Bolton threatens U.S. funding for U.N.
Dec 22, 2005, 7:19 GMT

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI)
-- The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, said the United States should withhold U.N.-member dues if reform isn`t made to his liking.

The U.S. dues make up 22 percent of the U.N. budget.

Bolton is pushing for a number of changes in the world body including giving more power to the secretary general, which developing nations see as a power grab, the Boston Globe reports.

Bolton, a longtime critic of the United Nations, said he`d agree to a three-month interim budget to work out the U.S. demands.
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Power grab at the U.N.. Anyone surprised?