Reuters: U.S.: U.N. to invade Texas? "Ridiculous," says world body

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U.N. to invade Texas? "Ridiculous," says world body Aug 24th 2012, 22:16 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy Thu, Aug 2 2012 Analysis & Opinion HuffPo Live: The Fox News of the knee-jerk left? California's historic shift on prisons Related Topics U.S. » United Nations » Flags fly in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York July 31, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid UNITED NATIONS | Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:16pm EDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Maybe President Barack Obama should just settle it in a gun duel with a Texas judge, instead of calling on the United Nations to invade the state. The United Nations scoffed on Friday at claims by a judge in Lubbock County, Texas, that U.N. troops could invade the southern U.S. state to settle a possible civil war, which the judge warned could be sparked if Obama is re-elected in November. "It's absolutely ridiculous," said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman, Martin Nesirky, when asked if the United Nations had any plans to invade Texas. He later added: "No one, not even the United Nations, would ever mess with Texas." He was responding to comments from Tom Head, a county judge in Lubbock who told a local Fox News station on Monday that taxes needed to be raised so the county could prepare for contingencies if Obama was re-elected for a second term. "He (Obama) is going to try to hand over the sovereignty of the United States to the U.N. What's going to happen when that happens? I'm thinking worst case scenario -- civil unrest, civil disobedience, civil war maybe," Head said. "What's going happen ... if the public decides to do that? He's going to send in U.N. troops, I don't want them in Lubbock County. I'm going to stand in front of their armored personnel carriers and say 'You're not coming in here,'" he said. And Head told Fox News that he has the backing of his local sheriff. "I've already asked him 'Are you going to back me?' and he said 'Yeah I'll back you.'" (Reporting by Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau; editing by Philip Barbara) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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