The UN normalized falsehood and intimidation as procedural norms by the 1970s

Evidence

Instead, the corruption of the United Nations has continued and has been greatly worsened by the normalization of falsehood and intimidation, now essential features of the procedures of the United Nations as of the majority of the regimes which constitute its membership. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1338

Categorization

• QUESTION: How far does this claim of a ‘normalization of falsehood’ hold up, and how does it compare with scholarship on UN procedural culture?