According to this report, Kofi Annan sees no evidence that Iran and Syria have gone out of their way to “inflame sentiments” over the cartoon crisis. I never knew the poor fellow was blind.

He’s apparently also defending an attempt by Islamic nations to insert wording into the founding document for a new UN Human Rights Council that would include the following: “defamation of religions and prophets is inconsistent with the right to freedom of expression.”

He really should go, you know.

Hat-tip: Johan Norberg.