December 11, 2006
IF HE'S THE ONE BLASTING HOW COME HE'S THE ONE FLEEING THE BUILDING?:
Annan to blast U.S. in farewell (Barbara Slavin, 12/11/06, USA TODAY)
In a farewell speech on U.S. soil today, retiring United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans to deliver a tough critique of President Bush's policies. He will accuse the administration of trying to secure the United States from terrorism in part by dominating other nations through force, committing what he termed human rights abuses and taking military action without broad international support.Though Annan has long been a critic of the war in Iraq and other Bush foreign policies, the planned speech is among his toughest and is unusual for a U.N. secretary-general concluding his tenure.
Outlasted another one.... Posted by Orrin Judd at December 11, 2006 8:11 AM
". . .[T]rying to secure the United States against terrorism in part by dominating other nations through force. . .."
Well, duh.
Posted by: Lou Gots at December 11, 2006 8:24 AM"Kofi Annan"
Thank God he's leaving. It will prevent a lot of confusion in the White House.
Posted by: h-man at December 11, 2006 12:15 PMIf McCain (and/or Giuliani) wants to start earning some street cred, he should turn Kofi into his personal punching bag. Certainly the information is out there (and more will be forthcoming, no doubt to the consternation of the hard left). Kofi has disgraced the UN, disgraced his office, and disgraced himself. The first two took some doing - the last, probably not.
Posted by: ratbert at December 11, 2006 11:26 PMToo late--W already dispatched Kofi.
Posted by: oj at December 12, 2006 8:35 AM