Friday News Roundup - International
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-09-28/friday-news-roundup-international
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to the United Nations on Iran the day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad railed against Israel and what he called the "bullying" foreign policy of the United States. The U.N.'s refugee relief agency says between 2,000 and 3,000 people are fleeing Syria every day and appealed for $490 million to deal with the crisis. And protesters take to the streets in Greece and Spain over austerity measures. Nadia Bilbassy of MBC TV, Matt Frei of UK Channel 4 and Anne Gearan of The Washington Post join guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Guests
Nadia Bilbassy
senior U.S. correspondent for MBC TV -- Middle East Broadcast Center.
Matt Frei
Washington correspondent of the U.K.'s Channel 4 News.
Anne Gearan
diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post.
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Who controls the Pakistan nukes,the real threat and unknown in the Middle East? When did the United States choose to become a Colonialist Empire,invading nations on false pretense to steal their natural resources? When did we make the United States boss of the world? I don`t believe the United States is under the direct rule of right wing radical Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,not yet anyway. The world continues to be a dangerous place,and why we give such loud voices to those right wing nuts,who are just begging for endless wars and conflict is beyond me.
NeoCon chicken hawks,SHUT UP,at least until you pay for Afghanistan and Iraq failed Wars you started.The longest and most expensive Wars in our nation`s history.
@ Clifford...
Thank you... When it comes to the US foreign policy, you ask all the right questions... This is why Obama's thoughtful approach to geopolitical issues is well received in my (friendly to the US) country...
In the Diane Rehm shows introduction to the international hour "Netanyahu delivers a speech" and Ahmadenejad "railed against Israel" Just a little bit biased. Would have been far more honest to write "Netanyahu rails against Iran and Ahmadenejad rails against Israel and the U.S."
Very telling about the Diane Rehm show. Unable to be accurate on this critical issue
what was up with netanyahu's bringing that poster of th loony tunes bomb. that was daffy
Why is ANYONE still talking about the MOVIE???!!!
Our Ambassador was murdered by Al Qaeda on "American soil" in Libya.
And NO MENTION!!!
This panel is a joke.
When will anyone say that the emperor has no clothes, his foreign policy is an abject failure as this resurgence of Al Qaeda demonstrates. Ordering Navy Seals to kill OBL, which any American President would have done is NOT A FOREIGN POLICY. Everything else is FAILED.
Kathleen, after two weeks of the Obama administration lying to the American people about the 9/11/12 terrorist attack to cover it's failed foreign policy and to divert attention from the rhetoric of the democrat national convention and the refusal to do his job and meet with foreign leaders, what say you now?
kathleen wrote: Do we know if this was an attack in retribution for the U.S. drone killing of Al Libi.
How does Obama and the campaigns "spiking the ball" play in your misinformed little world Kathleen?
"Last week John Kerry said: "Ask Osama bin Laden if he is better off now than he was four years ago." According to the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram, the Cairo mob answered that taunt with the chant: "Obama, Obama there are still a billion Osamas."
September 21, 2012 - 11:29 am
Should I thank you again for another shallow and trivialized analysis of the Islam problem? After all, Mohammad is special. Germany outlaws some speech under penalty of rioting, civil destruction, and death. France outlaws some speech under penalty of rioting, civil destruction, and death. Oh wait, you protest, the penalties in France and Germany is much less than rioting, civil destruction, and death. Sorry, in my shallow realm of symbolic equivalency, Outlawing is outlawing and a mere fine and possibly some jail is no less than rioting, civil destruction, and death. And remember, Mohammad is special. Sure, piss on Jesus, bully Buddha, and cornhole Confucius and I might protest. But dare you not worship Mohammad and I will kill my brother, burn down my civic center, tear down my neighbors store in my rage. Never forget, Mohammad is special.
What was the cause?!
She doesn't know the answer to that?! Then she points out that Pinetta said it?! The adminstration knew within 24 hours and LIED bare faced to the American people. The commentators are either uninformed (ironic for "news" people) or they are perpetuating the lie.
Chris Stevens was murdered by Al Qaeda in a premeditated attack on our Embassy. He was murdered on US Soil and our Commander in Chief has done NOTHING.
If Assad falls how does Iran react? If Iran is attacked how does Syria react?
so many blogs way out in front on this story. race for iran, informed cooment with in a few days of the attack. Many experts on the region and the situation questioned who the U.S. and in particular Ambassador Stevens had worked with to overthrow Qaddafi. Dr. Marcy Wheeler over at Emptywheel.net has been writing about computer and other intelligence being confiscated from the U.S. consulate having to do with oil contracts in Libya
Sure looks like the U.S. and Israeli agenda to destabilize this part of the world is moving right ahead. Who is in control of the oil in Libya that used to be nationalized
" MADE IN CHINA"..... 3 words destroying our nation.
What do I care about Iranian nukes,when we look at empty American factories? What are you protecting?
You really want votes? Shut down the Vulture Capitalists like at Bain Capital,and return our jobs,our wealth,and our future.
So your guest just described Ahmadeinejad's speech as "mild" "tame" Yet in the Rehm's introduction to the international hour your staff wrote that Ahmadinejad "railed against Israel" and Netanyahu " delivered a speech" Please explain why such an obviously biased description of the two speeches.
In regard to Abbas's speech MSNBC moved their camer away from Abbas and went to Andrea Mitchell and Dennis Ross ragging on Iran bad bad Iran. No agenda there hey
Your guests are so biased!!!!
With each passing day, the internal fight with myself regarding whether to listen to the Diane Rehm show is getting fiercely.
Your guests are so biased!!!! For example, they refer to the suicide bombing in Damuscus as 'an attack' suggesting the action is legimate. I bet my last penny that none of your guests would suggest that the suicide bombing aginst US and Isreali interests are legimate or describe those suicide bombings are simply attacks.
The more bias the Diane Rehm show is, the fewer individuals will listen to the show.
Thanks.
Information on blogs that a great deal of U.S. intelligence was confiscated from the U.s. consulate. Computers etc with information having to do with private oil contracts in Libya and identities of individuals who could be subject to harm from the same individuals who attacked the consulate. Please discuss
Instead of countries like Greece or Spain asking for bailouts, why don't they insist on restructuring of their debts. Their debt interest was raised because Wall Street talked them into the same financial frauds the sunk the U.S. economy, credit default swaps and collateralized debt obligations. The governments were told that if they swappped out their current debts and adopted these instruments their interest rates would go down and the debts would consequently decrease. It was a lie. Wall Street knew it was a lie. Greece and Spain should simply insist on getting the prior debt structure back or a new debt deal altogether.