UN — Jeffrey A. Setaro

Video: French President Thinks “Obama Is Very Naive and Egotistical”

September 30, 2009 By Jeff Leave a Comment

I’m generally suspicious of anonymous sources but given French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s public remarks I’m inclined to take Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Jack Kell at his word here: From the Telegraph: Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, came close to mocking his American counterpart for the good intentions, which Mr Obama had heralded as an “historic” step [...]

Filed Under: International Affairs, Politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, Iran, Jack Kelly, Nicolas Sarkozy, North Korea, UN

U.S., France, Germany and Others Walk Out During Ahmadinejad’s Israel-bashing UN Speech

September 23, 2009 By Jeff Leave a Comment

It’s time for me to eat a little crow – feathers and all – here… I didn’t think the U.S. delegation would walk out during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s address to the United Nations General Assembly this evening. But they did… along with the delegations of at least a dozen other nations: France on Wednesday [...]

Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Argentina, Australia, Britain, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, New Zealand, UN

Will the U.S. Join Canada and Germany in Ahmadinejad Walkout?

September 23, 2009 By Jeff 1 Comment

Canada and Germany have apparently head enough of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust-denying rants and virulent anti-Semitism. The Canadian government is planning to protest his presence at the UN today by having their entire delegation walking out of the chamber when Ahmadinejad takes the podium: Canada will boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech at the [...]