Bolton already undermining UN-who's paying attention?

[babylonsister]

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/


Recess-appointed U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton is doing exactly what his critics expected of him. He is sticking it to the world. . .hard and nasty.

I received this morning a leaked copy of U.S. comments on the draft document for the Millennium Summit in September. I have been informed that these are John Bolton's personal draft modification suggestions that appear on the document.

Here is the document, adobe format, but it is a very large file. (Dial-up readers be careful.)

These suggested revisions are leaps and bounds more offensive, regressive, short-sighted, and dismissive of others than America's "bad guy" role in the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.
...much more

[Kerrytravelers]

1. Oh goodie. Let's piss off the rest of the world while we're at it.

It's like these people are trying to incite :nuke: so we can have a huge, global crusade out in the open and not even pretend we;re out to "liberate" anyone.

I fear my government.

[wli]

2. as if anyone in the UN is listening to him? n/t

[notadmblnd]

3. so, is bolton the boss of the UN?

I mean can't the other countries override his BS or block him or somthing?

[babylonsister]

4. I would imagine majority rules; we can hope. nt

[getmeouttahere]

5. According to the Charter.....

the UN has four purposes: to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.


http://www.un.org/Overview/brief1.html


Doesn't sounds like Bolt-head fits with the spirit of the Charter.

[getmeouttahere]

6. Also....

Each Member State has one vote. Decisions on such key issues as international peace and security, admitting new members and the UN budget are decided by two-thirds majority.

[delen]

7. Mr Bolton

has one of two objectives.
1. To whip or bludgeon the UN into going along with ANYTHING the US or *land says or does.
2. Create the situation were the US could with draw from the UN perhaps even calling it a terra'ist front.