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Kofi Annan’s Childish Tantrum

Wall Street Journal contributor James Bone explains why the UN Secretary-General accused him of not being a “serious journalist.”

Where Is the Car?

UNITED NATIONS–Kofi Annan, U.N. secretary-general and Nobel peace laureate, is normally the meekest of diplomats. He is so accommodating he once described Saddam Hussein as a man “I can do business with.” These days he spends a good deal of time on the phone with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Yet he seems to have problem with me.

It was with some amusement that I found myself the target of a decidedly undiplomatic tirade by the U.N. chief at a news conference last week. The usually mild Mr. Annan erupted in an ad hominem attack, calling me “cheeky” and belittling me as an “overgrown schoolboy.” Although I have covered the U.N. in minute detail for The Times of London since 1988, and have known Mr. Annan for almost all that time, he suggested I was not a “serious journalist.”

Read the rest of Where Is the Car? at Opinion Journal.

Read why we believe this miscreant diplomat is dangerous to America here.

27 Dec 2005 by Degenerates International United Nations Whacko Politics

Three Steps to Victory

The President’s three steps to victory in Iraq:

Security: “First, our coalition will remain on the offense, finding and clearing out the enemy, transferring control of more territory to Iraqi units and building up the Iraqi Security Forces so they can increasingly lead the fight. At this time last year, there were only a handful of Iraqi army and police battalions ready for combat. Now, there are more than 125 Iraqi combat battalions fighting the enemy, more than 50 are taking the lead and we have transferred more than a dozen military bases to Iraqi control.”

Democracy: “Second, we are helping the Iraqi government establish the institutions of a unified and lasting democracy, in which all of Iraq’s peoples are included and represented. Here also, the news is encouraging. Three days ago, more than 10 million Iraqis went to the polls, including many Sunni Iraqis who had boycotted national elections last January. Iraqis of every background are recognizing that democracy is the future of the country they love, and they want their voices heard.”

Reconstruction: “Third, after a number of setbacks, our coalition is moving forward with a reconstruction plan to revive Iraq’s economy and infrastructure and to give Iraqis confidence that a free life will be a better life. Today in Iraq, seven in 10 Iraqis say their lives are going well and nearly two-thirds expect things to improve even more in the year ahead. Despite the violence, Iraqis are optimistic and that optimism is justified.”

The President also noted that “To retreat before victory would be an act of recklessness and dishonor and I will not allow it.” He went on to say “We will see the Iraqi military gaining strength and confidence and the democratic process moving forward. As these achievements come, it should require fewer American troops to accomplish our mission. I will make decisions on troop levels based on the progress we see on the ground and the advice of our military leaders – not based on artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington.”

OK, Democrats, there’s your “exit strategy.”

Read the full transcript of the President’s speech at the Fox News website.

19 Dec 2005 by International Islamic Terrorism Military

The Four Most Dangerous Men

These four men are the greatest danger to the free world.

If I were to select my candidates for the four most dangerous men in the world, I would pick these mugs. All are degenerates, some insanity, some paranoia, some just flat-freaking evil, some insidiousness, and all dangerous.

Hugo Chavez is the next Fidel Castro; he is committed to communist and fascist ideals and is a real danger to America.

Kim Jong Il has been an unstable ego-maniacal threat for a long time; he is always looking for ways to intimidate and extort to further his own insane agenda.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad openly threatens Israel and currently seeks nukes, apparently to use against Israel and possible European targets.

The most insidious of all is Kofi Annan, who abuses his office by practicing nepotism, by covering up atrocities and is certainly guilty of embezzlement; he is an anti-Semite and a true enemy of Israel and the U.S. [UPDATE: Now that Annan is no longer the Secretary-General, it does not mean that he will be completely without influence. Regardless of who holds the figurehead position in the U.N., Annan remains dangerous as does the U.N. itself.]

The United States needs to get out of the U.N. and get the U.N. out of the United States. We would save millions of dollars and would stop sponsoring one of the most corrupt and evil organizations ever conceived.

15 Dec 2005 by Degenerates International United Nations

Clinton Heats Up Climate Conference

Bill Clinton has no more business addressing the UN Climate Conference than he has for educating teenage girls about sex.

Montreal (CNSNews.com) – Former President Bill Clinton is expected to address the U.N. Climate Change Conference on Friday, the final day, after the Sierra Club reportedly raised the money to pay for Clinton’s trip.

Clinton’s visit is intended to help draw more media attention to the U.N. meeting and to pressure the U.S. delegation to make more concessions on climate issues, according to the Canadian Press.

Bush administration officials reportedly were “annoyed” that Clinton chose to come on the last day of the conference to try to influence the negotiations, according to the Associated Press.

Read Bill Clinton Heats Up UN Climate Conference — 12/09/2005 at CNS News.

Also read Flat Earth, Hurricanes and Global Warming for our perspectives on this issue.

09 Dec 2005 by Environment Global Warming International United Nations Whacko Politics

Damsel Sends You the Korean Bell

Today, we drove to San Pedro and visited the site of the Korean Bell of Friendship and Bell Pavilion.


This massive and intricately-decorated bell and pavilion was donated in 1976 to the people of Los Angeles by the people of the Republic of Korea to celebrate the bicentennial of the U.S. independence, honor veterans of the Korean War, and to consolidate traditional friendship between the two countries. The bell is patterned after the Bronze Bell of King Songdok, which was cast in 771 A.D. and is still on view in South Korea today.

03 Dec 2005 by Culture International Photography

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