http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bolton/ en-us Mon, 5 Sep 2005 15:59:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477780/posts Decision Brief No. 05-D 44 2005-08-31 On eve of U.N. push for global government, advocates urge Senate to approve a building block: The Law of the Sea Treaty (Washington, D.C.): As concern grows that the United Nations is intent on replacing what the National Security Guidance calls "an orderly arrangement of sovereign states" with a proto-world government - complete with the ability to impose international taxes, a new push is being made for a treaty that would advance that purpose: the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST). This sovereignty-sapping agenda is at the heart of a dispute now playing... The Center For Security Policy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477780/posts#comment Mon, 5 Sep 2005 15:59:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405926/posts Here is video of John Bolton talking with Laura Ingraham about Obama's Nobel speech...(Video)John Bolton called the speech "shallow and sophomoric" and said "because he says a nice thing about America every once in a while doesn't change the fundamental philosophy at work in his brain." Bolton said Obama's speech was "filled with fundamental errors" and revealed "his mindset which is post-American." Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405926/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:26:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395037/posts When the Obama Administration proclaimed victory on October 1st by announcing that a break-through had been reached in Geneva and that Iran had committed to shipping 2,600 pounds of fuel to Russia, expert Iran watchers were appropriately cynical. Bolton cautioned, yet again, that the Iranians had used some of the same diplomatic nuances they had been using for years to successfully buy more time to continue enriching uranium and fake cooperation with the international community. Usually, the Europeans were the first to take the bait but this time the Obama Administration got hooked first. Bolton, however, was the first to... CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395037/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:29:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392252/posts Barack Obama's first visit to Asia since his inauguration was one of the most disappointing trips by any U.S. president to the region in decades, especially given media-generated expectations that "Obamamania" would make it yet another triumphal progression. It was a journey of startlingly few concrete accomplishments, demonstrable proof that neither personal popularity nor media deference really means much in the hard world of international affairs. The contrast between Asia's reception for Obama and Europe's is significant. Although considered a global phenomenon, Obamamania's real center is Europe. There, Mr. Obama reigns as a "post-American" president, a multilateralist carbon copy of... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392252/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:57:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387923/posts LONDON (Reuters) -- Counterterrorism detectives said they had arrested five men in early morning raids today in northwest England. They were being held on suspicion of committing terrorism offenses including inciting an act of terrorism overseas. Police said the suspects, aged 21, 26, 27, 52, and 62, were detained after swoops at homes in Manchester and Bolton, and at a hotel near London's Heathrow Airport. The properties were now being searched. RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387923/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:22:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379829/posts Even in draft form, the Copenhagen treaty provides solid evidence that the U.N. has a very different idea about what lies in the best interests of the United States than most Americans would. In fact, I submit that the treaty doesn't have the best interests of the United States in mind at all. Even if the treaty's language is much watered down by December, one can be sure of two things. First, some language will remain that would have negative implications or consequences for the United States. Second, the treaty will be the foot in the door the U.N. needs... Right Side News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379829/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:57:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2374905/posts Here is video from Glenn Beck's show today where he focused on the bizarre plans by President Obama to sign onto the Climate Change Treaty in Copenhagen at a world conference to be held December 7-18. Beck had former U.S. Ambassador John Bolton and Britain's Lord Monckton, a Climate Change expert, and a former adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Monckton warns that signing the treaty will begin the process of giving up U.S. Sovereignty to a world body that will have the power to impact U.S. financial markets and the greater U.S. Economy. He said it currently contains the... