Bolton Launches Talks on Replacing Annan

[Judi Lynn]

Bolton Launches Talks on Replacing Annan

U.S. Launches Security Council Discussion on Choosing Next Secretary-General

By EDITH M. LEDERER

UNITED NATIONS Feb 17, 2006 (AP)— The U.S. ambassador opened Security Council discussions on the next U.N. secretary-general, calling the choice of a replacement for Kofi Annan probably the most important decision the world body will make this year.

U.S. Ambassador John Bolton, the council's president this month, called a meeting of the five veto-wielding permanent members Thursday "to get a sense of where the council is, so that we can begin to move forward on the issue."

Annan's second five-year term ends on Dec. 31 and his successor must be approved by the General Assembly based on a recommendation from the council.

At the moment, the permanent members the United States, Russia, China, France and Britain are divided on when to choose the next U.N. chief and where he or she should come from.
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1630280



Who would have guessed _Bush would try to make trouble
for Kofi Annan through his ambassador to the United Nations,comical Bully Bolton?

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[Judi Lynn]

3. There IS a great D.U. Santa who escorts confused posters out of

the traffic, god bless him/her. It's a gift to the rest of us.

This leaves more room for Democrats! Wooo hooooooo! Whooopeeee. Whooooooo! :woohoo:

[0007]

14. Now if the General Assembly would just show John Bolton to the door....

[Judi Lynn]

22. Now that's a glorious 'toon. Very adroit. n/t

[saigon68]

10. adios

[bluestateguy]

2. He's not even the real ambassador

What standing does he have to even talk about this?

[BOHICA06]

4. He has chairmanship of the Security Council ....

or at least the US does now. So he get to start the conversation.

[rooboy]

8. The point is that he wasn't even properly appointed by the US. n/t

[underpants]

17. That's true but this article makes it sound like Bolton ousted Annan

when in fact this is just business as usual.

It reminds me of the bluster and hullabaloo the Republicans made about "Oil for Food" and an overhaul of the UN mission....both were already in progress.

[JohnnyRingo]

5. And replace him with a good friend of Buxh's...I suppose.

Someone known for their loyalty.....to Buxh
Someone he owes a favor to
Someone not familiar with foreign relations of course
And someone who sold his soul to the party.


Whittington!

[Dogmudgeon]

6. Once they kick out Kofi Annan, who will they have around to hate?

--p!

[Tesha]

16. (Bill Clinton?)

> Once they kick out Kofi Annan, who will they have around to hate?

(Bill Clinton?)

Tesha

[annabanana]

7. Do you suppose he'll look around and decide that

(Presto) HE'S the best guy for the job? (a la cheney & meirs?)

[leftchick]

9. That is what I think will happen

what a puke.

[Mnemosyne]

11. Bingo! n/t

[BiggJawn]

13. I do suppose you could be right!

Who BETTER to lead the UN than the man who hates it more than anything in the world?

[coffeenap]

18. Then the uproar at the UN will start to destroy it from the inside--

just what this crime family wants!

[hatrack]

20. It'll be Dick Cheney, of course!

That way, Condi gets to move into the Naval Observatory and position herself for 2008.

Meanwhile, Dick can destroy the UN by causing other nation's delegations to flee in stark, screaming horror, finally achieving the neocon dream.

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. My caption on that bottom Bolton picture:

Sounds like, "figurehead."

[xchrom]

15. of course -- what else would a tapeworm like bolton do?

[fed-up]

19. Kofi Annan: U.S. should close prison at Guantanamo Bay

gee, ya think this has anything to do with it???

http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2006/02/17/news/nation_world/doc43f56a82d92c3660742801.txt

Friday, February 17, 2006 6:44 A.M.
Kofi Annan: U.S. should close prison at Guantanamo Bay
By Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday said the United States should close the prison at Guantanamo Bay for terror suspects as soon as possible, backing a key conclusion of a U.N.-appointed independent panel.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan rejected the call to shut the camp, saying the military treats all detainees humanely and “these are dangerous terrorists that we’re talking about.”

The panel’s report, released Thursday in Geneva, said the United States must close the detention facility “without further delay” because it is effectively a torture camp where prisoners have no access to justice.

......The U.N. investigators said photographic evidence — corroborated by testimony of former prisoners — showed detainees shackled, chained and hooded. Prisoners were beaten, stripped and shaved if they resisted, they said.....

[Canuckistanian]

21. And who got Kofi Annan in, in the first place?

Anyone remember Boutros Boutros-Ghali? He was ousted by US (read: Republican) pressure because, it was said, he was "fiscally irresponsible".

Kofi was deemed acceptable and was installed forthwith.

[Judi Lynn]

23. Thanks for the info. I hadn't learned that. It really figures.

Republicans have been overwrought about the very nerve of ANY large peace-seeking organization for decades. It seems to rub them the wrong way. They must feel stifled by the very thought of being expected to pursue diplomacy as a matter of course. They can't prove any competance through mental and psychological efforts.

[Canuckistanian]

24. They keep saying that the UN is trying to bully the world

When in fact, the US has always made the rules there. The US controls the purse-strings and by using a combination of arm-twisting and threats of de-funding, has made the UN a totally ineffective, fractious mess.

[Judi Lynn]

25. You're right. I remember that as soon as the Republicans gained

control of the House they started placing conditions on money the country paid in dues, in foreign aid, etc. They came to the conclusion they could force others to jump through their hoop by holding the U.S. taxpayers money hostage to serve their own idealogical interests.

It's been going far, far too long. What a miserable history trailing these scumbags.

[Marie26]

26. Can the UN launch talks on replacing Bolton? nt

[Javaman]

27. I'm surprised it took the retarded capt kangaroo this long...

to do this.

what a fucking idiot.

each day and every way this failure admin* finds a creative new concept to embarrass us in the world.

I hide my face in shame.

[woodsprite]

28. Question: Can he wedge himself in there? Would this

insure that we couldn't get rid of him in the shorter term due to his recess appointment?

[rumpel]

29. For me, he is not a legitimate rep of the US

Bolton needs to be indicted in the Plame case for his involvement with the WHIG