Was it an attempt to "demonize" (I prefer "expose") the United Nations? You bet your sweet ass it was. It's no different than Max posting every Iraq-related article with the word "Halliburton" located somewhere in the body as "proof" of United States treachery. Turnabout is fair play, Kev.
However, more than being a mere U.N. smear, I think the article better shows that the alternatives to the war were far more deplorable.