LGF Kudos to Negroponte

Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 1:04:13 pm PST

US Ambassador to the United Nations John Negroponte walked out of the Security Council today as the Iraqi ambassador spewed venom and lies. (Hat tip: Gary W.)

UNITED NATIONS - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations walked out of a debate on the Iraqi war Thursday after Iraq's ambassador accused the United States of trying to exterminate the Iraqi people.

"I did sit through quite a long part of what he had to say but I'd heard enough," U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte said.

Iraq's U.N. envoy Mohammed Al-Douri charged that the United States had arranged for contracts to rebuild Iraq in 1997, six years before the U.S.-led war began last week.

Negroponte got up and walked out as Al-Douri continued speaking, accusing the United States of a military campaign to wipe out the Iraqi people.