Obama scoffs at Ahmadinejad's demand for apology

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jhk at 05:57 PM JST - 30th June

inkjet for paranoid, ignorant, sociopath.
teleprompter at 06:06 PM JST - 30th June

"...and there is no "Angel of Whistle Blowing" on Twitter or any Western newspaper."

jhk's big chance. Could be the next Seymour Hersch.
jhk at 03:39 AM JST - 1st July

teleprompter for one-line comments. Stick to the articles guys.
TheQuestion at 12:25 PM JST - 1st July

America doesn't kill its protestors, it just incarcerates millions of them.

Millions? Honestly now.

America doesn't rig its votes, it just claims that about other countries, and uses the media to convince everyone.

Just calling a spade a spade, if your media can't keep up with mine than I guess you're out of luck.

Kissenger, a former Jew

I fail to see how that's relevent.

Fearful Westerners, fearful of losing their jobs, and quite honestly "comfortable" with their life (despite the wars, poverty, unemployment, income gap), will fire their colleague, best friend, or "brother and sister", citing market reasons, and a reference to a headhunter they know.

You know now that you mention it George in IT has been rather uppity lately...

Brutal, Ugly. Wake up, and look in the mirror.

Hay now no need to be name calling.
jhk at 04:14 PM JST - 1st July

"In absolute terms, the United States currently has the largest inmate population in the world, with more than 2½ million[8] or more than one in a hundred adults[9] in prison and jails." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison

"a spade is a spade" As is the media that you and I read. Keeping up, is a matter of comprehension.

Kissenger, being a former Jew, would be relevant to anyone who is a Jew, and wouldn't want to be associated with him.

I know that at least 50% of my friends in different companies in different countries have lost their jobs. I guess you haven't noticed or care, but its the bleeding of people that is ultimate indicator for the economy.

A spade is for digging holes, it might dawn on you at a later stage, when you are looking in its shiny reflection, and you might be wishing that you were a Jew, or a Christian, or a Muslim. Take care man.
inkjet at 05:57 PM JST - 1st July

"In absolute terms, the United States currently has the largest inmate population in the world, with more than 2½ million[8] or more than one in a hundred adults[9] in prison and jails."

and they are mostly 'protesters', right? i hope obama frees them all. really. but considering how he's moving on the whole gitmo thing and the military tribunals i wouldn't hold my breath.

i'd protest it myself but know i would just wind up in the american gulag with everyone else.
MagnusGarstin at 07:21 PM JST - 1st July

America doesn't rig its votes

Yeah right - tell that to Al Gore or Michael Moore.
inkjet at 08:32 AM JST - 2nd July

Yeah right - tell that to Al Gore or Michael Moore.

oh come on there are a lot of other wackos who believe that too. it's not just those two.
MagnusGarstin at 01:24 PM JST - 2nd July

oh come on there are a lot of other wackos who believe that too. it's not just those two

Bravo, spoken like a (presumably) true republican.

I would rather believe such "wackos" than the truly incredible vegetable that is George W. Bush.

And surely it's far better for the American people to accept the conspiracy theories of said "wackos" than to have to admit that they actually voted such a pathetic cretin into office?
BeaverCleaver at 02:39 PM JST - 2nd July

inkjet-"and they are mostly 'protesters', right?"

Does it matter for the purposes of this argument? FYI, protesters do get jailed in America too you know.

Rather than get defensive, how about conceeding that there is a problem in America? My calculations show that Iran has a prison population of 186 per 100,000, about the same as NZ, compared to 756 for the U.S. Iran's use of corporal punishment might account for some of that, but its not nearly enough to account for a rate four times that of Iran.

The correction system is big business in America, the supposed land of freedom. I agree the reasoning behind America's actions is more palpable, but we must also look at the results, which are outrageously negative and large and I guarantee you, brimming with injustice. This is because there more bad reasons for it than good.

In a similar manner, Americans make excuses for overthrowing Iran's government in the 1950s, focusing on smaller positives while ignoring the big ugly elephant in the room (perhaps being the elephant, it is hard to see oneself?). Both travesties are the result of employing the conservative philosophy of viewing justice and fairness as mere obstacles to overcome while traveling on the road to riches.
inkjet at 03:17 PM JST - 2nd July

Does it matter for the purposes of this argument? FYI, protesters do get jailed in America too you know. Rather than get defensive, how about conceeding that there is a problem in America?

defensive? sarcastic maybe. defensive? ha!

why not admit you made an really foolish statement and leave it at that.
jhk at 07:04 PM JST - 2nd July

I think inkjet works for the US government and they want to go into Iran.
inkjet at 11:53 PM JST - 2nd July

I think inkjet works for the US government and they want to go into Iran.

you're a good thinker aren't you?
TheQuestion at 12:29 AM JST - 3rd July

In absolute terms, the United States currently has the largest inmate population in the world, with more than 2½ million[8] or more than one in a hundred adults[9] in prison and jails

I'm not argueing that we have a large prison population, I'm argueing your assertion that there are "millions" of protesters in prison right now which boarders on absurd.

As is the media that you and I read.

I guess you're not familiar with that idiom.

Kissenger, being a former Jew, would be relevant to anyone who is a Jew, and wouldn't want to be associated with him.

You still fail to link Mr. Kissenger's past or present religious affiliation with anything relevent to the topic. Honestly, who does that? It's like you just needed to get a little gripe in simply for the sake of it and honestly it makes you sound a little irate.

I know that at least 50% of my friends in different companies in different countries have lost their jobs. I guess you haven't noticed or care, but its the bleeding of people that is ultimate indicator for the economy.

Employment is a gamble, heck, I switch jobs every couple of years when I get the slightest hint my company is hitting on hard times. And my pals are just as fickle about their jobs as I am and if I get fired than it's my fault for placing my faith in a dying company. My employment record isn't exactly a glowing display of commitment but my past employer's reccomendations more than make up for it.

A spade is for digging holes, it might dawn on you at a later stage, when you are looking in its shiny reflection, and you might be wishing that you were a Jew, or a Christian, or a Muslim.

What are you talking about? I think you may have been trying to take a stab at my religious affiliations but it got garbled up in a poorly worded message using word play that I don't think you fully understand.

I think inkjet works for the US government and they want to go into Iran.

If anyone on this site had any real world authority half of us (on either side of the right/left line) would have been carted away long ago. Plus I can't think of any government worth its salt that would waste time posing on a small, if informational, foreign news website.
jhk at 05:16 AM JST - 3rd July

Kissenger, a "non-religious" person, is calling for a regime change in The "Islamic" Republic of Iran, including the use of war and at the cost of soldiers, women, and children dying, at a time when his people on mainstreet are facing a historical recession. He's a sociopath.

For someone with a username "TheQuestion", you might want to try to focus your questions and avoid the use of word play.