US Blocks UN Council From Condemning Israel Strike On Post

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UNITED NATIONS (AP)--The U.S. blocked the U.N. Security Council from issuing a statement that would have condemned Israel's bombing of a U.N. post on the Lebanon border that killed four military observers.

U.S. diplomats refused to comment and U.S. Ambassador John Bolton was in Washington preparing for a new confirmation hearing before the Senate. But several diplomats said the U.S. objected to one paragraph, which said the council "condemns any deliberate attack against U.N. personnel and emphasizes that such attacks are unacceptable."

Earlier Wednesday, Bolton had said that the thrust of a council statement should be to express regret, send condolences and support an investigation to find out exactly what happened - not "to make it a back door to get into other political and military questions."

After several hours of negotiations that ran late into the evening, the council gave up on a statement addressing the Tuesday bombing of the U.N. post and agreed to come back tomorrow.

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[Endangered Specie]

1. Im suprised the UN hasnt tried to kick us out yet.

[Solo_in_MD]

20. Power of the purse

continues to work its magic. The US pays too much of the operating budget for that to happen. Besides, if we got out/were forced out the repukes and talk radio ninnies would stay buzzed for weeks. Not sure I could stand that.

Seriously, in its current structure the UN could not function without active USA participation. That is why the US is able to hold the rest of the organization hostage in so many areas to force its will.

[Ghost Dog]

26. Morning k&r. If the US left the UN

then we would so clearly see that the rest of the world confronts or opposes or disagrees with the USA, except for the Poodle and Israel, on so many vital issues; and many useful "world governance" initiatives could perhaps move forward.

But, even from outside the UN, the US would still believe it could continue to veto attempts to achieve effective world harmony through (greedy) economic might (maybe not for much longer) and the frequently frankly immoral use of military force. Hence, perhaps, the current Straussian strategies have been selected so as to maintain and reinforce the hegemony of the few.

(edit for clarity).

[OwnedByFerrets]

2. That is so much

BULLSHIT!!!

[IndianaGreen]

10. And the NY Sun is reporting that Schumer and Hillary may vote for Bolton

Anyone that votes for Bolton is dead meat!

[w4rma]

24. Anyone Bush appoints will *vote* exactly like Bolton is.

Except their presence might not bring as much opposition to Bush's views as Bolton's uncharismatic methods do.

[uppityperson]

3. oh expletive

sputter sputter sputter sigh

expletively do a physically difficult thing with yourself Mr.bolton.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. Its official: we are deep in this one too.

As if there was any doubt. The neocons are getting their war on and we are busy fighting amongst ourselves. How grand our opposition to their vile plans are. How astutely we analyze their every move.

[BillZBubb]

5. I'm shocked!

The US blocked the UN from calling Israel on it's barbarity? I'm shocked, I tell you. Nobody could have seen that coming.

[mom cat]

6. Golly Gee! Me too. Absolutely floored.

We should be so ashamed of our foreign policy and our support of bullies like ourselves.

[unkachuck]

7. just more 'cowboy diplomacy'....

....thumbing our nose to the world....do we expect anything less from bushco?....

[Just Me]

8. Wonder why the world HATES US?

We MAKE THEM HATE US. MAKE THEM HATE US.

No different from any abusive relationship where the abused HATES the abuser.

Justice.

FOR ALL.

AGAINST THE ABUSERS!!!!!

[IndianaGreen]

9. The US is now a rogue nation like Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany

I have never been so embarrassed to be an American!

[theHandpuppet]

11. I wonder if the bomb that hit that UN post...

... had "made in U.S.A." stamped on it? Bet you won't hear that on your nightly broadcast.

[Warren Stupidity]

13. bomb? many bombs over an extended period of time

while UN forces were begging the IDF to call it off. I so understand why Kofi should beg for forgiveness.

[Just Me]

16. OH! DOES THAT BOMB HAVE "U.S.A." MARKINGS!!!!!

I am so sick of this,...

They fucking bombed the UN, just like the U.S.

The only reason: they want to rule the world and want to destroy that which seeks to UNITE the world in a democratic, CIVIL manner.

I have lost my hearing for those advocating either the U.S. or Israel. I am an advocate for their people but completely OPPOSE those governing and waging death and destruction and CONTROL.

Prolly why I am losing my job under a REpuke,...too independent.

[Erika]

12. U.S and Israel against the world

Isolated and with a poor reputation.

[Tellurian]

28. No, It's Bush and his serfdom Israel, against the World

[HuffleClaw]

14. just as predicted

bushco. is exposing itself as being the real force behind this 'war'.

[Bhaisahab]

15. Yes. That was expected.

Talk about arrogance. Things like this make it difficult to convince Muslims around the world that the 'American-Zionist alliance against Arabs' is a myth.

[Amonester]

22. And that all they want is their "well-being" so they should welcome

them with flowers! (no-less!)

Note: I have nothing against the people in Israel (nor in the US, the UK, nor in Australia) who just loathe the neocons's wars for greed at the expense of their taxpayers and their troopers's lives. I loathe these criminals as much as they do.

There are other ways to negociate for peace (peacefully).

Do they have Diebold&Co-like machines in Israel??

Anybody knows?

[Rex]

17. And no one will challenge us, no one else is insane enough

to spend trillions on 'defense', while elderly people die from lack of health-care and children avoid rotting ceilings in public school.

Watch as we get insaner!

[daleo]

18. And a great city is lost to a storm.

The neo-cons let New Orleans die, so that they could continue to wage aggressive war overseas.

[Rex]

19. I still can't believe that one, an AMERICAN CITY.

I guess we should just start believing it, but fuck does that mean we have to accept it?

And Brad Pitt is shocked, I tell you, SHOCKED, on his recent 'visit' to NOLA! Oh man...why...

"The first rule of New Orleans is that there is no New Olreans..."

If it wasn't for NOLA, we would have lost the war of 1812! Fer Keerists sakes people! argh...

[fooj]

21. No! We don't have to accept this.

I will never "accept" this. :grr:

It's all so f*cking frightening. It's overwhelming. My God.

[w4rma]

23. Either they work **around** our current representative in the UN or they

won't get anything done at all. This was easily predicted. They need to start looking for loopholes in UN law to get things done around Boton.

[oasis]

25. So Bolton's clodhoppers are involved in the suppression of the statement.

He'll get his when he goes (hat in hand) before the senate for confirmation.:nopity:

[LynnTheDem]

27. Gee what a surprise.

:sarcasm:

[Vidar]

29. I wish they would just expell Bolton and the US.

[Gully Foyle]

30. Nuff said

[Norquist Nemesis]

31. Can't we just annex them already and be done with it!

Let's just go ahead and officially wholly embrace Israel as a territory.

[spanone]

32. More reason for Bolton to get the fuck out of there. Send him home.

Let him go to work for WWF.