February 20, 2006

Here we have the spectacle of the Non-Aligned Movement - 113 of the 191 UN member states - suddenly interested in scandals which have plagued the UN for years, under the guise of protecting their turf. The impetus? Ambassador John Bolton, as President of the Security Council for the month of February, quite properly insists that these issues should no longer be swept under the rug or hidden from public view.