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January 16, 2006
John Bolton Rocks!
John Bolton's performance as US Ambassador to the UN continues to exceed all my expectations. He recently sent a letter to Secretary General Kofi Annan criticizing an annual UN meeting for using a map that failed to include Israel. From the Jerusalem Post (via The Corner):
In the letter, written on January 3, and revealed on The New York Sun on Friday, Bolton wrote: "It was entirely inappropriate for this map to be used. It can be misconstrued to suggest that the United Nations tacitly supports the abolition of the state of Israel."
"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," he stressed.
The convention, which was attended by Annan, was conducted on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, held on November 29 - the anniversary of the 1947 date when the UN ended the British mandate over Israel, a move which effectively led to the establishment of the Jewish State six months later.
Emphasis mine. So Kofi Annan attended this conference, which by the way commemorates the rejection by the Arabs of a Palestinian state, and saw nothing wrong with a map that showed Israel to be nonexistent? It's not like the map wasn't displayed prominently--Eye on the UN has the damning photographic evidence (hat tip: Powerline):
As the "map of Palestine" without the state of Israel stands in the background, Secretary-General Kofi Annan addresses the public meeting at UN Headquarters. The anniversary of the UN partition vote that survivors of the concentration camps celebrated, has been described by Secretary-General Annan as "a day of mourning and a day of grief." Palestinians and other Arabs refer to it as part of "Al-Nakba," meaning the "catastrophe" that is the creation of Israel.
When Annan's shameful but typical actions were exposed, the UN spokesman for Annan replied with the usual mealy-mouthed excuses. Back to the Post:
The UN Chief Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric thanked Bolton on behalf of Annan for bringing the issue to his attention. He noted that the decision to put up the map was reached by a committee, and not by Annan personally.
"This gives a very unfortunate impression that the United Nations favors replacing Israel by a single Palestinian state, which is not the case," Dujarric said.
Given the lopsided slant over the years of favorable UN attention to the Palestinian "cause", I think that Mr. Dujarric might very well be mistaken.
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Comments
Bolton is the best. Why didn't they want to confirm him? Refresh my memory...
Posted by: AcademicElephant at January 16, 2006 09:44 PM
Well, I guess he falls into the same extremist mold as Samuel Alito...hmmm, but Alito's cruising toward confirmation, so your question remains.
There's got to be some way to get Bolton confirmed for a full term.
Posted by: Jeff at January 16, 2006 11:06 PM
