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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Yes, I know this has been widely circulated already, but one more can't hurt can it. May I take this opportunity to point out to my still knee-jerk Democrat voting brethren what a shame it is that this man had to be a recess appointment because of the smears of members of that party -- down to the allegation that he might not a been a nice fella' at some point in time to some underling somewhere, and because of that we might not have had a John Bolton in the UN? If that doesn't describe you, good, but please remember that Bush's appointment of Bolton was held out as yet another example of what an arrogant jerk he (Bush) is. Sometime we better remember to thank that arrogant jerk.

Bolton Scores U.N. on Stance Toward Israel

The American ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, upped the ante in an escalating confrontation between America and Turtle Bay on the issue of Israel's place at the world body. In a sharply worded letter to Secretary-General Annan, Mr. Bolton threatened to cut funding to the United Nations if it continues to promote anti-Israel events.

Mr. Bolton's January 3 letter, which was seen yesterday by The New York Sun, is a response to a November 29 event celebrating an annual "International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People." At the event, which was attended by Mr. Annan and other top diplomats, a map that "erases the state of Israel," as Mr. Bolton wrote, was displayed.

"Given that we now have a world leader pursuing nuclear weapons who is calling for the state of Israel to be wiped off the map, the issue has even greater salience," Mr. Bolton wrote...


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