ConUNdrum: Military Junta Hosts Book Launch For John Bolton And Brett Schaefer

The UN Dispatch:

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton and Heritage Foundation fellow Brett Schaefer have a new book out. It's called ConUNdrum (get it?!): The Limits of the United Nations and the Search for Alternatives. I confess to not having read the book yet, so I hesitate to pass judgment. But you know who does have an opinion? Fiji's UN Ambassador, Berenado Vunibobo. He hosted a book launch for Bolton and Shaefer at the end of October.

This raises eyebrows, shall we say, because Fiji has been under military rule since since December 2006, when Commodore Bainimarama toppled the government. Since then, Human Rights Watch reports that Bainimarama has consolidated his power and detained political opponents. Fijian troops are even barred from participating in UN Peacekeeping missions. And, just last week, the self-appointed Bainimarama expelled top diplomats from Australia and New Zealand who criticized his regime.

Read the whole story: The UN Dispatch

Comments

[lthuedk 1]

If the shoe fits...

Neo Con One Worlders are generic hybrid nationalist socialists who were responsible for overthrowing the U.S. and installing a puppet dictator named Bush. What's not to like? Nothing unusual in Fiji's hosting. They're on the same page, same line, same word. Since 1972, these totalitarians have been fixing to overthrow us. Yes, it's been that long, and they aren't about to go quietly.

[babyboomerorig]

Why would this surprise anyone?

[Rog49Thomas]

Yes, Fiji may be under military rule.

But, the rulers of Fiji agree with the neocons - pretty much.

And as any good neocon will tell you, God has especially appointed neocons to do His work on earth.

Therefore, the Fijian military is on the side of God.

[Littlewords]

Shocker. I thought Bolton's book would be titled...

"My Angry Head, Home of the W0rst Mustaches and Ideas In Modern Politics"

[AndyB62]

LMAO...Fanned

[Tim303]

You could brush your teeth with that moustache.

[AndyB62]

I'm still trying to figure out why Bolton was the US rep in the UN. The guy has always been blatantly anti-UN. Was that the point of his appointment? W's posse, the gift that keeps on giving.

[MajorKong]

Kind of like putting people who hate government in charge of the government.

[AndyB62]

The repub platform...We hate and want to dismantle your government so put us in charge of your government.

[dfranz]

Yaaawn

This book will rest with Going Rogue in the landfill. What a waste of paper and ink.

[Dr Scott]

Frightening thing is that these two turdblossoms find nothing wrong with military dictatorships. They only mistrust socialist dictatorships. They'd love to have a military junta in charge in the US. By the way, for all you republitards out there, a military dictatorship is an example of facism.

[MajorKong]

You obviously haven't been following the latest meme from the Libertarian crowd - the one that says pretty much every authoritarian government that's ever been was "left wing".

[Berkeleylefty]

Can we get Markos from DKos to "talk" to Bolton on the Ed Show?

[mcmutter]

John Bolton is a leftover joke from the time when the Big 3 - Santorum, Frist and Allen - were certain that one of them would become president after Baby Bush. Then the Teri Schiavo affair happened, and the entire GOP imploded.

[Telemachus]

Dubya's pet Rage Walrus.

[Dbos]

JB is the perfect chicken hawk,voted by the leading chicken hawk group in the world, the heritage foundation

[mcmutter]

Tommmmy Tancredo must of come in second in that poll. He did his military service in the YAF at college, but a grand chickenhawk all the way.

[jalowe1957]

John Bolton: a taxidermy run amok in a Cold War exhibit at the Smithsonian.

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[LittleMittens]

Bolton is a sad hangover from the cold war. Even the cold war has now been over for 20 years. Hey Bolton, if war is the answer, you're still asking the wrong questions

[MIKEBC]

The big food brush is back!