30 Nov 10
Originally posted by no1marauderDoesn't it mean the US supplied the weapons to the Yemeni government, rather than actually doing the bombing itself?
The Americans were bombing with the permission of Yemen's President. BUT he knew that the majority of his people wouldn't approve of foreign military action in his country. So he lied to his Parliament and people and said it was his armed forces doing the bombing.
Surely that is something the people of Yemen had a right to know.
Not that this makes it any better, of course...
30 Nov 10
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Originally posted by FabianFnasThis is kind of like free speech gone berserk. Normally, you are allowed to say what you want to whom you want. Now, if you say something to one person you are required to say it to everyone.
If Americans have so low expactations about their diplomats within their governement, then they sholdn't be surprised that some people outside not overly love USA.
I think Wikileaks are doing a great job to expose bad diplomats. The world should have more of these whistleblowers.
Nobody has any secrets, right FabianFnas? By the way, what is your real name, address, phone number and yearly income? I'm sure that's been written down somewhere -- and if it has been written down it needs to be shared, right?
(NB. I am joking, right? I don't actually want that information. I am making a point.)
30 Nov 10
Originally posted by FabianFnasOkay, you're a diplomat. You think the guy you're dealing with is a moron. You're not going to tell that to your superior because your memo might be leaked one day? Please.
If Americans have so low expactations about their diplomats within their governement, then they sholdn't be surprised that some people outside not overly love USA.
I think Wikileaks are doing a great job to expose bad diplomats. The world should have more of these whistleblowers.
Other than the other Arab leaders begging the US to bomb Iran to keep them from getting nukes, the entire "exposé" has not amounted to much.
30 Nov 10
Originally posted by sh76You think the US diplomat corps is a buch of incompetent flabber mouths? Okay, I buy that. Isn't it time to sack them and employ a bunch of competent diplomats then?
Okay, you're a diplomat. You think the guy you're dealing with is a moron. You're not going to tell that to your superior because your memo might be leaked one day? Please.
Other than the other Arab leaders begging the US to bomb Iran to keep them from getting nukes, the entire "exposé" has not amounted to much.
30 Nov 10
Originally posted by sh76You're not supposed to write that stuff down. You say it face to face in private.
Okay, you're a diplomat. You think the guy you're dealing with is a moron. You're not going to tell that to your superior because your memo might be leaked one day? Please.
Other than the other Arab leaders begging the US to bomb Iran to keep them from getting nukes, the entire "exposé" has not amounted to much.
30 Nov 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoungYou mean face to face from Rome to a guy in Washington?
You're not supposed to write that stuff down. You say it face to face in private.
I don't know whether it was a memo or an email, but much of the communication that goes on these days is via the printed word. I don't see anything wrong with relying on electronic communications for long distance discussions, especially when what is being said is not really harmful if released; merely a little embarrassing.
30 Nov 10
Originally posted by kmax87Now I'm worried. Is Lindsay really coming out of rehab? Is she ready?
...They'll get away with it, because the electorate simply does not care anymore. Real reality does not factor in anymore. We are more interested in Tiger Woods' peccadilloes and whether Lindsay should stay in rehab, than the state of the world.
30 Nov 10
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Originally posted by finneganIt would be a shame if she is not; the world might well lose the artistic masterpiece that the movie version of Linda Lovelace's biography promises to be.
Now I'm worried. Is Lindsay really coming out of rehab? Is she ready?
EDIT: Apparently Western culture has been saved; last week the multi-talented (though judging from Watchmen acting ain't one of them) Malik Ackerman was named to replace Lindsey. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/linda-lovelace/252942
30 Nov 10
Okay... brace yourselves...
I just watched the top US ambassador to the UK (on the BBC) saying...
Well, it was put to him that Hilary Clinton giving orders to "gather" DNA information about top diplomats within the UN could be deemed, not so much diplomacy, but more "snooping".
And the fat bastard (that's the US top diplomat) answered: "Oh, I don't think we (i.e. the US) does anything illegal."
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30 Nov 10
Originally posted by shavixmirYour analogies are weaker than a fourth grade anorexic after a 10 meter run. Yes, ALL members of the UN spy on the UN and they spy on other member countries of the UN. Why is this so surprising to you? Are you bonging Salvia, or what?
You do know what the UN is, don't you?
You do know you are a member (and probably wield the most power), don't you?
Don't you think it's moderately strange you're spying on an institution you are part off? Do you spy on your work? Do you spy on your wife?
And please. A citizen from a country with the CIA as it's intelligence agency really shouldn't ...[text shortened]... any other citizen from any other country about international naievity. Don't you think?
GRANNY.