in Russia, UN fails on Ukraine & Honduras
VLOG: Amid terror cases and Colombia Otoniel in EDNY, Fed puts out CRA reg but rubberstamps Citizens Bank, MUFG in Russia, UN fails on Ukraine & Honduras
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 4-2: Just after JPM Chase v. Tesla on Elon Musk's tweet about taking Telsa private. Chase filed a letter seeking to move for judgment on the pleadings, but SDNY Judge Gardephe said case goes fwd
VLOG: Just after JPM Chase v. Tesla on Elon Musk's tweet about taking Telsa private. Chase filed a letter seeking to move for judgment on the pleadings, but…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 4-1: #HezbollahTrial deliberations, JPMC v. Tesla / Elon Musk 12:45; UNsealed docs of #GhislaineMaxwell who raised funds with correspondent @USUN @LindaT_G let in while banning Press
VLOG: #HezbollahTrial deliberations, JPMC v. Tesla / Elon Musk 12:45; UNsealed docs of #GhislaineMaxwell who raised funds with correspondent @USUN @LindaT_G…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 3-1: #HezbollahTrial closings, NFL says Browns didn't tank, ex-NBA bail revoke? Sup Ct h/t, 2d Cir Ranieri, VTB Bank, Ukraine case UNrepresented, UNSG sleaze & hypocrisy on WPFD, @USUN to join?
VLOG: #HezbollahTrial closings, NFL says Browns didn't tank, ex-NBA bail revoke? Sup Ct h/t, 2d Cir Ranieri, UNSG sleaze & hypocrisy on WPFD, @USUN to join?
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 2-2: Just after NFL discrimination case hearing, a run-down of Flores' lawyer called Roger Godell biased and overpaid, while NFL says only Godell can hear the case as arbitrator. Motion to compel
VLOG: Just after NFL discrimination case hearing, a run-down of Flores' lawyer called Roger Godell biased and overpaid, while NFL says only Godell can hear the…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 2-1: #Hezbollah trial, today Flores v #NFL (compare @USFL , @XFL ); horse trial of Giannelli with link to UK and UN sleaze, @AntonioGuterres murky in Senegal, @USUN #WPFD no answer yet
VLOG: #Hezbollah trial, today Flores v #NFL (compare @USFL , @XFL ); horse trial of Giannelli with link to UK and UN sleaze, @AntonioGuterres murky in Senegal…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMay 1-1: Ukraine 10th Week Big Tony at the Big Table Blues by Matthew Russell Lee - In May the Council was headed by the U.S. Censorship and corruption would they bless? Watch/listen to this feed
Ukraine 10th Week Big Tony at the Big Table Blues by Matthew Russell Lee It was the tenth week of the war on Ukraine And Big Tony dined with Putin without…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 30-1: Archegos Felon in Possession of a Family Office Blues by Matthew Russell Lee, Song and Stand-up after SDNY press conference on Bill Hwangs arrest and release on bail
Archegos Felon in Possession of a Family Office Blues by Matthew Russell Lee, April 30, 2022 He was felon in possession of a family office Archegos' use of…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 29-1: #Hezbollah trial subpoena; Flores v. NFL; Manafort's islands, and Calk appeal; @USUN called out, Big Tony in Kyev
VLOG: #Hezbollah trial subpoena; Flores v. NFL; Manafort's islands, and Calk appeal; @USUN called out, Big Tony in Kyev
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastVLOG: Archegos' Hwang was a felon in possession of a family office; trials of Shin, horse drugs, #Hezbollah, got Q to IMF but UN no answer on coups, corruption and censorship
VLOG: Archegos' Hwang was a felon in possession of a family office; trials of Shin, horse drugs, #Hezbollah, got Q to IMF but UN no answer on coups, corruption…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastCourt Reporting Confidential, Part 1 - Talk to NYU Journalism School by Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press, 4/27/22 - subsequent parts on Patreon
