Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Don't Forget Bolton
Looks like the Democrats might have the goods on John Bolton, BushCo's nominee for the United Nations; via the AP:

 
John R. Bolton planned to ask then-CIA Director George Tenet to help punish a government intelligence analyst who disagreed with Bolton, and then misled a Senate committee about the matter, says a Democratic draft report obtained by The Associated Press.

Bolton pushed for months to have the analyst removed from his job or otherwise disciplined, but testified under oath at his confirmation hearing to be United Nations ambassador that he "made no effort to have discipline imposed" on the man, the report said.

"Bolton's effort to minimize the significance of his efforts is disingenuous," said the report from Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

In support of their allegations, the Democrats referred to e-mails and other documents that have not been publicly released.
 


But really, this is like going after Al Capone for tax evasion. It's a technicality, but one that hopefully will work. If you want a reminder of why Bolton (aka, "the poster child for what someone in the diplomatic corps should not be" according to Sen. George Voinovich of OH) is not the ideal candidate for this position, take a look at this video; here's a tidbit:

 
There is no United Nations. There is an international community that occasionally can be led by the only real power left in the world--and that's the United States--when it suits our interests, and when we can get others to go along.
 


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