Bolton Criticizes Timing of Decision to Fire U.N. Electoral Chief

Fox News ^ | December 05, 2005 | Associated Press

[george76]

U.S. Ambassador John Bolton on Monday criticized the timing of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's reported decision to fire the U.N.'s highly regarded electoral chief, just 10 days before critical elections in Iraq.

"The U.N.'s role in previous elections has been quite helpful and important to the Iraqi people," Bolton said.

"This is a major election ... leading up to the return of full sovereignty to Iraq and I don't think anybody should do things that disrupt that."

Bolton criticized the fact that the decision was coming at this time, almost a year after a consulting firm was asked to conduct a review into complaints arising from Perelli's office.

"Why make a decision 10 days before the election in Iraq?" Bolton asked.

"If you're going to make a decision, make it at an appropriate point," he added.

"There was a referendum two months ago. When that work was completed, that was a logical time ... After the election would be another logical time."

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Kofi Cup should be in jail.

[wideawake]

This Bolton is indeed an irresponsible, wild-eyed crazy man.

The Congressional Democrats were right.

[george76]

"Perelli, an Uruguayan, won wide praise for her work in helping organize elections in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Palestinian territories."

[Clock King]

When that work was completed, that was a logical time ... After the election would be another logical time.

Logic? Logic?! Mr. Bolton, this is the UN. We're all about feelings here, not logic! /sarc

The UN WANTS the Iraqi elections to fail. They want the US to fail, and they want terrorism and dictatorship.

[Zenith]

Do we have anyone watching the Elections beside Jimma Carter (The Marxist) !!

[george76]

[Mo1]

"Why make a decision 10 days before the election in Iraq?" Bolton asked.

Because he doesn't want the elections to go well ??

[Chode]

[george76]

Exactly correct.

The timing is the issue. The only issue. Kofi could have fired Perelli anytime in the past. He will have the right after the elections to fire Perelli.

He and the left want the elections to fail.

This timing issue is one of their old, favorite tricks. They used it against Reagan.

[P-40]

This Bolton is indeed an irresponsible, wild-eyed crazy man.


He's doing a decent job so far from what I have witnessed to date. I loved watching him discuss the "human rights commission" the other day and its colorful collection of characters.

[ritewingwarrior]

"But she had been under investigation since April, after a U.N.-commissioned management review quoted staff as saying "sexual innuendo is part of the 'fabric'" of the Electoral Assistance Division which she headed.

The review never named Perelli or anyone else in her office, but it said staff claimed they were subject to shouting and screaming by superiors, while some junior staff were saddled with work they were not qualified to do."

Kofi found out that she wasn't committing fraud, extortion or child molestation and decided that she didn't fit in with the other UN members.

[george76]