Bolton Ousts Director to Push War With Iraq
Bolton Ousts Director to Push War With Iraq
Revelations about John Bolton’s unlawful orchestration of the firing of Jose Bustani, head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, are not entirely new. In fact, the firing of Bustani caught the attention of many individuals who had become wary that the Bush administration was intent on military action against Iraq. In an April 16, 2002, column published by the British newspaper the Guardian, George Monbiot asserted:
On Monday, the U.S. government forced the departure of Jose Bustani, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. These recent attempts to undermine international treaties are being pursued with an eye to the impending war with Iraq. The U.S. justification for war is that Saddam Hussein may possess weapons of mass destruction. So the two foremost obstacles to war were Blix and Bustani, who have proposed nonviolent methods of getting rid of these weapons.
The ousting of Bustani was typical of the smoke and mirror games that the administration played during the run-up to the Iraq war: present a false claim and push ahead before anyone can ask questions. One of the principal justifications for getting rid of Bustani was that the organization had hit financial problems under his reign. However, according to Bustani, “the organization had hit financial problems because its three biggest funders — the US, Germany, and Japan — failed to make their payments on time.” [Press Association, 5/14/02]
As if the treatment of Bustani wasn’t enough, the further emasculation of the entire Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was equally as shameful. According to the 7/1/02 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:
The U.S. ambassador to the OPCW told the staff it would be difficult to find a replacement for Bustani, because no one wants ‘to be associated with a dying organization.’ After remarking that the United States also wanted no more Latin American directors because of their ’sheer incompetence,’ the ambassador then added, ‘If any of this gets out of this room, I’ll kill the person responsible.‘”
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Bolton’s going through. You guys need to get over it already…
June 6th, 2005 at 12:02 pmWhy is it that the folks the bush43 oligarchy always seem to prefer the bombastic bullies? ie - Rummy, Cheney, Bolton, the above ambasador, Rice, any Phaux News talking head, etc). Colin Powell is the one different attitude. He jumped ship. I only wish he would have been more honest with the american people rather than more loyal to a corrupt higher up in the chain of command.
June 6th, 2005 at 12:03 pmYou are correct, RickD. Bolton must be going through a difficult time. Any normal person would have cracked by now and withdrew, but he’s not normal is he? Just wait… if he accosts someone soon, as is his habit, he’ll be through. You can bet on it. I here they have him in lockdown at Quantico, sedated, until afte this mess is over. BTW, RickD, how are the residuals on Disco Duck? Pretty much petered out?
June 6th, 2005 at 12:09 pmAh, but the right will overlook any fault in anyone Bush is behind: in this case, the response will be that this is just another example of what a strong and decisive leader Bolton is - precisely why he’s the best possible choice! The arrogance of these people is stunning.
June 6th, 2005 at 12:09 pm- sorry, just a note to correct the link in a previous post -
June 6th, 2005 at 12:12 pmI like the formula for success, actually. You need a dose of arrogance to want to seize and successfully obtain power. You need to restrain arrogance to retain power. It’s very Zen.
June 6th, 2005 at 12:26 pmKindness,
June 6th, 2005 at 1:54 pmBushie needs thugs around him to do his dirty work.
Bolton is a great thug.
yea he is. I just got this from Josh Marshall’s old site, TPM. It says one of the cables Bolton aske for all the additional info on was from the Asst. Sect of State for Near Eastern Affairs reguarding the Libian WMD treaty we and the Brittish were negotiating. Bolton had just recently been dropped from the team (at the request of the Brittish) so he had no right/reason to see/know about the specifics of the cable. The guy was spying on his own superiors at State Dept.
Here it is .
June 6th, 2005 at 5:26 pmIf Bush were the LA Chief of Police he’d appoint OJ to head the murder unit. These guys really have no shame.
June 6th, 2005 at 5:58 pmI like the formula for success, actually. You need a dose of arrogance to want to seize and successfully obtain power. You need to restrain arrogance to retain power. It’s very Zen. It also makes me feel altruistic and that I like.
June 6th, 2005 at 6:51 pmI like the formula for success, actually. You need a dose of arrogance to want to seize and successfully obtain power. You need to restrain arrogance to retain power. It’s very Zen. It also makes me feel altruistic and that I like.
June 6th, 2005 at 6:52 pmDefine “altruistic”. Then use it contextually in a sentence. Then a short paragraph distinguishing altruistic in the socio-biological context from the philanthopic and we will all be impressed.
June 7th, 2005 at 4:29 amyou guys are idiots and retarded dumb asses. biatch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 28th, 2005 at 12:17 am