Court Reporting Confidential, Part 1 - Talk to NYU Journalism School by Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press, 4/27/22 - subsequent parts on Patreon at…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 27-1: Archegos' Hwang arrested, @SDNYLIVE presser 11:30; JPMChase v. Tesla/Musk 12:30? Hezbollah trial, UN @AntonioGuterres #BluewashingBucha
VLOG: Archegos' Hwang arrested, @SDNYLIVE presser 11:30; JPMChase v. Tesla/Musk 12:30? Hezbollah trial, UN @AntonioGuterres #BluewashingBucha
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 26-1: Hezbollah trial, and DDC Taherzadeh. Rikers Island oversight. UN burns houses in DC, blocks UN sex abuse book(s) on Amazon, #BluewashingBucha tour
VLOG: Hezbollah trial, and DDC Taherzadeh. Rikers Island oversight. UN burns houses in DC, blocks UN sex abuse book(s) on Amazon, #BluewashingBucha tour
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 25-2: Three crypto cases: #OneCoin argument for new trial based on Konstantin Ignatov perjury; Fowler DOES plead guilty, and #NorthKorea Virgil Griffith "co-conspirators" indicted
VLOG: 3 crypto cases: #OneCoin argument for new trial based on Konstantin Ignatov perjury; Fowler DOES plead guilty, and #NorthKorea Virgil Griffith…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 25-1: Honduras JOH now listed in MDC Brooklyn; Hezbollah Alexi Saab trial to start; Ukraine sell-out by @AntonioGuterres , misreports including @CrisiGroup - & @USUN ?
VLOG: Honduras JOH now listed in MDC Brooklyn; Hezbollah Alexi Saab trial to start; Ukraine sell-out by @AntonioGuterres , misreports including @CrisiGroup - &…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 22-1: Narcos Honduras JOH in court today (y en espanol); Hezbollah trial Monday, US Air v Sabre, corrupt UNSG @AntonioGuterres supported JOH
VLOG: Narcos Honduras JOH in court today (y en espanol); Hezbollah trial Monday, US Air v Sabre, corrupt UNSG @AntonioGuterres supported JOH
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 21-1: Hezbollah trial of Alexi Saab starts, as ex judge Ash gets 15 months & #Honduras JOH arrives tonight; on #Ukraine, Big Tony at the Twisted Gun on http://innercitypress.com
VLOG: Hezbollah trial of Alexi Saab starts, as ex judge Ash gets 15 months & #Honduras JOH arrives tonight; on #Ukraine, Big Tony at the Twisted Gun…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 20-1: Some Epstein/Maxwell names unsealed, others not https://patreon.com/posts/65371851; today Sylvia Ash - & Honduras JOH? UN fails #Ukraine under @AntonioGuterres , even critics cover up
VLOG: Some Epstein/Maxwell names unsealed, others not https://patreon.com/posts/65371851; today Sylvia Ash - & Honduras JOH? UN fails #Ukraine under…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 19-1: Brian Benjamin goes Constitutional, but Migdol MIA (cooperating?); US v. Booth before Judge Rakoff; timid ex UN staff say @AntonioGuterres fails #Ukraine
VLOG: Brian Benjamin goes Constitutional, but Migdol MIA (cooperating?); US v. Booth before Judge Rakoff; timid ex UN staff say @AntonioGuterres fails #Ukraine
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 18-1: Brian Benjamin ex Lt Gov, Migdol in the Mag Court? Honduras JOH, we await you @SDNYLIVE . UN fat cats, first 6 of many
VLOG: Brian Benjamin ex Lt Gov, Migdol in the Mag Court? Honduras JOH, we await you @SDNYLIVE . UN fat cats, first 6 of many
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 16-1: Ukraine Week 8 UN Fails UK Rwanda Refugees Blues by Matthew Russell Lee: Flurry of UN meetings but nothing done/ While in a UN van Tony's cronies had their fun Zelenskyy said reform or end
