Posted on 08/18/2005 6:33:54 AM PDT by yoe
The United Nations' funding of a Palestinian Arab propaganda campaign timed to coincide with Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip has increased tensions between the U.N. and American officials.
America's newly installed ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, labeled "inappropriate and unacceptable" the United Nations Development Program financing of materials bearing the slogan "Today Gaza, Tomorrow the West Bank and Jerusalem."
[snip]Mr. Bolton said yesterday that the UNDP had failed to explain why it funneled money to the Palestinian Authority to back the production of banners, bumper stickers, mugs, and T-shirts bearing the provocative slogan as well as UNDP logos.
[snip]"We cannot be involved in political messaging," Mr. Dervis wrote. The UNDP manages nearly $4 billion in donor resources annually, operating in 166 countries.
[snip]The response from the UNDP was not sufficient, Mr. Bolton said yesterday. "Funding this kind of activity is inappropriate and unacceptable. We plan to raise the issue with UNDP and with others," he said in a statement to The New York Sun. In effect, Mr. Bolton expressed to the UNDP that the most serious problem for his office was not the logo, but the fact that the agency supported that message with its checkbook.
[snip]William Orme, a spokesman for the UNDP, told the Sun by telephone yesterday evening, "We've seen Ambassador Bolton's comments, and we are taking this matter seriously."
(Excerpt) Read more at nysun.com ...
Way to go Big John. Now where's that Yosimite Sam pic?
And they want us to pay our UN dues....so that terrorists can have bumper stickers.
Chalk one up for Big John!
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What? You mean Big John has already hit back at the ANTI-JEW U.N. ?? GOOD MAN !!!!
Hope that Bolton doesn't make any UN scum cry!
The guy is on the ball...as usual. Who else would be "so dastardly" as to question funding the Palestinians (Hamas). He is a mean SOB!!! just like the Dems say!! :-) (sarcasm)
Oh, how frightfully undiplomatic of him! Voinovich and Pelosi are weeping at mean old Johnny Bolton...
Heh. Bolton. My kinda UN Ambassador.
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On the job, doing his job Bump!
He has a LOT of work to do. The U.N. is so corrupt it stinks.
The UN is worthless and anti-Jew.
"Today Gaza, Tomorrow the West Bank and Jerusalem."
Incrementalism.
Appeasement in our lifetime.
Way to go, John.
Ooooohhhh yeaaaaahh. That's what I'm talkin' 'bout.
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