Yesterday, outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan gave his farewell speech. Some of the media accused Annan of scolding the Bush administration in that speech. And selected bits and pieces of the speech do make it appear that way.
But, in reading the entire speech in context, it's clear that Annan addressed the issues in a much more diplomatic manner than the press would suggest. He does criticize the status quo, but he does so with tact. Annan has class.
[Read the text of the speech.]
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