Ukraine Week 8 UN Fails UK Rwanda Refugees Blues by Matthew Russell Lee 16 Feb 2022 https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee It was the eighth week of the war…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 15-1: Honduras JOH awaited @SDNYLIVE , Rhino horn case & UN sex in the van lies by SG @AntonioGuterres , see book https://amazon.com/dp/B09X4L16LY and now Blue Plate Special innercitypress.com
VLOG: Honduras JOH awaited @SDNYLIVE , Rhino horn case and UN sex in the van lies by SG @AntonioGuterres , see book https://amazon.com/dp/B09X4L16LY and now…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 14-1: CIA #Vault7 leak re-trial of Josh Schulte; subway shooter arraigning noon or 2; Tesla &/v Chase [now April 19], Fed lets Citi stay in Russia, UN fails
VLOG: CIA #Vault7 leak re-trial of Josh Schulte; subway shooter arraigning noon or 2; Tesla &/v Chase [now April 19], Fed lets Citi stay in Russia, UN fails
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 13-1: Sentencings compared as Virgil Griffith got 63 months for NoKo crypto; Polevikov 33 for insider trading, Ukraine cited, UN failing
VLOG: Virgil Griffith got 63 months for NoKo crypto; Polevikov 33 for insider trading, Ukraine cited, UN failing
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 12-2: Virgil Griffith was just sentenced to 63 months in prison for helping North Korea with crypto. Both Griffith and the US cited the Ukraine war: Virgil saying it showed him the importance
VLOG: Virgil Griffith was just sentenced to 63 months in prison for helping North Korea with crypto. Both Griffith and the prosecutors cited the Ukraine war…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 12-1: Today Virgil Griffith #NoKo crypto sentencing, & #Honduras' Najera? Damian Williams NYS politics- & #Bronx trial. #GhislaineMaxwell review of "Partners in Crime" on Paramount+, UN corrupt
VLOG: Today Virgil Griffith #NoKo crypto sentencing, & #Honduras' Najera? Damian Williams NYS politics- & #Bronx trial. #GhislaineMaxwell review; UN corrupt on…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 11-1: After #1MDB Roger Ng verdict, book #WeaselsOfWallStreet https://amazon.com/dp/B09X4L16LY, @SDNYLIVE cases (Bronx #Senegal #Afghanistan #SierraLeone) and UN (and UK) failure on Ukraine
VLOG: After #1MDB Roger Ng verdict, book #WeaselsOfWallStreet https://amazon.com/dp/B09X4L16LY, @SDNYLIVE cases (Bronx #Senegal #Afghanistan #SierraLeone) and…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 10-1: Ukraine Week 7, Stand Up and BoJo the Clown Blues by Matthew Russell Lee "7th week of the war in Ukraine UK BoJo to Kiev by plane Canned Zelenskyy photo op Cheaper to use Photoshop"
Ukraine Week 7 BoJo the Clown Blues by Matthew Russell Lee It was the 7th week of the war in Ukraine And tUK BoJo flew to Kiev by plane The obligatory…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 9-1: Weasels of Wall Street, song about a book about 1MDB, Larry Ray, UN exploitation https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4L16LY
April 9-1: Weasels of Wall Street, song about a book about 1MDB, Larry Ray, UN exploitation https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4L16LY
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 8-2: #1MDB verdict, 2 days after #LarryRay, a new book: "The Weasels of Wall Street: Jho Low, Ukraine & the UN as Larry Ray: On the Eastern Front, Goldman Sachs & UN Keeping Money #JohnListGone
Federal court stand-up hours after #1MDB verdict, 2 days after #LarryRay, a new book: "The Weasels of Wall Street: Jho Low, Ukraine and the UN as Larry Ray: On…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 8-1: #1MDB Ng verdict watch Day 3; Larry Ray book ready #JohnListGone; comparing NYC cases of drugs and UN impunity, failure on #Ukraine
