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On Friday, Condoleezza Rice backed by President Bush called on the U.N. Security Council to act on the report of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri that took place back in February of this year.
The report's hard copy, prepared by German Prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, went to the Security Council and didn't include names but a private electronic report did:
Those names included Maher Assad, brother of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, and their brother-in-law Asef Shawkat, the chief of military intelligence, who is thought to be the most powerful man in the country of Syria after the president himself.
Syria's ambassador, Fayssal Mekdad is dismissing the report as politically motivated and says it is not credible. He has claimed Damascus had fully cooperated.
John Bolton said Mekadad's statements were "ridiculous," and "diplospeak for obstruction of justice." He also said, "The report concludes there is probable cause to believe that high-level Syrian officials were involved in the Hariri assassination, that there's clear evidence of obstruction of justice on the part of the Syrians (and) failure to cooperate. That is what the Security Council needs to take up in a serious way."
This is the first test in what reform may mean to the U.N. under President Bush and his ambassador, John Bolton. I look forward to our media supporting the efforts to reform the U.N. and let justice prevail within the organization as that organization seeks to press justice upon member states such as the U.S. and Syria. Who's side will our media take this time?
With the corruption shown to be widespread throughout the U.N. from money to politics to appointments such as the Sudan on the Human Rights Commission, it's time for a John Bolton; not so "Mr. Nice Guy". :duel
The report's hard copy, prepared by German Prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, went to the Security Council and didn't include names but a private electronic report did:
Those names included Maher Assad, brother of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, and their brother-in-law Asef Shawkat, the chief of military intelligence, who is thought to be the most powerful man in the country of Syria after the president himself.
Syria's ambassador, Fayssal Mekdad is dismissing the report as politically motivated and says it is not credible. He has claimed Damascus had fully cooperated.
John Bolton said Mekadad's statements were "ridiculous," and "diplospeak for obstruction of justice." He also said, "The report concludes there is probable cause to believe that high-level Syrian officials were involved in the Hariri assassination, that there's clear evidence of obstruction of justice on the part of the Syrians (and) failure to cooperate. That is what the Security Council needs to take up in a serious way."
This is the first test in what reform may mean to the U.N. under President Bush and his ambassador, John Bolton. I look forward to our media supporting the efforts to reform the U.N. and let justice prevail within the organization as that organization seeks to press justice upon member states such as the U.S. and Syria. Who's side will our media take this time?
With the corruption shown to be widespread throughout the U.N. from money to politics to appointments such as the Sudan on the Human Rights Commission, it's time for a John Bolton; not so "Mr. Nice Guy". :duel