This speech by Haile Selassie was made to the U.N. in 1963 and inspired the Bob Marley song: "War". It is fitting that the warnings and predictions he makes are evident today, 41 years later, when the U.N. faces similar problems of legitimacy, post colonial wars continue, and the abrogation of international rules and laws by nations with power is ever more evident.

The file is an mp3 file and is the original UN tape - listen to it with headphones for the best effect, H.I.M. Haile Selassie is in the left channel and the english translator in the right channel.