VLOG: #1MDB Ng verdict watch Day 3; Larry Ray book ready #JohnListGone; comparing NYC cases of drugs and UN impunity, failure on #Ukraine
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 7-1: Day after Larry Ray guilty verdicts, bill in DC would make it harder to keep sealed #JohnListGone; #1MDB Ng verdict watch, #Ukarine UNSG clown show
VLOG: Day after Larry Ray guilty verdicts, bill in DC would make it harder to keep sealed #JohnListGone; #1MDB Ng verdict watch, #Ukarine UNSG clown show
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 6-2: Larry Ray GUILTY on 15+ counts, Sarah Lawrence College sex trafficking, sentencing Sept 16; then insider trader Dikshit of McKinsey gets 24 month in jail, right down the hall @SDNYLIVE
April 6-2: Larry Ray GUILTY on 15+ counts, Sarah Lawrence College sex trafficking, sentencing Sept 16; then insider trader Dikshit of McKinsey gets 24 month in…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 6-1: Jury's out in #1MDB & US v Larry Ray, notes; @ZelenskyyUa rightly says UN should be dissolved but UN insiders hard of hearing
VLOG: Jury's out in #1MDB & US v Larry Ray, notes; @ZelenskyyUa rightly says UN should be dissolved but UN insiders hard of hearing
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 5-1: On #1MDB US blames Ng; US v sex cultist Larry Ray, analogy to abuse of Ukraine with UN as Pollok or Sarah Lawrence College, complicit: forthcoming #TheEasternFront & #JohnListGone
VLOG: On #1MDB US blames Ng; US v sex cultist Larry Ray, analogy to abuse of Ukraine with UN as Pollok or Sarah Lawrence College, complicit: forthcoming…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 4-1: Larry Ray and 1MDB closings @SDNYLIVE & EDNY amid UN (and @USUN ?) failure on Ukraine
VLOG: Larry Ray and 1MDB closings @SDNYLIVE & EDNY amid UN (and @USUN ?) failure on Ukraine
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 3-1: Ukraine Sold Out By UN Mission Blues, by Matthew Russell Lee, InnerCityPress.com April 3, 2022 It was the sixth week of the war in Ukraine And the US Ambassador went to Moldova by plane
Ukraine Sold Out By UN Mission Blues, by Matthew Russell Lee, InnerCityPress.com April 3, 2022 It was the sixth week of the war in Ukraine And the US…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastApril 1-1: As Larry Ray (& #1MDB) trial move to closing, new feature, @SDNYLIVE cases round up: #Bronx #crypto Dell #Egypt spying through UN, @UKUN_NewYork censors?
VLOG: As Larry Ray (& #1MDB) trial move to closing, new feature, @SDNYLIVE cases round up: #Bronx #crypto Dell #Egypt spying through UN, @UKUN_NewYork censors?
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 31-1: In Larry Ray trial, a name from Epstein's black book; of crypto and Morocco and UN failure(s)
VLOG: In Larry Ray trial, a name from Epstein's black book; of crypto and Morocco and UN failure(s)
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 30-1: Larry Ray trial shows Drury "escort" funds to NC Dem; Jho Low enjoined from spending but who can enforce in China? UN fails in #DRC too, RIP
VLOG: Larry Ray trial shows Drury "escort" funds to NC Dem; Jho Low enjoined from spending but who can enforce in China? UN fails in #DRC too, RIP
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 29-1: in Larry Ray trial, DNC & #JohnListGone; in #1MDB, Wolf of Wall St extra; at UN, failure on Ukraine
VLOG: in Larry Ray trial, DNC & #JohnListGone; in #1MDB, Wolf of Wall St extra; at UN, failure on Ukraine
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 28-1: Larry Ray trial continues, #JohnListGone blues https://patreon.com/posts/64314789 & #1MDB trial end game with Ng's wife; Ukraine failures including UN
