There was no departing from his usual script of indignant impatience at the shortcomings of other world leaders, governments and institutions as President George Bush came to New York today to give his eighth and last address to the United Nations, a body that has never found him particularly palatable.


An unrepentant Mr Bush, who might have been on the defensive not least because of the meltdown of American financial institutions over recent days, if not the continuing war in Iraq, instead rehearsed familiar appeals for pushing out the boundaries of freedom, justice for terrorists and punishment for countries that may harbour them.

While paying some lip service to the UN saying that it and other "multilateral organisations are needed more than ever," he implied that the body and its members had been too passive in combating terrorism, which he said, remained the greatest "threat to our civilisation".

"To be successful, we must be focused, and resolute, and effective," he told world leaders inside the General Assembly hall. "Instead of only passing resolutions decrying terrorist attacks after they occur, we must cooperate more closely to keep terrorist attacks from happening in the first place."... more here: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/unrepentant-bush-delivers-his-last-speech-to-un-940071.html