James,
also - did you notice that you called the U.N. a "beast" - those old habits die hard, don't they?
This is a very common expression in the UK used mostly by people who thankfully have never even heard, and certainly not cared about what the WTS thinks about anything, let alone who they call what!
My point was that if the U.N. was largely ineffective in providing international order, then this new organization may not show itself to be any better.
And my point is that your point is meaningless. You cannot compare the two organizations. All they have in common is the word 'international' being attached to them. The aims, ideals, structures, manifestos and operation are entirely different each other, therefore your comparison is frankly without worth, though it does show something interesting about how ones thinking on one issue clouds their judgement in others.This is especially dangerous politically as one can then become easy fodder for propaganda.
HS