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Politics : Right Wing Extremist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (9738)	6/13/2001 11:59:36 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

Re: "The fact that our allies disagree does not automatically mean that our course is incorrect." I would agree with that. Re: "Global warming is a fraud." The scientific evidence says otherwise. I could not disagree with you more. Re: "Bush's approach to his European trip has been exactly right." Bush's spinmeisters mapped out his European trip itinerary exactly as they mapped out his campaign: Stay away from potentially hostile environments, be they college campuses or the major power brokers in the major cities of Europe. His first stop, for instance, was to the only democratic rightist government in Europe, where the environment was highly controlled. Re: "Media's constant carping about insignificant facts like mispronouncing Aznar's name ..." Jay Leno had a good joke on this last night. Something to the effect that when Air Force One touched down in Spain yesterday, Bush had a chance to try out a new language ... English.

To: jlallen who wrote (9738)	6/13/2001 1:48:33 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 59480

Why is Bush ignoring Berlin, Paris and London? London Guardian. June 12, 2001 On the opening day of President George Bush's visit to Europe, many German newspapers are highly indignant at Mr Bush's decision to leave Berlin, Paris and London off the agenda. Under the headline "Welcome to Europe, Mr President!" the country's most popular newspaper, the tabloid Bild, interprets his decision to "miss" Berlin as suspicious. "He is giving his best allies a wide berth - and why? Bush is acting as if his partners Schröder, Chirac and Blair make him feel uneasy. "It seems clear that the American president wants to demonstrate his superiority." The editorial concludes with an attempt to win Mr Bush round: "Mr President, we in Europe are your friends - even if we're of different opinions. Please don't forget that!" The Berlin Tagesspiegel ponders the omission, asking: "Is it the thoughtlessness of the inexperienced president towards his most important and faithful allies? "There is reason enough to criticise his policy towards Europe," the paper continues. "The tardiness of his trip, the clumsy way he has dealt with climate protection, his reluctance to understand the objections towards his missile defence system. [In that case] the route he has taken is a sensible one." The Süddeutsche Zeitung concentrates on Bush's environmental policies, which will come under close scrutiny during the visit. Vice-President Dick Cheney has just outlined plans for the construction of 1,300 nuclear power stations by 2020 (ironically this week the German government signed a deal to secure the closure of its last station in the same year, showing just how much at odds the countries are). The Süddeutsche dismisses the strategies of the energy commission headed by Bush as simply the stock-taking of Americans' energy needs. "It is improbable that [Bush's] government will reverse its decision on the Kyoto agreement, which, despite all its faults and utopic declarations, nevertheless could offer a framework within which the US could articulate its own interests. "At least the Europe trip shows that he might be a bit flexible," the paper says. ******************************************************* Humorous cartoon at guardian.co.uk