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| Arab Sez: UN Ambassador Bolton "Political Criminal" |
| 2006-12-12 |
| Jihad el-Khazen Al-Hayat - 11/12/06// Amid all the Arab news flowing throughout the last week (or over years and years), I was delighted at the news of the fall of John Bolton, the former US-appointed ambassador to the UN. I hope - I even pray - that his fall will be once and for all. Dar-al-Hayat is based in both London and Beirut. Jihad lives in London. Before I finish, I would like to clarify that I'm mean a political, a professional or an ethical fall. I do not wish any harm to come to Bolton or anyone else, but I do want to not see him again. Over his term in office, he caused a lot of harm to Arab and Muslim interests. He was an accomplice in the crime of destroying Iraq, from its preparation in the State Department to its implementation up till now. Since I've explained that I don't want any harm to come to anyone, even though Bolton himself has caused much harm, I can now say that my joy has been doubled because President Bush has lost the battle of keeping Bolton as a permanent ambassador. He appointed him by exploiting the Congress' recess after it had turned down Bolton's nomination. This means that his term in office would have expired with the current Congress. President Bush said he accepted Bolton's decision to withdraw his nomination 'with deep regret.' Bush stated: "I am deeply disappointed that a handful of United States senators prevented Ambassador Bolton from receiving the up or down vote he deserved in the Senate ". President Bush has always been in another world. He's the one who has caused obstruction through his insistence on this 'undiplomatic' ambassador, not to mention that the majority in fact does not want him. However, it seems that the president forgot the election results. In addition to my delight at John Bolton's fall and Bush's disappointment, there was another reason for my joy: the neo-cons' crying over him. In the editorial of the 'National Review', the neo-cons organ, the editors expressed their disappointment at Bolton's step-down. They listed his merits, which are in fact political crimes against all Arab and Muslim issues... |
| Posted by:Sneaze Shaiting3550 |
| #3 Awww... did zee pooor wittle arwabs get their fewweings hurt? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-12-12 17:56 |
| #2 I don't see "cowboy" in there anyplace. Try it again, Jihad... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-12-12 14:39 |
| #1 You can assess a man's worth by the enemies he makes. |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2006-12-12 13:30 |