VLOG: Larry Ray trial continues, #JohnListGone blues https://patreon.com/posts/64314789 & #1MDB trial end game with Ng's wife; Ukraine failures including UN
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 25-1: Larry Ray trial, Piltch named, #JohnListGone; #1MDB Ng's wife coming; Parnas to plead to Fraud Guaranty; UN fraud on Ukraine, @AntonioGuterres and no-shows in UNGA
VLOG: Larry Ray trial, Piltch named, #JohnListGone; #1MDB Ng's wife coming; Parnas to plead to Fraud Guaranty; UN fraud on Ukraine, @AntonioGuterres and…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 24-1: Larry Ray trial, The Gap; #1MDB endgame; Judge Nathan to 2d 49-47, Micmac sealed; UN failure on Ukraine
VLOG: Larry Ray trial, The Gap; #1MDB endgame; Judge Nathan to 2d 49-47, Micmac sealed; UN failure on Ukraine
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 23-1: From Larry Ray trial day off; #Liberia politico Fomba Sirleaf as a John; EDNY mob detention; UN fails twice today on #Ukraine, SG censors
VLOG: From Larry Ray trial day off; #Liberia politico Fomba Sirleaf as a John; EDNY mob detention; UN fails twice today on #Ukraine, SG censors
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 22-1: US v. Larry Ray, list of Drury's clients; indicted China spy Frank Liu previously bought into UN for $100,000, now @AntonioGuterres sells for cheaper, @MelissaFleming no answer
VLOG: US v. Larry Ray, list of Drury's clients; indicted China spy Frank Liu previously bought into UN for $100,000, now @AntonioGuterres sells for cheaper…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 21-1: China spying case, link to Jim Li murder? Larry Ray trial, US genocide announcement on Burma while UN of @AntonioGuterres and Heyser collude
VLOG: China spying case, link to Jim Li murder? Larry Ray trial, US genocide announcement on Burma while UN of @AntonioGuterres and Heyser collude
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 18-1: Taliban supporter Hossain gets 96 months, UN crypto fraudster Saint Clair found guilty, no answers from UN whose @AntonioGuterres told 25 officials to not call #Ukraine a war, bans Press
VLOG: Taliban supporter Hossain gets 96 months, UN crypto fraudster Saint Clair found guilty, no answers from UN whose @AntonioGuterres told 25 officials to…
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 17-1: China spies in EDNY & UN; IMF answers Inner City Press on #Pakistan, #SouthAfrica & #Ukraine, US v. Zhongsan Lui, no answers from UN
VLOG: China spies in EDNY & UN; IMF answers Inner City Press on #Pakistan, #SouthAfrica & #Ukraine, US v. Zhongsan Lui, no answers from UN
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 26-2; #NarcosHonduras JOH 2 NYC (ingles y espanol, UN Guterres corrupto
March 26-2; #NarcosHonduras JOH 2 NYC (ingles y espanol, UN Guterres corrupto
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 16-1: China "spy" / visa case of Zhongsan Lui @SDNYLIVE, UN crypto fraud and failure on Ukraine, Larry Ray has seizure so...
VLOG: China "spy" / visa case @SDNYLIVE, UN crypto fraud and failure on Ukraine, Larry Ray has seizure so...
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastMarch 15-1: #1MDB bills come due, UAE $1.2B, Wolf of Wall St returned $60M but UN kept it all; Larry Ray Drury today, UN of @AntonioGuterres lies on #Ukraine
VLOG: #1MDB bills come due, UAE $1.2B, Wolf of Wall St returned $60M but UN kept it all; Larry Ray Drury today, UN of @AntonioGuterres lies on #Ukraine
Inner City Press SDNY & UN PodcastVLOG: Larry Ray trial Day 3, Gorby / USSR / Ukraine echo; 1MDB Leissner's and UAE's lies; UN fails on Kurdistan missiles as on Ukraine, Big Tony's fig leaf
VLOG: Larry Ray trial Day 3, Gorby / USSR / Ukraine echo; 1MDB Leissner's and UAE's lies; UN fails on Kurdistan missiles as on Ukraine, Big Tony's fig leaf