6 referenced reasons why Bolton is the worst possible choice....

[chomskysright]

Use these as you like.



Reportedly, the following senators are sitting on the fence re: Bolton. This is critical.


find them on the web:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm




to Senator Ben Nelson, : 202) 224-5274


Olympia Snowe, 202) 224-5344


Chuck Hagel, 202) 224-4224


Lincoln Chafee, 202) 224-2921


Susan Collins, 202) 224-2523


Arlen Spector, 202) 224-4254


Pete Domenici 202) 224-6621



Dear Senator Snowe:

Here is further information re: John Bolton. He is a lying manipulator and will further erode the already diminished standing of the US in the U.N.

In any case, here is more information, 6.4.05, Newsday, re: Bolton manipulating behind the scenes in order the the US would go to war with Iraq. He intentionally dismantled U.N. processes and weapons inspectors in order that the way be paved for a war.

WE DO NOT NEED THIS MAN.


item 1:
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-bolton-un-firing,0,7826877.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

Bolton Said to Orchestrate Unlawful Firing: AP: June 4, 2005
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.


In a March 2002 "white paper," Bolton's office said Bustani was seeking an "inappropriate role" in Iraq, and the matter should be left to the U.N. Security Council -- where Washington has a veto.

Bolton said in a 2003 AP interview that Iraq was "completely irrelevant" to Bustani's responsibilities. Earle and Bohlen disagree. Enlisting new treaty members was part of the OPCW chief's job, they said, although they thought he should have consulted with Washington.

Former Bustani aide Bob Rigg, a New Zealander, sees a clear U.S. motivation: "Why did they not want OPCW involved in Iraq? They felt they couldn't rely on OPCW to come up with the findings the U.S. wanted."


item 2:

"Horrifying Personal John Bolton Story"
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/4/15/101542/050




item 3:

HE ASSISTED IN STOPPING THE FL RECOUNT IN 2000 AND HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS:

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/041505D.shtml#1

"I'm with the Bush-Cheney team, and I'm here to stop the count."
Those were the words John Bolton yelled as he burst into a Tallahassee library on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, where local election workers were recounting ballots cast in Florida's disputed presidential race between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
Bolton was one of the pack of lawyers for the Republican presidential ticket who repeatedly sought to shut down recounts of the ballots from Florida counties before those counts revealed that Gore had actually won the state's electoral votes and the presidency.


item 4: BOLTON HAS REPETITIVELY OBSTRUCTED THE ABILITY OF CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE HIS SHARING OF TOP-SECRET INFORMATION IN ORDER TO PAVE THE WAY FOR A WAR IN IRAQ:

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/
".....if Bolton did share information or revelations from the intercepts, then American national security may have been undermined by Bolton's actions.
Without the intercept material, it is very difficult to compare Bolton's base of knowledge about the people and circumstances of some target the NSA was watching and what Bolton did either publicly or privately with the information he learned. In other words, if he shared such information with the Vice President's office, or with other officials across the government, then serious violations of protocol occurred...."

ITEM 5: MODERATE REPUBLICANS HAVE WITHDRAWN THEIR SUPPORT OF BOLTON re: BOLTON'S INABILITY TO ACT IN A DIPLOMATIC MANNER, SOMETHING WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO UNDERMINE A WORLD COMMUNITY:


George Voinovich (R-PA):
"....I have based my decision on what I think is the bigger picture. Frankly, there is a particular concern that I have about this nomination, and it involves the big picture of U.S. public diplomacy. ...what message are we sending to the world community when in the same breath we have sought to appoint an ambassador to the United Nations who himself has been accused of being arrogant, of not listening to his friends, of acting unilaterally, of bullying those who do not have the ability to properly defend themselves? These are the very characteristics that we're trying to dispel in the world community.


ITEM 6: BOLTON MISLEAD THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE: DOES THE SENATE WANT TO SUPPORT SOMEONE THAT WILL NOT TELL THEM THE TRUTH?

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/bolton.pdf
VI. MISLEADING THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
The record before the Committee demonstrates that Under Secretary Bolton did not live up to his reputation as a "straight-talker" during his testimony to the Committee. He made several statements to the Committee that were contradicted by others, at odds with available evidence, and may be fairly described as misleading, disingenuous or non-responsive


What more do you need Senator, in order to convince you that Bolton is not the right man for this job??

Sincerely,

[TheFarseer]

1. The only repub voting against Bolton will be Voinovich

I almost gaurantee it (I make no gaurantees on what Lincoln Chafee will do). Hagel already said he will vote for him. Ben Nelson could be interesting but it's a moot point. Bolton gets in easy.

[chomskysright]

2. Make that 7 referenced reason: (I just e mailed Hagel, etc)

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

find them.

Senators on Fence:

Senator Ben Nelson, : 202) 224-5274


Olympia Snowe, 202) 224-5344


Chuck Hagel, 202) 224-4224


Lincoln Chafee, 202) 224-2921


Susan Collins, 202) 224-2523


Arlen Spector, 202) 224-4254


Pete Domenici 202) 224-6621



use as you like:

Here is further information re: John Bolton. He is a lying manipulator and will further erode the already diminished standing of the US in the U.N.

