Bolton bashes Annan to get the UN to allow the US to torture more

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UN's Annan and Bolton clash over rights critique
08 Dec 2005 22:57:06 GMT

Source: Reuters

By Daniel Trotta

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan defended his high commissioner for human rights on Thursday after U.S. ambassador John Bolton rebuked her for criticizing the U.S. stance on torture, a U.N. spokesman said.

Annan wants to take up the matter with Bolton as soon as possible, the spokesman said, revealing a rare public expression of displeasure with a U.N. ambassador.

High Commissioner Louise Arbour on Wednesday said the U.S.-led war on terror undermined the global ban on torture, a criticism Bolton called "inappropriate and illegitimate".

Arbour avoided directly naming the United States in her statement and press conference commemorating Human Rights Day. But she criticized two practices that applied to the United States: holding prisoners in secret detention centers and rendering suspects to third countries without independent oversight.

For every press release or proclamation, I'd offer these few words;

Do not believe what the madman says.


That would make his head explode.

you know you're in a bad spot.