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US spying just a symptom
Eytan Gilboa
Published: 27.10.13, 11:45
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1. Not only the European leaders
Mira ,   Vienna   (10.27.13)
the whole wide world lost any respect for the Hussein gang in the White House, actually Israel lost the respect long ago already! It would be best for US to get rid of him and his ilk!
2. Obama
Rhonda ,   Chicago, USA   (10.27.13)
Let us all please survive this president.
3. How can he do well.........
Calibi ,   Sydney Aust   (10.27.13)
Obama is a fluke of the 21st century. Nothing he did is right except the Americans rights given to him for the worse. Spying on others and intellectual theft is nothing new but accusing China today for stealing and tomorrow he was caught stealing is the worse! Yet it looks like it's noble. Surely he look inferior to the Chinese. Actually his political life crumble like a biscuit dip into diplomatic coffee without milk. It all begin after he demanded the city of Jerusalem to be slice into 2!!! He had interfere beyond his dominion. Anyone who did it will be cut into pieces. In this case is from inside out. God bless Israel and Jerusalem.
4. I fear for the fate of the world while Obumma rules
(10.27.13)
5. "European leaders welcomed Obama's election..."
CJK   (10.27.13)
it is amusing that the so-called european leaders were no different than their groupie subjects who made a rock star out of obama. for reasons known only to them, they ignored obama's radical affiliations and his total lack of experience. it is obvious that none of them had ordered a psychological profile of this super narcissist. angela merkel, a smart and experienced leader, saw no red flags raised when obama still only a candidate demanded of her that he be allowed to speak at the brandenburg gate, germany's most celebrated monument, where before only presidents like kennedy and reagan had spoken.
6. #2 - After Oabam you get Hiliary
spyguy ,   seattle   (10.27.13)
There is close to zero chance any republican will be the next president.due to very bad republican policies and lack of national appeal.
7. What a loser.
Avraham ,   Netivot   (10.27.13)
How inept & incompetent can Husein Obummer get, just wait & see, it's getting worse every day.
8. Wedded at the hip
Robert ,   New Jersey, USA   (10.27.13)
Respect is like pregnancy. Either you command it or you don't. This commentator is over his head in writing about this subject. Obama and European leftist leaders are wedded at the hip. Yes, they are dismayed at his lack of leadership but he is merely following the pacifist-isolationist template they themselves adore. Europeans are so accustomed to the US being the leader in world affairs, they simply cannot fathom how its role diminishes when someone of their ilk assumes power here. Secretly, they adore this 'obomination' of a president, despite the feigning outrage when discovering he spies on them. They and he are ONE... ideologically wedded at the hip.
9. #8.No I think Kerry has got the bit between his teeth
Alan ,   SA   (10.27.13)
10. 3
zionist forever   (10.27.13)
First time round The Republican candidate John McCain had no charisma, he was old & had no new ideas. Obama had charisma, great speaker, he was young and he was black so he was something new. The first time voters loved him because he was young & he knew how to make young voters like him. He also had the back & patio vote in the bag before he started his campaign. Second time after the debates were over it looked like Romney might win then came a hurricane in New York just before election day. Obama went to New York comforted people looked very presidential and all Romney could do was watch because if he went there himself it would have looked like he is trying to exploit the disaster for politics and that would have destroyed him, Obama won because of circumstance.
11. US spying
Cameron ,   USA   (10.27.13)
This is the selected piss & moan about Obama feature of the day? Obama - his policies and behavior are locked in until the end of his term. US spying - a permanent aspect of reality that will remain unchanging despite all the current LOL mortally offended posturing. Truly time to end the "Oh how I hate Obama" carping and sniveling, and finally reconcile yourselves to having deal with both.
12. #6, Bush was as bad as Obama without Islam and got reelected
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (10.27.13)
what are you babbling about? Americans can be easily fooled by a devious propaganda campaign during elections, therefore a next Republican or Democrat in the WH has a 50/50 chance. Actually after the inept and deficient Muslim administration the Republican candidate has a pretty good chance better than 50% as it happened in 2008, just on the other side.
13. good article but too late
Larry ,   LA   (10.27.13)
The harm has been done; Obama is probably the worst president we have ever witnessed: a person of poor judgement and lingering dreams that like the steam evaporate when the water cools. So too is the Obama administration full of good hope and little accomplishments: a frightful disaster!
