What is the UN's reaction to the controversial, deadly re-election of Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Why a congratulatory letter to the declared winner from the UN's Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of course.Israel's YNet reports business as usual between the UN and Iran--contested election, riots, imprisonment of protesters and over 300 deaths conveniently forgotten. The UN spokeswoman said Ban's letter was a "customary letter on occasion of inauguration" but added that the text would not be made public. The secretary-general routinely congratulates leaders after elections and the UN has released the content of some of those messages in the past.(snip) Last month Ban told a news conference that he was closely monitoring the situation in Iran but that he had made no decision on whether he should send an envoy to investigate reports of human rights abuses there. Apparently not sending a letter would have constituted a human rights abuse on the part of the UN...(Read Full Post)