Rice: As member of the UNHRC U.S "will battle the anti-Israel crap"

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I realize that this will not go down well with many here, but it's actually not a bad thing. The HRC has been so obsessive about Israel's human rights abuses, that it has not addressed any other situation- including Darfur.


Rice at the U.N.

I sat down yesterday with Susan Rice, and here's my story:

NEW YORK — It is, says Susan Rice, "a good time to be American Ambassador to the United Nations."

Rice, a foreign policy veteran at the age of 44, is positioned to be one of the administration's key national security voices. She has access to the president, a restored Cabinet seat, and a place on the National Security Council's Principal's Committee. She's also broadened her Washington presence, with an expanded office at the State Department.

Rice is, said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, "playing a central role in the team that's been assembled."

Perhaps more than any other American official, Rice also is negotiating day-to-day the meaning of Obama's promise of a new era in American foreign policy, one in which openness doesn't mean weakness and engagement can be combative.

Some of the earliest moves have been symbolic, like making the controversial decision to rejoin the troubled U.N. Human Rights Council - where, Rice said, the United States will battle "the anti-Israel crap." She also said the administration is still considering attending the controversial anti-racism conference this month, where U.S. pressure has won a "substantially improved" draft text, she said.

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