14. Obama and his Nobel prize
Nora Tel Aviv   (10.27.13)
Have you ever heard of a preventive Nobel Prize? Before the world realized who he really is, or isn`t, he got his Nobel prize.
15. Nobody respects Obama - and - why should they !.
Arn. ,   Sweden.   (10.27.13)
Obama is a big failure in all of His policies. If there is ant Respect its only because the Military Might in the US - nothing more - nothing less. Arn.Sweden
16. #6 it ain't over
(10.27.13)
You might be right, but you might be wrong. The same thing happened in Israel. The Peres regime had complete control of the Israeli press, support of the Israeli oligarchs and the International community and had changed election rules to guarantee a Leftist win. Despite these, as well as Peres dancing on Rabin's blood, starting a war in Lebanon and widespread election fraud, the Israeli electorate flushed Peres and elected Netanyahu. You are right that the Republicans don't have a candidate yet, but Obamacare will apparently prove to be the disaster sane people have predicted, Obama is the laughing stock of the International community and Hilary is still responsible for Benghazi. Anything is possible.
17. Guilt-by-Association
Ezra ,   San Diego   (10.27.13)
Note Owebama's usual excuse for lying. He used the same logic in the Rev Wright scandal. If he ever has to admit anything, it causes him serious emotional pain.
18. Obama = Carter redux
Cowboy Joe ,   Calgary, Canada   (10.27.13)
I said this even before he was elected the first time. Many may not remember but Carter was also not trusted by the Western Europeans during the Cold War because of his vacillations. Obama abandoned his ally Mubarak while Carter abandoned his ally, the Shah of Iran. The similarities between the two go on and on. Fortunately after Carter, there was Reagan to pick up the pieces. Who will be there after Obama?
19. #12 not mine.
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (10.27.13)
20. A tough stance against his own people should be copied?
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (10.27.13)
Obama is bankrupting the United States...and all you can say is a tough stance against citizens who are sick of this garbage should be mounted against others as well. Obama forgot who he represents ...us! He has 146 trillion dollars of on and off the book debt...with only 114 million United States Citizens paying taxes on it. We each owe a million dollars a piece on this spender of everyone elses money. Both parties did it mind you...but Obama acts like imminent bankruptcy of our life savings through hyperinflation is no problem. Look at www usdebtclock org . Put in the two dots. His tough stance is going to collapse the United States Currency....while Ben Bernanke prints 1 Trillion dollars of funny money to buy treasury bills every year.
21. No. 19, of course not yours.That post is way too intelligent
(10.27.13)
22. The EU doesn't have a foreign policy.
Shachar ,   Eilat   (10.28.13)
European leaders can hardly complain about Obama. They themselves are so wishy-washy, weak-kneed and policyless! Obama is still a greater leader than anyone else around today.
23. Anybody home???
Gabriela ,   Down under too   (10.28.13)
Reading news, looking at the news, reading comments, looking at the world, looking at the people, I can't help but wonder... Anybody ever got what G'd tried to warn us for...?!!!! So, we got a lot of rich kids playing with there toys trying out there wings... Everybody is allready chained to there bankaccounts, mobile telephones, internet, smartphondes, ID numbers, passports, etc. They already own you... See. I don't mind G'd knowing my every thought and feeling. besides my words and actions. But others having that much influence on life, al of it and al of ours... I'm not happy with it. I don't think people are rightsious enough to handle even guns. So certainly not everybodys mind and lives like this. Feel like Trinity in the Matrix allready... For one can't move without being monotered. And everything is steared by computers. True that there are a lot of nuthaeds out there with firepower too. And one wants to prevent those people form getting in and doing harm. But is part of spying not also infiltrating and trying to make the other go your way (by placing someone at their side to guide them...your way...) Are they playing for G'd? Do we want / trust them to? Do we need them to, too? If one could only see through the eyes of ''. What kind of a world children are born in to. And what kind of people they become. I whish the US (and others) would invest as much in us and saving our world as they do on Mars, Nucs and IT. What a wonderfull world that would be!
24. Still Aot of Neonazis in Europe
Zechariah   (10.28.13)
There are still a lot of Neonazis in Europe and Governments who want to Trade by Deception with Iran. Anyway Obama Probably did not know about it he is too soft for Realapoliticic .He abandoned Mubarek in Egypt.
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