In other U.N. news, outgoing U.S. Ambassador John Bolton joined a group of international lawyers and former diplomats Thursday to announce plans to charge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with inciting genocide against Israel. Ahmadinejad has called for Israel’s elimination and this week said Israel would soon be “wiped out.”

U.N. Ambassador John Bolton: “In the case of Ahmadinejad, not only is what he says outrageous and unacceptable, but what he’s doing about it and what his government is doing about it demonstrates that this is not merely a series of statements about his intentions. His government is seeking to acquire the capabilities to do exactly what he’s talking about.”