In any case, here is more information, 6.4.05, Newsday, re: Bolton manipulating behind the scenes in order the the US would go to war with Iraq. He intentionally dismantled U.N. processes and weapons inspectors in order that the way be paved for a war.

WE DO NOT NEED THIS MAN.


item 1:
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-bolton-un-firing,0,7826877.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

Bolton Said to Orchestrate Unlawful Firing: AP: June 4, 2005
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.


In a March 2002 "white paper," Bolton's office said Bustani was seeking an "inappropriate role" in Iraq, and the matter should be left to the U.N. Security Council -- where Washington has a veto.

Bolton said in a 2003 AP interview that Iraq was "completely irrelevant" to Bustani's responsibilities. Earle and Bohlen disagree. Enlisting new treaty members was part of the OPCW chief's job, they said, although they thought he should have consulted with Washington.

Former Bustani aide Bob Rigg, a New Zealander, sees a clear U.S. motivation: "Why did they not want OPCW involved in Iraq? They felt they couldn't rely on OPCW to come up with the findings the U.S. wanted."


item 2: State Department LIED to Congress re: 'yellow cake' Niger Uranium:

March 14, 2005
JOHN BOLTON PUSHED NIGER-URANIUM FIASCO AT STATE -- Then Tried to Hide his Tracks and Staff Lied to Congress

I just received this March 1, 2005 letter written by House Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Henry Waxman to Representative Christopher Shays who chairs the Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Security.

Waxman is basically blowing the whistle on the administration's extravagant use of "sensitive but unclassified" designations on official acts to block public access to and transparency of government policymaking.

On pages 5-7, Waxman reveals that John Bolton promulgated the Niger-Uranium fiction at the State Department despite rejection of this claim by State Department and CIA intelligence analysts.

Waxman then argues that not only did Bolton and his people then try and conceal Bolton's role in pushing the Niger-Uranium agenda by marking the material "sensitive but unclassified" and blocking it in case of a Freedom of Information Act request, the State Department actually LIED TO CONGRESS about John Bolton's role.

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/000370.html




item 3:

"Horrifying Personal John Bolton Story"
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/4/15/101542/050




item 4:

HE ASSISTED IN STOPPING THE FL RECOUNT IN 2000 AND HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS:

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/041505D.shtml#1

"I'm with the Bush-Cheney team, and I'm here to stop the count."
Those were the words John Bolton yelled as he burst into a Tallahassee library on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, where local election workers were recounting ballots cast in Florida's disputed presidential race between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
Bolton was one of the pack of lawyers for the Republican presidential ticket who repeatedly sought to shut down recounts of the ballots from Florida counties before those counts revealed that Gore had actually won the state's electoral votes and the presidency.


item 5: BOLTON HAS REPETITIVELY OBSTRUCTED THE ABILITY OF CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE HIS SHARING OF TOP-SECRET INFORMATION IN ORDER TO PAVE THE WAY FOR A WAR IN IRAQ:

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/
".....if Bolton did share information or revelations from the intercepts, then American national security may have been undermined by Bolton's actions.
Without the intercept material, it is very difficult to compare Bolton's base of knowledge about the people and circumstances of some target the NSA was watching and what Bolton did either publicly or privately with the information he learned. In other words, if he shared such information with the Vice President's office, or with other officials across the government, then serious violations of protocol occurred...."

ITEM 6: MODERATE REPUBLICANS HAVE WITHDRAWN THEIR SUPPORT OF BOLTON re: BOLTON'S INABILITY TO ACT IN A DIPLOMATIC MANNER, SOMETHING WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO UNDERMINE A WORLD COMMUNITY:


George Voinovich (R-PA):
"....I have based my decision on what I think is the bigger picture. Frankly, there is a particular concern that I have about this nomination, and it involves the big picture of U.S. public diplomacy. ...what message are we sending to the world community when in the same breath we have sought to appoint an ambassador to the United Nations who himself has been accused of being arrogant, of not listening to his friends, of acting unilaterally, of bullying those who do not have the ability to properly defend themselves? These are the very characteristics that we're trying to dispel in the world community.


ITEM 7: BOLTON MISLEAD THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE: DOES THE SENATE WANT TO SUPPORT SOMEONE THAT WILL NOT TELL THEM THE TRUTH?

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/bolton.pdf
VI. MISLEADING THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
The record before the Committee demonstrates that Under Secretary Bolton did not live up to his reputation as a "straight-talker" during his testimony to the Committee. He made several statements to the Committee that were contradicted by others, at odds with available evidence, and may be fairly described as misleading, disingenuous or non-responsive

[Double T]

3. The Bush Administration Rewards Criminal Acts And Loyalty .....

...to the cause of destruction. Hence Bolton will be disgustingly appointed to the position.

[Simeon Salus]

4. Bolton is a fixer of facts.

When "fixing facts" becomes SOP, our government is doomed.

[LunaC]

5. Bolton wanted to attack Iraq in 1998

On January 26, 1998, John Bolton signed a letter to President Clinton issued by the Project for a New American Century (PNAC) urging an attack on Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Other signators to the PNAC letter include Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Elliott Abrams, Richard Perle, Richard Armitage, and Zalmay Khalilzad, who were all elevated into the Bush Administration hierarchy immediately after the 2000 Election.


For details re: PNAC see:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1826665

[manly]

6. bolton lies

Bolton is very good at disassembling, apparently.