Soros' Man in Britain

The lone figure in the government of newly-minted British Prime Minister Gordon Brown who has never served in government or either house of parliament is also one with possibly the strongest ties to what former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once dubbed "the loony left." Mark Malloch Brown -- now Lord Malloch Brown, having just been granted a peerage by the prime minister (no relation) -- is the new minister for Africa, Asia, and the United Nations. He is also someone who repeatedly sought to undercut two high-profile Americans in the world arena, former World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz and former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton. Moreover, the 53-year-old Brown was until recently one of the operatives for left-wing financier George Soros, and has a record of harsh words for both the conservative American media as well as the United States itself.