In Washington–more criticism is being leveled against John Bolton–president Bush’s nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations. The latest criticism centers on warnings issued by Bolton in 2002 and 2003 about Syria’s effort to acquire unconventional weapons. Former intelligence agents are now saying that Bolton’s warnings exaggerated the intelligence on Syria. One unnamed senior official told the New York Times that Bolton routinely sought to push his assertions beyond the views endorsed by intelligence agencies.