America's Ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalizad, gets the Hoge-wash treatment today in the New York Times, in an article written by Warren Hoge (who never has a bad word to say about the United Nations but had a lot of bad things to say about our former Ambassador John Bolton).  Khalizad needlessly has fun at the expense of former Ambassador John Bolton. Ambassador Khalizad took pains to mention his close friend Algerian former Foreign Minister and UN official Lakhdar Brahimi, while also taking time to praise to praise Rumi, a Sufi Islamic poet. While paying obeisance to Islamic sensitivities and joining UN vendettas against Bolton might be a way to win friends at the United Nations, it does not reflect highly on principles that America embodies. Furthermore, it is somewhat disgraceful to pay homage to Brahimi, a man who  has been faulted for his anti-Israel bias. From a New York Sun article:Speaking on Belgian radio and to the...(Read Full Post)