Bolton bars UN testimony on Darfur John Bolton has blocked a UN envoy from briefing the Security Council on possible human rights violations in Sudan's Darfur region saying the council had to act against atrocities and not just talk about them. The chief US representative was joined Monday by China, Algeria and Russia as they prevented Juan Mendez , Secretary General Kofi Annan's special adviser for the prevention of genocide, from briefing the council on his recent visit to Darfur, despite pleas from Annan and 11 other council members that Mendez be heard. (Rueters Oct 11). This entire passage was transcribed from the blog, World War 4 Report, Deconstructing the War on Terrorism (click on the title above to visit)  ¶ 7:46 PM