[ARCADIA]

It's time to send the UN packing.

[finnman69]

Kofi Annan, the UN secretary general, said that any delay in approving next year's budget would create a "serious financial crisis". Mr Bolton says a temporary budget could be passed to ensure UN operations did not grind to a halt.

What are they going to do, strike? Anything that caused the UN to cease operations cant be bad.

[rollo tomasi]

Take our 22% and just leave the UN Mr. Bolton. Let that debating society whine. Also, don't forget to tell Japan they can leave to.

That is almost half the UN funding gone.

[Czar]

Good for Bolton. That's why he's there.

[JudgemAll]

"We are not in favour of holding any individual items or the budget hostage to other issues

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They got it all reversed: WE SHOULD NOT PAY THESE ANTIUS POLITICS HOSTAGE TAKERS TO GET GOOD RATINGS FROM THEM...

Sheesh. It's the hostage taker which claims ransom money, not the other way around...

[MinuteGal]

This is being done purposely and with malice aforethought to undercut Bolton and embarass Bush.

It's also being done to embarass Bolton and undercut Bush.

Yes, the British Parliament Labour Party thugs are in on the game.

Blair has to be careful and pick his fights judiciously. This is probably not one he wants to enter into.

Leni

[AmeriBrit]

The UN is nothing but a club for rapists, thieves and murderers. Send them all packing. NOW!

[I'm ashamed of the UK!]

[mrsmith]

While it's true that graft and bribery are the very essence of diplomacy, the UN isn't the only market for diplomacy.

If they can't compete they'll lose their profits.

[Lion Den Dan]

Now we know who has the cajones and who are the, shall we say, the wussies.

[cope85]

good cop bad cop

[davidosborne]

GOD BLESS JOHN BOLTON !! Keep up the GREAT WORK SIR !!

[Tunehead54]

"You're either with him or against him," said one.

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That sounds vaguely familiar - Go Dubya! ;-)

[SkyPilot]

developing countries...

TRANSLATION: Third World Basket Cases and Failed Nations

I am not a Darwinist, and I believe his theory of evolution is deeply flawed, but I know many believe it. If it was true, would not that make these nations the weaker of the lot? All nations developed through Evolution, and some nations are more "fit" than others, correct?

Then, by Darwin's theory, those nations should perish.

Alas, I don't believe in Darwin. We are all God's creatures. But the bible says God judges nations as well as individuals.

[mewzilla]

Oil For Food, no doubt. The Brits should've cleaned house.

[Dustbunny]

Britain has angered John Bolton, America's combative ambassador to the United Nations, by breaking ranks with him over the need for reform.

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmm, apparently Britain has something to hide.

[Taxman]

Sounds like the Brits have gone wobbly.

The world would be better off if UN operations did grind to a halt.

While we are at it, lets get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!

[marsh2]

If I recall correctly, it was England that dragged us into the UN for an OK prior to the attack on Iraq. That turned out nicely, didn't it?

Of course many of the countries do not want fiscal reform and oversight. Someone, including Kofi, is the beneficiary of the current corruption, why wouldn't they want that to continue?

[marta R]

I think the UN outlived it's usefulness a long time ago. When is the United States going to say it's time to kick them out.