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[Karmic Knowledge] Ambassador" href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-12-04-bolton_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA">resignation of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton. Bolton was given a recess appointment to the post by President Bush on August 1, 2005 after the Senate refused to confirm the original nomination.
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Tailrank - Top News for Today: and on Valerie "Plame's CIA employment and potential role in her husband's (Ambassador Joseph Wilson's) trip" at the behest of the CIA to investigate the WMD issue. (via Cosmos)
Fausta's blog: While I would prefer that the President submit a nominee who can receive the overwhelming support of the Senate, I will keep your views in mind when, and if, the Senate votes to confirm John Bolton to be U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Thank you for contacting me.So here I get an answer from Lautenberg, who claims he withheld approval because of Bolton's lack of credentials. (via Cosmos)
The Political Blog Aggregator: In mid-November, White House Counselor Dan Bartlett said Bolton has done a remarkable job. 'He's proven the critics wrong on all the charges they've leveled against him,' Bartlett said. (via Cosmos)
Personal Ephemera: Equally shocked but for utterly opposite reasons is Iraq's national security adviser, Mouwaffaq al-Rubaie, who says that he "is shocked by UN head Kofi Annan's suggestion that the average Iraqi is worse off than under Saddam Hussein" and then gives the diplomatic equivalent of "talk to the hand" by declaring that the UN failed Iraq. Silly men! (via Cosmos)
Tailrank - Top News for Today: The man that even a lock-step Republican controlled Senate was twice unable to confirm as UN Ambassador has resigned rather than face a third confirmation defeat, since a recess appointment (the confirmation-process equivalent of tying a pork chop around a child's neck so the family dog will play with him) stopped being an option for President Bush, apparently Bolton's only remaining enthusiast in the administration. (via Cosmos)
[Huffingtonpost.com] The Blog | Arianna Huffington: He's Baaaack: John Bolton ... Still ...: This party is opposed to oppressive anti-civil rights legislation such as the "Patriot Act," opposed to illegal, undeclared pre-emptive war, opposed to torture, indefinite detentions, renditioning, spying on innocent Americans, corporate welfare and the xenophobic, isolationist position personified by the current administration, John Bolton, and to a lesser extent - you. We are in favor of protecting the planet, creating opportunities and caring for all people, and engaging in meaningful, flexible and tolerant international relations.
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