The 16 U.S. Congressional delegates to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change were caught by surprise last week when Tim Wirth, Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs, told them privately to keep their mouths shut and not criticize President Clinton's position during the meeting in Kyoto next month. Some in Congress suspect a double-cross. Now the Administration is saying that, under the U.S. Constitution, the executive branch is entrusted with the sole authority to negotiate with foreign governments. In other words, shut up. This move by the Clinton Administration is the latest in an organized effort to sustain the global warming message, and deflect any attacks.
Similar efforts are underway in Europe.
The other scientist has yet to show. Clearly, dissent and debate are not meant to be part of these negotiations. In Sweden, Bert Bolin, IPCC chairman for 8 years, continues to call for mandatory measures to reduce CO2. That, dear folks, is how an international bureaucrat tries to please both scientists and global warming politicos alike. Well, that simplifies things.