[Kolokotronis]

Nicky Burns is a clown, though a dangerous clown. When he was ambassador in Athens, he was a laughing stock held in contempt by most of the Greek government in and out of power. I was sitting in the office of a now very, very high Greek official some years back when Burns had said some particularly stupid, groveling thing about Mohammedanism. The comment brought gales of laughter from the Greek officials, most especially the one who is now so high up in the ND government. Then that person turned to me and said that Burns represented a trend in American diplomacy which would lead to war in the Eastern Mediterranean and ultimately throughout Europe and perhaps even America.

I thought that person was right then and I still do.

[Vigilanteman]

Burns should not be collecting a paycheck from the U.S. Government taxpayers.

Unfortunately, the State Department takes great care to screen out potential new hires who might actually represent American interests.

[Andy'smom]

I went to high school with Nicky Burns - he was always a snide little suck-up.