John Bolton: Ambassador, Comedian

Bolton: "I think it is inappropriate and illegitimate for an international civil servant to second-guess the conduct that we're engaged in in the war on terror..."

That "international civil servant" happens to be Louise Arbour, the high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations. What is her job? Well, she has "the broad mandate to promote and protect all human rights: civil, political, economic, social and cultural." And what did she say? This:

"[the] absolute ban on torture, a cornerstone of the international human rights edifice, is under attack. The principle once believed to be unassailable -- the inherent right to physical integrity and dignity of person -- is becoming a casualty of the so-called 'war on terrorism'."

So John Bolton thinks that it is inappropriate for the person at the U.N. who is responsible for protecting human rights to actually comment about human rights.

I guess that makes sense coming from someone who believes it is inappropriate for a diplomat to employ diplomacy.