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“Obama calls recession a disaster” »

By NewHampster on Jan 31, 2009 in Current Affairs, Economy, Obamaisms, World News | 274 Comments

This is how the BBC and Reuters hear President Obama and why he needs to learn to watch what he says.  Damn it all, PITO* you are the fecking President and your words are not just words anymore. Obama calls recession a disaster

Open Thread * Rules re Posting & Economic Unrest Spreads »

By SusanUnPC on Jan 30, 2009 in Economy, Open Thread, United Kingdom, World News | 88 Comments

Here are a couple easy rules for posting comments at NoQuarterUSA.net: (1) You must provide a legitimate e-mail address in your comments. No one but the administrators sees the address. We need it in case we need to contact you about your comments. If your e-mail bounces, that’s grounds for immediate banning. This morning, an [...]

Recession Sparks Protests Across the World, from Iceland to Paris to Latvia to China * Open Thread »

By SusanUnPC on Jan 30, 2009 in Current Affairs, Economic Stimulus, Economy, World News | 17 Comments

THREE REPORTS: These people are so desperate. In Iceland, there were “riots outside the Icelandic parliament building, issuing a plea for help to Barack Obama.” (Good luck with that.) Obama thinks he’s going to solve the global crisis by hosting Republicans for the Super Bowl. Which reminds me of the results when Bill Clinton watched [...]

Reactions to Obama’s first televised interview on Al-Arabiya »

By SusanUnPC on Jan 27, 2009 in Backtrack Obama, CNN, Flip Flopping, George Mitchell, Iran, Media Handling of Story, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, World News | 45 Comments

Here’s part of CNN’s AC360 coverage of — and commentary on — Obama’s interview with al-Arabiya last night (we have the full two-part interview below). Huffington Post has the full text. I find the panel’s comments about the probable reaction by Al Qaeda to be interesting, if just a tad over-the-moon adulatory, heh: From the [...]

Al Jazeera Mobile Bulletin + Today’s State Dept. Briefing »

By SusanUnPC on Jan 27, 2009 in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings, World News | 2 Comments

Every day, you can receive the daily State Dept. briefings via e-mail and video. BELOW is the January 26, 2009 briefing:

Future looks bleak for the good old US of A »

By NewHampster on Nov 23, 2008 in World News | 259 Comments

US global dominance ‘set to wane’ That according to my best source, the BBC.  As usual I doubt we’ll see this headlined on an American site or news reading show. Basically the once every 4 years, NIC Report (The National Intelligence Council) says that due to many circumstances, we will still be the leader but [...]

World Focus — The Week in Review »

By Charles Lemos on Nov 22, 2008 in Open Thread, World News | 10 Comments

(This post is only for sober people. – nasuS yppinS) Carla Robbins of The New York Times and Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs magazine join Martin Savidge to discuss the weeks top stories: A new intelligence report suggesting al-Qaeda may be on the decline, the discussion over Senator Hillary Clinton as a potential member of [...]

Hillary, Our Nation’s and Our World’s Lonely Eyes Turn to You … »

By SusanUnPC on Nov 22, 2008 in World News | 33 Comments

… to help heal the deep wounds from the Bush years. The unending wrongs around the world seek your careful attention. We know you cannot begin to solve all that ails the world’s people, but we know that you care deeply and that you will do all that you possibly can. We also know that [...]

Video Views From ‘Round the World »

By SusanUnPC on Nov 7, 2008 in Obama Administration, World News | 13 Comments

As I was surfing around YouTube, I stumbled upon these videos from Al Jazeera English. Hey, I dig it if not many people watch these and there aren’t many comments, but I find these glimpses at life around the world utterly fascinating. I am starved for news beyond our borders. It’s truly embarrassing to go [...]

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