Annan says goodbye

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan took his criticism of the Bush administration to the nation's heartland Monday, saying America must not sacrifice its democratic ideals while waging war against terrorism.

In the hometown of President Harry Truman, who helped found the United Nations, Annan said “human rights and the rule of law are vital to global security and prosperity.”

When the U.S. “appears to abandon its own ideals and objectives, its friends abroad are naturally troubled and confused,” Annan told a packed audience at the Truman Presidential Museum and Library.