Reuters/Haaretz: U.S. to foil any Arab bid to push Security Council resolution for Gaza cease-fire

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This is...an interesting development to say the least.

From the Haaretz website:

The United States is determined to thwart any Arab initiative aimed at forcing the UN Security Council to assume a direct role in the Gaza crisis.

Reliable sources at the UN say that the U.S. ambassador to the UN, Zalmay Khalilzad, has received explicit instructions from his superiors at the State Department to torpedo any initiative proposed by the Arab bloc which is designed to grant the Security Council the status of an official arbiter that will have direct involvement with disentangling the Gaza crisis.

This directive can explain Washington's persistent opposition to even a non-binding declarative statement issued by the Council, as it did during an emergency meeting late Saturday night.

The U.S. policy means that the Arab foreign ministers who arrived in New York on Sunday in an effort to advance a Libyan cease-fire initiative can expect a diplomatic confrontation with Washington.

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  Just read that bold bit a second time if you haven't already done so. I don't know whether to call it Bolton Diplomacy or Bush Diplomacy- it's tough to differentiate between such similar shades of fecal-brown.

  Our government is doing everything it can to make sure that the international community is not able to work toward a resolution on this matter. You normally just don't get it delivered as clearly as it is in this particular article.

  I would further implore anyone who has read this snippet to read the whole article (linked at the top of this message). It gives a disgustingly-clear picture of where things are at the moment at the U.N., the U.S.'s role in the situation and the ongoing fallout of the humanitarian crisis, among other things.

PB

[RC]

1. 14 ½ days and counting...

[StreetKnowledge]

2. I can understand Israel's position

But this is ridiculous now. Israel's actions have killed a bunch of civilians. They have every right to after Hamas, but you have killed too many civilians as it is. They need to sort this crap out.

[Poll_Blind]

3. Well, remember though, this is JUST about the U.S. thwarting the Security Council being declared...

...an arbiter in the crisis.

  Potential resolutions aside, the reason why I think this is important enough to post is that it is basically the U.S. single-handedly trying to shut the U.N. down in regards to negotiating a cease-fire. Toss whether or not Israel or Palestine actually agree or disagree on it- the U.S. doesn't even want the chance that the U.N. could be involved.

  Its fascinating that as the Bush Disaster winds down, they become more and more open about how little they care for the machinations of the rest of the entire planet.

PB