John Bolton is met with even more opposition in the U.N. now. This time he has lost support for the U.N. reform he has been pushing and the loss this time is a big one – Great Britain. This from today’s Telegraph: Britain has angered John Bolton, America’s combative ambassador to the United Nations, by […]
While Rita is the storm of the news reels right now, another storm is brewing. This storm is really on a destructive path and can go right through the White House. That storm is named Patrick Fitzgerald. He is the special prosecutor in the Valerie Plame CIA leak investigation. With his grand jury set to […]
We are now into a historical week. While Senate is holding confirmation hearings on John Roberts and coverage still comes out of the Gulf Coast, there is another event happening in New York that is of paramount interest. The United Nations will be hosting leaders from all over the world this week in the largest […]
The United Nations is offering help – We have yet to accept it. UNITED NATIONS OFFERS TO HELP HURRICANE VICTIMS IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE RegardingHurricane Katrina, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that it has been in contact with the United States Government. Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland, in a […]
The east seems to be the hot topic in the news today. Not only did Russian President Putin issue a statement calling for a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, but a high ranking Kremlin official also said we must recognize Iran’s nuclear ambitions to generate power. “Russia believes it is appropriate for […]
Iran restarted work on its nuclear program today. This comes after talks have stalled out. Tomorrow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is supposed to meet and decide what further actions should be taken against Iran. This could even lead to a referral to the Security Council which may result in further sanctions. Also on […]
In 1998 Bill Clinton made an appointment to the United Nations. He appointed Richard Holbrooke to be the diplomatic voice of the United States. For 14 months the Republicans in Senate continued to block Holbrooke’s appointment in what became “partisan bickering†Holbrooke was offered the recess appointment during this time, however he declined it. Holbrooke […]
In a sad farewell to diplomacy, today George Bush did what he promised. He has installed John Bolton as our ambassador to the UN. The man who not only lied to Senate but also has unquestionably been abusive to subordinates is now our man sitting at the head of diplomacy. Bush has taken the stance […]
A day after the State Department reveals that John Bolton in fact did lie on his confirmation questionnaire in regards to being questioned in the last five years by any grand jury or governmental investigation, the White House started dropping more hints of giving him the recess appointment to the UN. This shows the level […]
White House press secretary Scott McLellan said today that Bush could appoint John Bolton as UN ambassador for a recess appointment. This would be nothing less than a detrimental blow diplomacy as we know it. John Bolton has been the center of a heated, long time debate in Senate. Rightfully so, his past tactics are […]