Frances new president appears to be about as dangerous as a monkey with a razor blade

http://news.indiainfo.com/2008/01/13/0801131411_sarkozy.html

Pressure on Iran should be increased: Sarkozy

Sunday, January 13, 2008 14:04

Riyadh: French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he wants international pressure stepped up on Iran over its refusal to halt its contested nuclear programme, in an interview published today.

"Iran is persistent in not respecting its international obligations, we want to continue to increase international pressure within the (UN) Security Council and European Union, until the country fulfills all its international obligations, that is to say it suspends sensitive activities and implements supplementary guarantees sought by the IAEA," Sarkozy was quoted as saying in the Al Hayat daily.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei met with Iranian leaders in Tehran yesterday aimed at persuading the country to intensify cooperation with his agency over its contested nuclear programme.

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told ElBaradei that Iran would not submit to the demands of its arch foe the United States in the standoff over the nuclear drive, which the West fears could be aimed at producing a bomb.

We would be having a media frenzy!

nothing to see here.

have not gotten nearly the attention they should! If Bill and Monica can get it, the Condiliar and * need equal scrutiny? Where is the MSM when you need them? Off observing Britney.

The dufus-nature is strong in him right now. He also seems to be trying out for the position of Bush's number-one foreign stooge, now that Blair has "retired".

...now that the Party will have to choose another race of Aryans.

From Musharraf in Pakistan to Berlusconi in Italy to Putin in former Soviet Union, there's been a darkness spread throughout the whole world like something out of a Tolkien novel.

France had a chance to elect a liberal, female prime minister, but gave in to fear just like the cowards in this country.

Sarkozy is a Bush ass kisser of the highest order, and make no mistake, he is not to be trusted! Is it a coincidence this came out when Bush declared the same thing? See this thread-

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2676007

The answer is-no, they coordinated their message. Ass kisser.

Otherwise, OK.

But he was there shilling for the Bush administration in Italy for most of Chimpster's term. A media conglomerate mogul like Murdoch-no one found that suspicious?

At least Gordon Brown in Britain doesn't seem as much of an ass kisser as Blair turned out to be.

And, at least Hugo Chavez tells him where he can go (and gets a coup in return).

South America is leaning waaay left these days..

How much longer does Merkel have?

Russia is a special case.. No one could truly "lead" Russia.. We had our chance in the 90's but we failed to give them the guridance they needed, so they made it up as they went along..

did you listen -- in French -- to what she actually was saying ... or, actually, not saying? Every speech was one great big circle leading back to WTF? Land! It was maddening. She just wouldn't take a f*cking position! Yes? No? Tell us, Segolene, which one?!

The French weren't cowards, they were smart and making the choice -- based on the candidates and the positions they were (or, in Sego's case, weren't) offering -- best for them.

Perhaps you shouldn't try to paint with such a broad brush without knowing what you're talking about.

France begins to grow weary with the Sarkozy soap opera

Even Nicolas Sarkozy's supporters are starting to tire of his all-too-public romance with model-turned-singer Carla Bruni

Smooching their way through a five-course lunch yesterday at an exclusive Paris restaurant, President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni made it clear that they care nothing for what anyone thinks, including their gooseberry guest of honour, Tony Blair. The former PM was invited to the five-star Hotel Bristol after addressing a rally of Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement party. But all eyes were on the 40-year-old Bruni, who every now and again lifted her sunglasses to lean in and nuzzle the presidential cheek. Sarkozy reciprocated with kisses and cuddles, oblivious of any uncomfortable fidgeting from those around them.

Yesterday's social gathering, which included Justice Minister Rachida Dati and former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, was the latest display of a love that began just two months ago but is already prompting talk of weddings and babies.

It was last November when, alone beneath the chandeliers in the quiet elegance of his official residence, the newly divorced President was bored. 'He called me,' says Jacques Séguéla. 'He said: "Invite me to dinner with your gang. I can't face any more evenings alone at the Elysée Palace." Nicolas was very low.'

Now he gives every appearance of being very high - in cabinet meetings the President has giggling fits - after advertising executive Séguéla introduced Sarkozy, 52, to Bruni. A nation that had never so much as seen one of its Presidents wearing a T-shirt has been confronted with a whirlwind romance and the shock of seeing the photographers of even their more serious publications with lenses firmly trained on his ring finger and her tummy.

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http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2239940,00.html

the more you wave them the smaller they look.