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By Jabari Asim $26.00
By Adam Johnson
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RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call —
Posted on May 13, 2011
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By Joe Conason — By appointing corrupt and incompetent cronies to represent the United States, the Bush administration has damaged more than America’s reputation, weakening the international organizations the world depends on now more than ever.
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 Paul Szep
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John Bolton, having announced his retirement as U.N. ambassador, didn’t get much love Monday, particularly from his colleagues at the United Nations. One Security Council member, speaking anonymously, had this to say about the notoriously cranky diplomat: “People here are not against the United States, but I think the United States lost a lot of things because of Bolton’s tactics.”
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 iflipflop.com
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U.N. envoy John Bolton’s recess appointment is unlikely to stand now that the Democrats have taken over Congress. Although Bush has asked the outgoing Senate to rush through a confirmation, good news is doubtful for the controversial and cantankerous diplomat.
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 From filmposters.com
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Ding Dong, Bolton’s tenure is dead! The man who showed utter contempt for the U.N. will probably be America’s ambassador to the world no longer, reports The Washington Note’s well-placed Steve Clemons.
It’s time for everyone who cares about international diplomacy to strut—like John Travolta, above.
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By Molly Ivins — Confrontational hard-liners Don Rumsfeld and John Bolton continue to ramp up tensions between the U.S. and North Korea; Molly Ivins wonders if maybe it’s still not too late for a little diplomacy.
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