And now he wants this arsehole to become our UN ambassador. From http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/6808/1/264/>this article (emphasis is mine):

WASHINGTON — Carl W. Ford Jr., former chief of the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, told senators April 12 that John Bolton, President Bush's choice for UN ambassador, is a "serial abuser … an 800-pound gorilla" who "devours" anyone who disagrees with him.

In testimony before a Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing, Ford said Bolton had demanded that he fire an intelligence analyst for contradicting Bolton's claim that Cuba was developing weapons of mass destruction.

A decade ago, Bolton told a conference in New York, "If the UN building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference." More recently, Bolton said the UN Security Council should be changed to put the U.S. in the driver's seat.

Is it any wonder he used to be one of Jesse Helms' right-hand people?

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