Kofi Annan Urges U.S. To Respect Human Rights
Kofi Annan, the departing Secretary General of the United Nations challenged W (worst ever)’s administation to avoid “go-it-alone” diplomacy and to be committed to human rights.
In a speech delivered at the Truman Presidential Museum and Library in Independence, Mo., billed as his last address to an American audience as secretary general, Mr. Annan said, “You Americans did so much, in the last century, to build an effective multilateral system, with the United Nations at its heart. Do you need it less today, and does it need you less than 60 years ago? Click here to read more in the New York Times.
If you prefer to read the original speech, try this link at Rawstory.com