Back to reality: [Q] - The Demise Of The Dollar: “In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia, Japan and France – to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead to a basket of currencies including the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, the euro, gold and a new, unified currency planned for nations in the Gulf Co-operation Council, including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar.” - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-of-the-dollar-1798175.html
[Q] - “One aspect of having a multicultural president who doesn’t embrace American exceptionalism is that this administration seems to be ‘quite open’ to international proposals to replace — and thus undermine — the dollar.” - http://volokh.com/2009/10/05/robert-fisk-countries-holding-secret-meeting-to-replace-the-dollar/ Comments: “Obama will be remembered as the most disastrous head of state in the Americas since Montezuma.” - http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/10/05/tibet-now-obama-loses-the-richard-gere-vote/#comment-21 On Oct 6, 1:03 am, ReallyAngryIndo <[email protected]> wrote: > And I find it quite ironic that such "patriots" would have a problem > with America having a good image around the world. You people are so > loathing and ignorant you would rather our country suffer so that > Obama may look the fool. > > On Oct 5, 11:50 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > And I note that once again something is posted in favor of Obama with no > > date given for the poll. The time frame Is, I assume from the content, just > > after the election and before the big "O" started fucking up. > > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 10:44 PM, ReallyAngryIndo <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_status;_ylt=AhiE8Vehvo1k4WfbyVwZilr... > > > > U.S. most admired country globally: survey > > > > NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – The United States is the most admired > > > country globally thanks largely to the star power of President Barack > > > Obama and his administration, according to a new poll. > > > > It climbed from seventh place last year, ahead of France, Germany, the > > > United Kingdom and Japan which completed the top five nations in the > > > Nation Brand Index (NBI). > > > > "What's really remarkable is that in all my years studying national > > > reputation, I have never seen any country experience such a dramatic > > > change in its standing as we see for the United States for 2009," said > > > Simon Anholt, the founder of NBI, which measured the global image of > > > 50 countries each year. > > > > He believes that during the previous administration of George W. Bush > > > the United States suffered in the world ranking with its unpopular > > > foreign policies but since Obama was elected, and despite the recent > > > economic turmoil, the country's status has risen globally. > > > > "There is no other explanation," Anholt said in an interview, > > > referring to the impact of Obama. > > > > On Oct 5, 9:04 pm, "d.b.baker" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > President Piss-pot Update: > > > > > [Sydney Morning Herald] - Amid all the heady global diplomacy at the > > > > United Nations and the G20 last week, one issue was conspicuous by its > > > > absence - Afghanistan. The reason is clear. Afghanistan is now Barack > > > > Obama's war, a war other world leaders want to distance themselves > > > > from, and a war over which Obama is paralysed. -- > > >http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/afghanistan-starting-to-look-l... > > > > > ["L'Express, France] Chicago: "Slap in the Face" - Original Article > > > > (French): > > > > > "Chicago's first-round elimination for the 2016 Olympic games mars the > > > > president... " -- > > >http://watchingamerica.com/News/35254/chicago-slap-in-the-face/ > > > > > [Folha Online, Brazil] "A Man Crushed" - Original Article > > > > (Portuguese): > > > > > "The real shame is that the U.S. may not be ready for Obama. " - > > >http://watchingamerica.com/News/35068/a-man-crushed/ > > > > > [Al-Rai, Jordan] "Hiroshima...Is Obama Going to Apologize?" - > > >http://watchingamerica.com/News/34987/hiroshimais-obama-going-to-apol... > > > > (I loved this one, clearly seeing Obama as the great apologizer) > > > > > [Xin Hua, China] "Tire Tariffs Send a Bad Message" - Original Article > > > > (Chinese): > > > > > "With the approval of the Chinese tire tariffs, Obama has clearly > > > > neglected - with the exception of the U.S. labor unions - many > > > > political and economic issues. " - > > >http://watchingamerica.com/News/34871/tire-tariffs-send-a-bad-message/ > > > > > [Yedioth Ahronot, Israel] "Say 'No' to Obama" - > > >http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3778526,00.html > > > > > [Le Soir, Belgium] "Obama's Eloquence Is Not Enough" - Original > > > > Article (French): > > >http://watchingamerica.com/News/35026/obamas-eloquence-is-not-enough/ > > > > > [Jerusalem Post, Israel] "Played for a Sucker" - > > >http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253627550527&pagename=JPo... > > > > > [Sina, China] "Afghanistan: The Fall of the American Empire" - > > > > Original Article (Chinese): > > > > > "The failure of the American troops in Afghanistan will most likely be > > > > the American version of the Battle of Adrianople in the year of 378. > > > > This battle was the prelude to the invasion of the Germans and the > > > > collapse of Roman Empire and has resulted in the ill fortune of > > > > Western civilization for 1,100 years! " - > > >http://watchingamerica.com/News/34709/afghanistan-the-fall-of-the-ame... > > > > > [Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany] "Obama in the Valley of Tears" - > > > > Original Article (German): > > >http://watchingamerica.com/News/35208/obama-in-the-valley-of-tears/ > > > > > La Repubblica, Italy] "Charisma is No Longer Enough" - Original > > > > Article (Italian): > > >http://watchingamerica.com/News/35011/charisma-is-no-longer-enough/ > > > > > [The Times, U.K.] "Too Much Obama" - > > >http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article68449... > > > > > La Stampa, Italy] "Barack, an Awkward Move" - Original Article > > > > (Italian): > > > > > "The whole dynamic of [unveiling of Iran's uranium enrichment program] > > > > seems to indicate at least that the White House might have played a > > > > bad hand in its poker game with Iran nuclearly." - > > >http://watchingamerica.com/News/35033/barack-an-awkward-move/ > > > > > [Guardian Unlimited, U.K.] "Obama the Impotent" - > > >http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/sep/22/obama-... > > > > > [The Australian, Australia] "Obama is No Fonzie" - > > >http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26116013-7583,00.html > > > -- > > Mark M. 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