Two months ago, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, publicly criticized UN Security Council members Russia, China, and Qatar for "disappointing the Jewish state," while heaping praise on John Bolton – the U.S. recess-appointment UN...
On July 13, John Bolton – our unconfirmed ambassador to the United Nations – vetoed a proposed Security Council resolution that would have demanded Israel halt its military offensive into the Gaza Strip. The resolution, "Condemning military assault...
In his 2002 State of the Union Address, President Bush threw down the gauntlet before Iraq, North Korea and Iran. "States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. "I will not wait on events, while...
President Bush will soon ask Congress to "not veto" a U.S.-Russia "civil" nuclear deal. "Not veto," because Russia is a "have-nuke" signatory to the Treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Hence, the U.S.-Russia...
On 26, November, 2004, the Brit-French-German-Iran ambassadors notified Mohamed ElBaradei – Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency – of the terms of the Paris Accord, whereby the Brits-French-Germans and Iranians undertook to negotiate an...
One of the first things Condi Rice didn't do as secretary of state was to address the 2005 Review Conference of the Treaty on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons [.pdf]. She also didn't allow the conclusions and commitments made at the 2000 NPT RevCon [.pdf] to even...
The Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) recognizes the "inalienable right" of all signatories to "the fullest possible exchange of equipment, materials and scientific and technological information" related to the "use of nuclear energy for peaceful...
When forced to confront the mess she has made of our foreign policy, do you suppose Condi Rice views the interrelated messes individually or collectively? Take the U.S.-India-Iran-Pakistan-Russia mess. Last year, Condi whizzed down to New Delhi to prevent India from...
The Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons involves three principal undertakings on the part of the signatories: to prevent further proliferation of nuclear weapons to pursue negotiations on a treaty of general and complete disarmament to facilitate the...
According to numerous reports, President Bush – while at a meeting with leaders of the European Union last week – gave the mullahs an ultimatum: last week. "If Iran's leaders want peace and prosperity and a more hopeful future for their people, they...
