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How Can 59,054,087 People Be So DUMB??
"Almost all nations, with about three or four exceptions wanted a change.
"There is a basic lack of understanding, which is lasting and deep, between the American people and the rest of the world and it goes in both directions. The world no longer understands very well what America is."
FORMER FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, HUBERT VEDRINE
"There is a basic lack of understanding, which is lasting and deep, between the American people and the rest of the world and it goes in both directions. The world no longer understands very well what America is."
FORMER FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, HUBERT VEDRINE
WAR MORE YEARS
Nov 4 2004
America's global battle against terrorism stays on the offensive
From Anthony Harwood In Boston
GEORGE Bush now has a mandate to do whatever he likes. With the lion's share of the popular vote and his Republican buddies even stronger in Congress, he will relish the political clout.
He is now an unfettered right-wing president in a second term, who knows he doesn't have to face the electorate again.
Mr Bush opposes abortion and gay marriage, doesn't give a stuff about the environment, is against gun control and believes troops should stay in Iraq for as long as it takes.
Expect to see more of the current national security advisor Condoleezza Rice strutting the world stage. She's favourite to take over from Colin Powell as Secretary of State.
More
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14832118%26method=full%26siteid=50143%26headline=war%2dmore%2dyears-name_page.html
U.S. ELECTION DISASTER: THE WORLD MOURNS..
Nov 4 2004
"I'm not sure in the light of the last four years whether the Bush team have got the skills to heal a divided America.
"Not only do we have a divided America but also we have a president who is highly polarising in his approach to world politics"
FORMER FOREIGN SECRETARY, ROBIN COOK
__________
"Almost all nations, with about three or four exceptions wanted a change.
"There is a basic lack of understanding, which is lasting and deep, between the American people and the rest of the world and it goes in both directions. The world no longer understands very well what America is."
FORMER FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, HUBERT VEDRINE
__________
"The Americans have voted for a militarised Rambo rather than someone who appeals to their reason"
FORMER NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BOLAJI AKINYEMI
__________
"Sweden and Europe will continue to criticise Bush the same way as earlier.
"But I do not believe that he will be more willing to listen to it during the second period than during the first."
SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER GOERAN PERSSON
__________
"It is a bad day for the environment."
TONY JUNIPER, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
__________
"I think that people in the United States still don't understand how much Bush is hated all around the world"
SHIN HO-YUN, A 30-YEAR-OLD OFFICE WORKER IN SEOUL
__________
"We are going to see more extremism come out of the U.S. We are going to see even more isolation where Americans will not bother about the United Nations. To me that is a very sad affair."
KENYAN VICE PRESIDENT MOODY AWORI
__________
"Bush is the most hated man in the region. His mentality is naturally against Islam and Muslims. Kerry would have been better for the plain reason that he is not Bush."
HEAD OF NASSERIST PARTY IN EGYPT DIA EL-DIN DAWOUD
__________
"The temptation for Europe to define itself as 'Not America' will be increased."
TIMOTHY GARTON ASH PROFESSOR OF EUROPEAN STUDIES AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
__________
"Bush will interpret victory as a validation of his policies. I don't expect a second term to be any more moderate - on the contrary."
RAFAEL BARDAJI, ADVISER TO FORMER SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE MARIA AZNAR
__________
"We have a dangerous killer on the loose with a mandate to mount further wars. He has threatened Syria, Iran, North Korea and Cuba. Many people will feel that his re-election will make the world a more dangerous place."
STOP THE WAR COALITION CONVENOR LINDSAY GERMAN
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14832115%26method=full%26siteid=50143%26headline=u%2ds%2d%2delection%2ddisaster%2d%2dthe%2dworld%2dmourns%2d%2d-name_page.html
Nov 4 2004
America's global battle against terrorism stays on the offensive
From Anthony Harwood In Boston
GEORGE Bush now has a mandate to do whatever he likes. With the lion's share of the popular vote and his Republican buddies even stronger in Congress, he will relish the political clout.
He is now an unfettered right-wing president in a second term, who knows he doesn't have to face the electorate again.
Mr Bush opposes abortion and gay marriage, doesn't give a stuff about the environment, is against gun control and believes troops should stay in Iraq for as long as it takes.
Expect to see more of the current national security advisor Condoleezza Rice strutting the world stage. She's favourite to take over from Colin Powell as Secretary of State.
More
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14832118%26method=full%26siteid=50143%26headline=war%2dmore%2dyears-name_page.html
U.S. ELECTION DISASTER: THE WORLD MOURNS..
Nov 4 2004
"I'm not sure in the light of the last four years whether the Bush team have got the skills to heal a divided America.
"Not only do we have a divided America but also we have a president who is highly polarising in his approach to world politics"
FORMER FOREIGN SECRETARY, ROBIN COOK
__________
"Almost all nations, with about three or four exceptions wanted a change.
"There is a basic lack of understanding, which is lasting and deep, between the American people and the rest of the world and it goes in both directions. The world no longer understands very well what America is."
