The Washington Post provides a excerpt of Mr. Egeland’s initial press conference where he accuses rich nations being too stingy in their response to the countries affected by the recent tsunami:
Despite his claim of being “misinterpreted,” a review of the transcript of Mr. Egeland’s initial press briefing confirms that he asked reporters at the United [...]

“The 35-year-old now holds the distinction of becoming Boynton Beach’s first African-American female sergeant, but she wants people to look beyond the label and laughs about the number of times people have commented on it.
“It really doesn’t matter if they hired a green Martian if a person is able to do the job and is [...]