Sen. Joe Lieberman ‘Disappointed’ in President Obama’s Response to ‘Totally Offensive’ Open Mic Comments About Benjamin Netanyahu

Sunlen Miller ABC News 11/9/2011

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., today said an open mic moment involving President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy was “insulting” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “totally unacceptable.”

“To me, it’s insulting to Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is obviously an ally of both France and the United States,” […]

Did Journalists Promise to Stay Silent on Obama-Netanyahu Gaffe?

Ben Howe RedState 11/7/2011

Let me say at the outset that as it stands, this is only being sourced from one location. Having had some experience with relaying quotes that turn out to be bunk, I think this is worth noting. However, if there’s any truth to it, it is absolutely worth talking about.

Apparently […]

Embarrassment in Seoul

The world won’t follow slow-growth, weak-dollar America.

The Wall Street Journal 11/13/2010

Has there ever been a major economic summit where a U.S. President and his Treasury Secretary were as thoroughly rebuffed as they were at this week’s G-20 meeting in Seoul? We can’t think of one. President Obama failed to achieve any of his […]

G20 leaders face fractious talks in Seoul

Talks between leaders of the G20 group of major economies are entering their second day in Seoul, with key nations locked in fractious talks.

BBC News 11 November 2010

Leaders are due to publish a final communique on the summit, setting out agreements had made.

But tensions are high between some delegations over how to […]

QE2 risks currency wars and the end of dollar hegemony

As the US Federal Reserve meets today to decide whether its next blast of quantitative easing should be $1 trillion or a more cautious $500bn, it does so knowing that China and the emerging world view the policy as an attempt to drive down the dollar.

Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Telegraph [UK] 01 Nov 2010

The Fed’s […]

Global governance is here

Trevor Loudon New Zeal 11/2/2010

World government is here!

New European Union President Herman van Rompuy let’s the rat out of the bag…”2009 is the first year of global governance.”

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