FORMER FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, HUBERT VEDRINE
__________
"The Americans have voted for a militarised Rambo rather than someone who appeals to their reason"
FORMER NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BOLAJI AKINYEMI
__________
"Sweden and Europe will continue to criticise Bush the same way as earlier.
"But I do not believe that he will be more willing to listen to it during the second period than during the first."
SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER GOERAN PERSSON
__________
"It is a bad day for the environment."
TONY JUNIPER, FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
__________
"I think that people in the United States still don't understand how much Bush is hated all around the world"
SHIN HO-YUN, A 30-YEAR-OLD OFFICE WORKER IN SEOUL
__________
"We are going to see more extremism come out of the U.S. We are going to see even more isolation where Americans will not bother about the United Nations. To me that is a very sad affair."
KENYAN VICE PRESIDENT MOODY AWORI
__________
"Bush is the most hated man in the region. His mentality is naturally against Islam and Muslims. Kerry would have been better for the plain reason that he is not Bush."
HEAD OF NASSERIST PARTY IN EGYPT DIA EL-DIN DAWOUD
__________
"The temptation for Europe to define itself as 'Not America' will be increased."
TIMOTHY GARTON ASH PROFESSOR OF EUROPEAN STUDIES AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY
__________
"Bush will interpret victory as a validation of his policies. I don't expect a second term to be any more moderate - on the contrary."
RAFAEL BARDAJI, ADVISER TO FORMER SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE MARIA AZNAR
__________
"We have a dangerous killer on the loose with a mandate to mount further wars. He has threatened Syria, Iran, North Korea and Cuba. Many people will feel that his re-election will make the world a more dangerous place."
STOP THE WAR COALITION CONVENOR LINDSAY GERMAN
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14832115%26method=full%26siteid=50143%26headline=u%2ds%2d%2delection%2ddisaster%2d%2dthe%2dworld%2dmourns%2d%2d-name_page.html
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PARIS, Nov 4 (AFP) - The French government is resigned to President George W. Bush's second term of office, which it has long expected, and could even extract some strategic benefit, Paris-based analysts said Thursday.
But they warned that the long-term implications of the president's clear victory are disturbing for transatlantic relations, confirming the steady estrangement between an ideological, nationalistic America and a Europe built on softer and more consensual values.
One of the first results of the election is that it has dispelled any illusion in France and other European countries that the United States is any more a nation built after their own image, according to Francois Heisbourg, director of the Foundation for Strategic Research.
"Up to now in every crisis it has
been possible to distinguish between the policies of the Bush administration and the American people. Now we are in a completely new ball game. His share of the vote was the biggest since 1968. I suspect we will see that anti-Americanism here will be more and more naked," he said.
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But they warned that the long-term implications of the president's clear victory are disturbing for transatlantic relations, confirming the steady estrangement between an ideological, nationalistic America and a Europe built on softer and more consensual values.
One of the first results of the election is that it has dispelled any illusion in France and other European countries that the United States is any more a nation built after their own image, according to Francois Heisbourg, director of the Foundation for Strategic Research.
"Up to now in every crisis it has
been possible to distinguish between the policies of the Bush administration and the American people. Now we are in a completely new ball game. His share of the vote was the biggest since 1968. I suspect we will see that anti-Americanism here will be more and more naked," he said.
Read More
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=58&story_id=13609&name=US-Europe+gap+%91can+only+deepen%92
Actually, it appears that the election was stolen.
I am a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. Ever since Bush was elected I have stood by him. That is until I did some research and found that I had been blinded. I truly thought that my brothers and sisters over in Iraq were doing a good deed and protecting our country from terrorists. I was always proud to wear my uniform and what it stood for. I always heard people say things about Bush and how we were over there to line his pockets with money from the oil. I always just thought that was absurd. Now I know that it is true. We have no business over there anymore. Hell, we had no business over there in the first place. I am still proud to be an American, I am still proud to wear my uniform, and I am still proud to serve the people in this country.
BUT......... I DO NOT trust President Bush or our Government Officials and their campain over there. It is WRONG and UNJUSTIFIED!
I think I owe the public some information that you as citizens might not know.........
I have a friend that is in a division of the Marines called the Raiders. He told me that while he was over there, he and his company had orders to break into CIVILIAN houses and KILL the men of the housholds if they did not cooperate.
WTF?
Another friend of mine was over there doing security for convoys. He seen lots of CHILDREN run over by U.S. tanks because they wouldn't move out of the way. That's right.....innocent children.
Finally, I have a friend over there now who says that he is ashamed to be over there doing what he is doing because he knows it is wrong. He believes as well do I, that these people are only defending their homes and families. Anyone of us would do the same thing if another country tried to kick us out of our homes.
I would like to add that My wife is also stationed here where I am. We are both Security Forces. We are the only career field in the Air Force that sees combat over there besides the pilots. We both leave here for Iraq in March. I am scared to death. Fighting for a great cause to keep our country safe is okay with me. But taking a chance to see my wife killed in combat fighting so my President and his friends can get richer? I hope this man gets what he deserves. He gets richer, while my wife and I get shot at every day for 6 months for a few measley dollars. Where is the justice? He is the MURDERER! (K.M.)
http://www.zearle.com/fuck_bush.html
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