NEWS: Bolton orchestrated an unlawful firing

[Bluebear]

"Got milk?"

John R. Bolton flew to Europe in 2002 to confront the head of a global arms-control agency and demand he resign, then orchestrated the firing of the unwilling diplomat in a move a U.N. tribunal has since judged unlawful, according to officials involved.

A former Bolton deputy says the U.S. undersecretary of state felt Jose Bustani "had to go," particularly because the Brazilian was trying to send chemical weapons inspectors to Baghdad. That might have helped defuse the crisis over alleged Iraqi weapons and undermined a U.S. rationale for war.

Bustani, who says he got a "menacing" phone call from Bolton at one point, was removed by a vote of just one-third of member nations at an unusual special session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), at which the United States cited alleged mismanagement in calling for his ouster.

The United Nations' highest administrative tribunal later condemned the action as an "unacceptable violation" of principles protecting international civil servants. The OPCW session's Swiss chairman now calls it an "unfortunate precedent" and Bustani a "man with merit."
"Many believed the U.S. delegation didn't want meddling from outside in the Iraq business," said the retired Swiss diplomat, Heinrich Reimann. "That could be the case."

edit for link:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050605/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bolton_un_firing

[wildwww2]

1. Wow! And the faux leadership of our country wants this guy to represent

us in the world? As peace makers? What a ruse. And does
the American media licks Bu$h Inc.`s balls again? You betcha.
Peace
Wildman

[LightningFlash]

2. Incredibly, this man not becoming U.N. Ambassador....

Does not even appear to be a total and complete appropriate punishment. Bolton has barred access, and broken so many laws he should be indicted as well.

He's just as guilty as any other crook, letting him off the hook would make it appear to Tom DeLay that everyone is going soft. At the minimum two years for faulty intelligence reporting, harassment, stalking, and well....complete disregard for the ethics of firing employees.

[bklyncowgirl]

3. Well, it's pretty clear why they want this SOB in the UN isn't it?

He's willing to do whatever it takes, legal or not, to do his masters, bidding.

[Bluebear]

4. It's like some world domination plot! nt

[bklyncowgirl]

5. PNAC

Putting this asshole or someone like him in there is part of the plan.

[annabanana]

6. scary mug..

I wouldn't trust him to run a dog pound..

[lonestarnot]

7. Oh gee...