On July 7, 2011, U.S. UN Ambassador to Geneva, Eileen Donahoe, issued a
statement on Richard Falk - the UN "expert" who thinks Boston had it coming: "Mr. Falk's continued comments and postings to his personal blog are deeply offensive, and I condemn them in the strongest terms. I am registering a strong protest with the UN on behalf of the United States. The United States has often been critical of Mr. Falk's approach to his mandate, including his one-sided and politicized view of situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. We hope that he will resign, recognizing that his continued status as a UN mandate holder is a blight on the UN system." What happened next? Richard Falk continued on as UN "expert." Falk produced a report for the UN Human Rights Council in May 2012, presented his report to the Council in June 2012, wrote another report for the General Assembly in September 2012, and presented his report to the General Assembly in October 2012. The Obama administration paid 22% of all his costs. On October 25, 2012, US UN Ambassador Susan Rice issued a press
statement saying "Throughout his tenure as Special Rapporteur, Mr. Falk has been highly biased and made offensive statements, including outrageous comments on the 9/11 attacks. Mr. Falk's... continued service in the role of a UN Special Rapporteur is deeply regrettable and only damages the credibility of the UN." Then what happened? Richard Falk stayed on as UN Special Rapporteur, and the Obama administration paid 22% of his bills. Now it's April 23, 2013, and Susan Rice tweets: "Outraged by Richard Falk's highly offensive Boston comments. Someone who spews such vitriol has no place at the UN. Past time for him to go." And the U.S. UN Mission issues yet another statement: "The United States completely rejects the provocative and offensive commentary by Mr. Richard Falk....regarding the recent terrorist attack in Boston, Massachusetts. The United States has previously called for Mr. Falk's resignation for his numerous outrageous statements, and these comments underscore once more the absurdity of his service as a
UN Special Rapporteur." Do you see a pattern here?