With Capitol Hill freshly vacated, Bush installed U.N.-hating John Bolton as ambassador to the U.N. If Democrats really were partisan hacks, they'd rejoice that the president chose this incompetent ideologue to sell his foreign policies.
Tuesday, Aug 2, 2005 7:57 PM UTCYou thought it was all about tea? Nope, the American Revolution started because the colonists were desperate for rum. Yo ho ho!
Saturday, Jul 2, 2005 7:09 PM UTCThe Bush administration tried and failed to strong-arm the rest of the world on nukes. As a result, the chances of runaway proliferation are higher than they've been in decades.
Wednesday, Jun 1, 2005 7:19 PM UTCEven if he's ultimately confirmed, those who spoke out against him have signaled to the world that he doesn't represent all Americans -- and ensured he won't wield a big stick.
Friday, May 13, 2005 3:56 PM UTCKofi Annan proposes the first major reforms of the U.N. since it was created 60 years ago, and he knows they won't please everyone.
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 7:52 PM UTCBush's jaw-dropping nomination of John Bolton as ambassador to the U.N. is a slap in the world's face.
Wednesday, Mar 9, 2005 4:20 PM UTCDriven by right-wing ideologues and his own zeal, President Bush has taken Ariel Sharon's side in the Middle East even while plotting a war with Iraq. Foreign policy experts say that's a dangerous combination.
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2002 7:12 PM UTCThe president's speech left the world governing body little choice but to get tough on Saddam.
Sunday, Sep 15, 2002 12:50 AM UTCThe outgoing U.N. high commissioner for human rights talks about running afoul of the Bush administration over Israel and the Palestinians, ending the "cycle of impunity" and standing up to bullies.
Friday, Jul 26, 2002 7:00 PM UTCWhile Colin Powell tries to present a kinder, gentler America to the world, his hard-line underling John Bolton is pushing an America-
Friday, May 10, 2002 7:28 PM UTCThe president's conniving in Israel's disgraceful refusal to allow the U.N. to investigate Jenin has brought the rage and contempt of the rest of the world down on both countries.
Thursday, May 2, 2002 11:16 PM UTCJesse Helms trashed the U.N. and drove our allies nuts. And the Bush team will keep his go-it-alone ideology alive even after he leaves office.
Thursday, Aug 23, 2001 11:11 PM UTCBy going its own way on biological weapons, Kyoto, missile defense and a growing list of global issues, the Bush administration is turning the United States into a pariah.
Friday, Jul 27, 2001 10:40 PM UTCDon't blame it all on Bush -- the world's grievances against the U.S. have been stewing for a long time
Tuesday, May 8, 2001 10:43 PM UTCPresident Clinton shakes Fidel Castro's hand and sits in on a speech by Iran's president at the organization's P.R. bonanza.
Friday, Sep 8, 2000 6:25 PM UTCU.S. diplomats are wrecking the chance to bring future Saddam Husseins to justice -- all for the sake of domestic politics.
Friday, Jun 16, 2000 11:00 AM UTCThe definitive account of Star Wars, the military fantasy that's soaked taxpayers for $60 billion -- and counting.
Friday, Apr 28, 2000 4:00 PM UTCHis paranoia about inflation helped send world markets into free fall last week.
Monday, Apr 17, 2000 7:55 PM UTCThe bestselling novelist wasn't, it turns out, the man he claimed to be.
Tuesday, Mar 21, 2000 5:00 PM UTCThe author of the wildly popular 18th century seagoing saga created, out of his own life, a fiction nearly as elaborate.
Thursday, Jan 13, 2000 5:00 PM UTCPage 1 of 2 in Ian Williams
Ian Williams' book "Rum; A Social and Sociable History of the Real Spirit of 1776" is due in late August 2005 from Nation Books. His last book was "Deserter: Bush's War on Military Families, Veterans and His Own Past."
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