Reuters: US rebukes UN No. 2 for criticizing Mideast policy

[Eugene]

US rebukes UN No. 2 for criticizing Mideast policy

By Saul Hudson
Reuters
Wednesday, August 2, 2006; 2:46 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sharply rebuked the No. 2 U.N. official
on Wednesday for his repeated criticism of Washington after he said America should
allow others to share the lead in solving the Lebanon crisis.

"We are seeing a troubling pattern of a high official of the U.N. who seems to be
making it his business to criticize member states and, frankly, with misplaced and
misguided criticisms," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters.

McCormack's complaint about Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown deviated
from the typically measured diplomatic exchanges between the State Department and
the United Nations.

-snip-

McCormack's remarks were in response to an interview published in the Financial Times
on Wednesday, in which the U.N. official also told Britain to adopt a lower profile
to end fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/02/AR2006080201086.html

[Patchuli]

1. Because of course, the U.S.

is always right? What an asshat!!! They had better start to LISTEN to others!!!

[Fridays Child]

2. How dare anyone criticize America's superior policies?

/sarcasm

The world needs a whole bunch more like Mark Malloch Brown.

[ShockediSay]

6. Guess I'm critical as well ..NT

[lpbk2713]

3. Well timed, I must say.

This phoney-baloney indignation is a lot like Sgt Wuterich and his ambulance chaser lawyers bringing suit against Col Murtha.


Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1798520

[Solo_in_MD]

4. This is not the first time this particular official has chastised the US

I assume is the UN's public bad cop.

[MasonJar]

5. Well, he is undoubtedly terribly upset that the always way ahead

of the curve Bush administration would call him out.