Former UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick Dead
Former UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick has died. She was 80 years old.
Kirkpatrick, a Democrat-turned-Republican, was a staunch anti-Communist. She was also a hero of the conservative movement during and after her service under President Ronald Reagan. In fact, it was the Kirkpatrick Doctrine - vigorous support of anti-Communist governments and regimes around the world - that enjoyed great support by the Reagan administration and helped bring down the Soviet Union.
Thank you, Ambassador Kirkpatrick for your service to our country. May God bless her and may she rest in peace.
Update: The American Enterprise Institute has a great memoriam to Jeane J. Kirkpatrick that’s a must read.
Or you could just read the fantastic tribute Jeanette posted below. Sorry, Jeanette. You’ve done a great job and apparently type much faster than I do. 
December 8th, 2006 at 10:21 am
Jeane Kirkpatrick Has Died
Developing…
A powerful voice for freedom has been lost. The American Enterprise Institute released the news:
AEI senior fellow Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, who joined the Institute in 1978, died yesterday. As a young political scientist at Georgetown Un…
December 9th, 2006 at 6:26 pm
Jeanne Kirkpatrick, RIP
The former UN ambassador who spoke against the blame-America mentality constant at the UN has passed away (H/T: Michelle Malkin and The Corner).
December 10th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
JEANE KIRKPATRICK DIES
A moment of silence for a true great American and passionate advocate of Reagan conservatism.
Former UN ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick is dead at the age of 80.
Allahpundit points out:
America’s first woman ambassador to the UN, who, on September 12, 2…