United Nations General Assembly Hall -- Mojnsen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Guillermo R. Barreto This month, like every year, the United Nations General Assembly takes place. Heads of State take the floor to send messages to the world. These messages are broadcast on TV, transcribed, and recorded in official documents and the press. We have heard denunciations of violations of international law, calls for peace and coexistence, and also cynical remarks from leader