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2009-12-20 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by john frum 2009-12-20 10:06|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 How China and India stopped Obama

Somewhat frustrated by the absence of progress even on the final day of the conference, a weary Obama at one stage stormed into a meeting attended by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and South African President Jacob Zuma.

"Obama and (Secretary of State) Hillary Clinton turned up uninvited, which had one Chinese protocol officer apoplectic," said the observer. "Upon entering the room, Obama assumed the manner of a schoolmaster dealing with truant schoolboys, telling them that he didn't want them 'negotiating in secret'." It was from that 45-minute meeting that a non-binding political accord emerged, which Obama celebrated as a step forward, but which doesn't really pin down India and China to much more than voluntary pledges.

In fact, there had been much wily truancy afoot on Friday. In what was perceived as a calculated diplomatic insult, Premier Wen did not attend two impromptu meetings that Obama had convened earlier in the day; Wen instead sent three Chinese diplomats. Obama gave voice to his exasperation, saying that it would have been nice to negotiate with someone who actually had political authority.

"That was very unusual," said Julian Wong, an energy policy and technology analyst with Center for American Progress. "I wouldn't have thought this was something the Chinese would pull off, since they're very conscious of the concept of 'giving face'."

The latent Sino-US tension manifested itself somewhat more starkly when Chinese officials physically blocked American reporters from entering a room where Obama and Wen were to meet, according to a White House correspondent travelling with the US delegation. An incensed White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was "jostled about a bit in the scrum".

Posted by john frum 2009-12-20 10:13|| 2009-12-20 10:13|| Front Page Top

#2 *bitchslap*

Teh Messiah thinks the mellifluous sound of his voice will slow the ocean's rise, cause Hindu and Muslim to link arms, cats and dogs will sleep together...if only they'd listen to their master's voice. Apparently, "some" were not as impressed by his "unprecedented" appearance

what a pretentious dick

Posted by Frank G 2009-12-20 11:25|| 2009-12-20 11:25|| Front Page Top

#3 What did you expect? OBumble has never had a real job - never had to meet hard commitments or be responsible for anything.

And never, ever, ever, ever, been held responsible for his actions (or inactions).

He really does believe his own P.R. with all his heart.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-12-20 12:14|| 2009-12-20 12:14|| Front Page Top

#4 An incensed White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was "jostled about a bit in the scrum".

hopefully he caught a knee in the gunt

Posted by Frank G 2009-12-20 12:18|| 2009-12-20 12:18|| Front Page Top

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