UN Dues

[joanna bujes]

At 05:07 AM 02/01/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Afghanistan Loses UN Vote Over $4,600 in Unpaid Dues
>
>January 31, 2002 06:52 PM ET
>
>UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Twenty countries, including
>Afghanistan, were barred Thursday from voting in the
>U.N. General Assembly this year because they have
>fallen too far behind in their dues.

I don't get it. I thought the U.S. hadn't paid its dues in a while either. 
But it's still in the UN. What gives?

Joanna B.