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2374905/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:53:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2368102/posts Dispersed between the speakers we bring in (great success with Amb John Bolton last week btw) and activist projects we work on, the University Republicans like to have some fun in adding to the political discourse on campus. This upcoming event is a great example. I thought readers would find the event info quite amusing and so pasted the event info below. Be on the lookout come Monday from 12:00-1:30 on the University of Chicago Quad as YOU have a chance to become a Nobel Peace Prize recipient! Yes, you could join the venerable ranks of activists like Henry Kissinger,... Thoughts From A Texan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2368102/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:36:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362116/posts This Friday, the American Enterprise Institute will host an event addressing the question "Should Israel attack Iran?" The event includes, among others, Iran uberhawk Michael Rubin and infamous "torture lawyer" John Yoo, but the real star is likely to be John Bolton, the former U.N. ambassador whose right-of-Attila views left him an outcast even within the second Bush administration. The Faster Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2362116/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:07:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354914/posts The most widely touted outcome of last week's Geneva talks with Iran was the "agreement in principle" to send approximately one nuclear-weapon's worth of Iran's low enriched uranium (LEU) to Russia for enrichment to 19.75% and fabrication into fuel rods for Tehran's research reactor. President Barack Obama says the deal represents progress, a significant confidence-building measure. In fact, the agreement constitutes another in the long string of Iranian negotiating victories over the West. Any momentum toward stricter sanctions has been dissipated, and Iran's fraudulent, repressive regime again hobnobs with the U.N. Security Council's permanent members. Consider the following problems: •... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354914/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 01:42:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347423/posts Bitter Harvests to Come   [Victor Davis Hanson] If one were to sum up the Obama speech, it is the same old, same old formula: "I am a uniquely post-American fresh start; the era of Bush and our dreadful past is over; and because this is our moment, you, the world, owe me attention and support for my redefining America more to your tastes."The problem with all this is endless: (1) most existing problems predated Bush and transcended him, as Obama is discovering with Iran, radical Islam in America, North Korea, Russia, etc.; (2) By separating himself from the past, Obama sends... NRO Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347423/posts#comment Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:19:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2346641/posts I see why the left couldn't stand Bolton, he hits the nail right on the head and does here with the Obama apology to the United Nations.... hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2346641/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:58:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2337547/posts Today, Hillsdale College's Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship hosted John R. Bolton, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, for their monthly First Principles on First Fridays lecture series in Washington, D.C. And in his talk he delivered a report card on President Obama's Foreign Policy, giving him an "absent." Click here http://www.redstate.com/academicelephant/2009/09/11/john-bolton-grades-the-obama-administrations-foreign-policy-record for a great interview with Ambassador Bolton by Academic Elephant at Red State following the talk. RedState http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2337547/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:39:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336260/posts Hillsdale College's Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship will be hosting John R. Bolton, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, tomorrow for their monthly First Principles on First Fridays Lecture Series. The event will be held this Friday, September 11, 2009 from 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Auditorium in Washington, D.C. In his address, Ambassador Bolton will deliver a report card on President Obama's Foreign Policy. Follow the lecture live on Twitter by clicking here: http://twitter.com/hillsdale1. To register by September 8, please click here: http://www.hillsdale.edu/firstfridays.asp. For any questions, and to confirm your attendance,... Hillsdale College http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336260/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:48:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326506/posts Ambassador John Bolton will be addressing the First Principles on First Fridays monthly lecture series sponsored by Hillsdale College's Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship on September 11, 2009 in The Allison Auditorium at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Bolton will be speaking on "Obama's Foreign Policy: A Report Card". To RSVP, please go to http://www.hillsdale.edu/firstfridays.asp or call 202-248-5084 and ask for Jennifer Powell. Hillsdale College http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326506/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:01:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319348/posts U.S. President Barack Obama has started reaching out to some of Pakistan's most fervent Islamist and anti-American parties, including one that helped give rise to the Taliban, trying to improve Washington's image in the nuclear-armed state. Obama's special envoy, Richard Holbrooke, is initiating dialogue between the United States and religious parties previous administrations had largely shunned, both sides said. John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Bush presidency, questioned Holbrooke's timing for trying to engage Taliban sympathisers on the eve of elections in neighbouring Afghanistan, where U.S. forces are battling the hardline Islamic group. "As a general... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2319348/posts#comment Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:41:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307969/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Obama administration is rewarding North Korea for its bad behavior by sending ex-president Bill Clinton to Pyongyang to win the release of two US journalists, the former US ambassador to the UN said Tuesday. John Bolton, an outspoken hardliner in the previous administration of George W. Bush, told AFP that Clinton's mission to Pyongyang undermines a number of public stands held by his own wife, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "It comes perilously close to negotiating with terrorists," Bolton told AFP when asked about Bill Clinton's trip to secure the release of journalists Laura Ling... AFP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307969/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:18:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305898/posts Audio: 'Administration doesn't really know what its diplomatic strategy will be' wnd.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305898/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:38:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305801/posts Just the video. http://live.radioamerica.org/loudwater/player.pl?name=wnd&url=http://feeds.radioamerica.org/podcast/DWP/audio/000007_011421.mp3 live.radioamerica.org and WND http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305801/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2009 06:34:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304545/posts It’s Crunch Time for Israel on Iran After years of failed diplomacy no one will be able to call an attack precipitous. Legions of senior American officials have descended on Jerusalem recently, but the most important of them has been Defense Secretary Robert Gates. His central objective was to dissuade Israel from carrying out military strikes against Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities. Under the guise of counseling “patience,” Mr. Gates again conveyed President Barack Obama’s emphatic thumbs down on military force. The public outcome of Mr. Gates’s visit appeared polite but inconclusive. Yet Iran’s progress with nuclear weapons and air defenses... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304545/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:12:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2301156/posts Here is video of former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton criticizing President Obama's Administration for leaking information on a highly classified CIA program to identify and kill top Al-Qaeda operatives. Bolton says the revealing of the program by CIA Director Leon Panetta will depress morale at the Agency because it undercuts creativity in the future. He also said it tells Al-Qaeda leaders the CIA is not going to seek to use lethal force against them. Bolton also slammed Obama's handling of Iran's drive to obtain nuclear weapons. Bolton thinks Obama believes he can find a way to... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2301156/posts#comment Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:36:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284618/posts With Iran's hard-line mullahs and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unmistakably back in control, Israel's decision of whether to use military force against Tehran's nuclear weapons program is more urgent than ever. Iran's nuclear threat was never in doubt during its presidential campaign, but the post-election resistance raised the possibility of some sort of regime change. That prospect seems lost for the near future or for at least as long as it will take Iran to finalize a deliverable nuclear weapons capability. Accordingly, with no other timely option, the already compelling logic for an Israeli strike is nearly inexorable. Israel... KRSI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284618/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 03:49:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284103/posts With Iran's hard-line mullahs and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unmistakably back in control, Israel's decision of whether to use military force against Tehran's nuclear weapons program is more urgent than ever. This Story Time for an Israeli Strike? End the Spat With Israel In Morocco, an Alternative to Iran Iran's nuclear threat was never in doubt during its presidential campaign, but the post-election resistance raised the possibility of some sort of regime change. That prospect seems lost for the near future or for at least as long as it will take Iran to finalize a deliverable nuclear weapons capability. The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284103/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:01:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283972/posts .S. President Barack Obama’s policies have left an Israeli attack on Iran the only option in preventing the Muslim country from obtaining a nuclear weapon, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton wrote in The Washington Post Thursday. In an article headlined “Time for an Israeli Strike?” Bolton answered his own question by stating, "Israel's decision of whether to use military force against Tehran's nuclear weapons program is more urgent than ever." Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283972/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:45:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279897/posts Obama is making the same mistake as other presidents -- the only answer is regime change. Since Iran's controversial and disputed election, President Obama has been noticeably restrained in his reaction. He has flashed his empathy, saying on Tuesday that he was "appalled and outraged" by the regime's brutality, but he has been equally emphatic about not being perceived as meddling in Iran's internal affairs. Despite increasing political heat, even from Democrats and the usually adulatory U.S. media, Obama persists in his low-key approach, clinging to emotive generalizations. But it is the president's underlying policies that are wrong, not just... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279897/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:00:16 GMT