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Europeans Are Painting Themselves In A Corner
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Europeans just don't like Americans
Warsaw, Poland Fourth Of July, 2006 When one spends a long time in europe one finds that there is a large undercurrent of dislike of Americans in Europe. There are many theories as to the reason for this dislike. Regardless of the theory to which you ascribe, then this light is there and it is not likely to go away anytime soon and in fact it only is probably going to get worse.
The media in Europe continually bash America. This continual bashing of America takes its toll on the minds of the European people. As a Goebles said if you say a loud enough and long enough it becomes the truth.
The media in the United States add to the problem. The prime media in the United States continually bash America and that is picked up by the press and the people in Europe.
But where there is action there is reaction. And the reaction by certain segments of the American Society is not that favorable to Europe. And by the nature of the European press the European people are not seeing this reaction.
If the logs that are kept by the American expatriate's and many people in United States that cover events in Europe were read by the Europeans they would see a growing groundswell of not only dislike but hatred for Europeans and the European way of life.
American tourists to Europe are often subjected to derisive remarks, criticism and condescending attitudes. And because they are on foreign soil the same American tourists tend to say little in response. But they hear and they remember.
In the long run this will affect Europe. If one looks at the efforts of the U.S. government to improve relations with India and other countries in the Far East, one sees a shift in American interest away from Europe to the Far East. And as those relations develop Europe will become less important to the United States and American attitudes toward Europe are likely to become more negative and more visible.
The attraction of Europe to most Americans is that of a museum where one can get different food. As long as one can get the food at the museum in a pleasant atmosphere one will visit the museum. But if the museum attendees continue to criticize its visitors, less are likely to visit the museum.
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The New Face of Globalization http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=062906F
Lakshmi Mittal, the richest Indian in the world, brought his country an unexpected victory in globalization's World Cup. When on June 25 it was announced that Arcelor's board had accepted the new offer from Mittal Steel, essentially clearing the way for the long-anticipated merger between the two companies, millions of fans of India's global capitalism sighed with relief.
Emerging as a winner in the bidding war with Severstal, the Russian company that was touted as the partner of choice by Arcelor, the Indian magnate entrenched his image of a cheerleader for the new face of globalization -- one with Asian rather than European or American features. And it is not only the media and bloggers that have taken special pride in Mittal's victory; senior politicians and business leaders have also extolled India's growing clout in the global economy, with Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath stating that Mittal's bid demonstrated the "intellectual ability" of Indians.
But what about the "intellectual ability" of Europeans, as evidenced in their handling of Mittal's bid? Here the views diverge. Some analysts believe Arcelor's management did an excellent job of forcing Mittal to raise his initial offer by more than a half by threatening to merge with Severstal instead. Others portray Arcelor as a bunch of old-fashioned European managers, who could not realize the immediate benefits of a merger with Mittal, and only worsened the EU's relations with India and Russia with their untimely and sometimes openly racist remarks.
EU blamed for WTO ‘crisis’ http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200607/c263b8e4-9d1f-4cac-8146-2cdc1c8e79fb.htm
WTO director general Pascal Lamy will take charge of global trade talks after the EU was blamed for yet another breakdown in negotiations last week. Lamy said that the failure to reach an agreement in Geneva left the Doha round “in crisis”, and that he would try to broker a compromise “as soon as possible”. Three-days of talks in Switzerland ended in stalemate, with the main trading blocs – the EU, the US, Brazil, India, Australia and Japan – sticking to the positions they reached during the last round of talks in December. Farm subsidies remained the key sticking point, with the US in particular refusing to countenance any reduction unless EU farm tariffs are slashed by 75 per cent. Developing nations, led by Brazil and India, want EU tariffs cut by 54 per cent – compared to 39 per cent offered by the EU – and EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson said that he was prepared to move closer to this figure, providing concessions came on industrial goods.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/Archive/DigitalArchive.aspx?panes=1&aid=12201071_1 FOX News Poll: Bush Approval Holding
A new FOX News poll finds that President George W. Bush is holding onto the gains he made earlier in the month as his approval rating comes in at 41 percent. Most Americans support the government program to track possible terrorist funding, one of the few areas where majorities of both parties agree. In addition, the public thinks people who leak classified information -- as well as news organizations that publish it -- should face criminal charges. On Iraq, more than half want U.S. troops to stay and finish the job.
Bouteflika slams France for colonial rule http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=85&art_id=qw1151960581331B242
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said France's 130-year rule of the North African country was one of the "most barbaric forms of colonization in history". Bouteflika made the comment in a speech to a historical symposium, less than two months after renewing a call for France to officially apologize for massacres of Algerians during the colonial era. France is trying to retain influence in Africa's second largest country, where the United States is bolstering oil and trade ties. In a speech read for him by an aide on Sunday, Bouteflika, who was travelling back from an African Union summit in Gambia at the time, said: "It was one of the most barbaric forms of colonization in history, an unjustified aggression against a nation, a state and a people."
"http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-xia3jul03,0,7554211.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions Foiling Beijing's cyber cops
I believe that information — that the truth — can change China. And I believe that the Communist regime has never really represented the Chinese people. Which leaves me with two questions for American and multinational companies such as Google and Yahoo (which have been cooperating with the Chinese government in censoring China's Internet): Which China do you want to win over? And which China do you really want as your business partner?
To beat the censors, go to http://www.dit-inc.us/dynaweb.php
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/03/zarqawi.ap/index.html Al-Zarqawi's cell phone reportedly yields surprises
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had the phone numbers of senior Iraqi officials stored in his cell phone, according to an Iraqi legislator.
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Politics&loid=8.0.317169168&par=0 TURKEY: WORLD MAYORS ALARMED AT 'CLASH OF CIVILISATIONS'
A gathering that brought together mayors and top local government officials from 62 cities around the world ended on Monday with a declaration expressing concern for the ongoing "hostility between civilisations," especially between the West and Islam. The document, known as the Ankara Declaration, was endorsed by participants at the Fifth Annual Glocalisation Conference which began in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on 1 July.
http://beatroot.blogspot.com/2006/07/president-kaczynski-runs-for-cover.html President Kaczynski runs for cover...
...and calls off Weimar Triangle 15th anniversary celebrations after suffering mysterious illness.
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=10588455&PageNum=0 Belarus has reliable national security system - Lukashenko
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday his country has a reliable national security system and its armed forces are ready to protect Belarus’ sovereignty and independence. He was speaking ahead of the march devoted to the Day of Independence of Belarus and the 62d anniversary of liberation from German fascist occupants. “The Belarussian armed forces have everything to rebuff attacks. Military and combat trainings entered a qualitatively new level,” he said pointing out that his country makes a considerable contribution to ensuring security within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.
Coping With Islam: Censorship in Dutch Academia http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/1145
University professors in the Netherlands are not allowed to voice “unscientific” opinions that are too critical of Islam. One such opinion is the statement of Pieter W. van der Horst that “the Nazis’ irrational hatred of the Jews has been adopted in the contemporary Islamic world.” At a meeting today in Amsterdam a large majority of the chancellors of the Dutch universities agreed that “academic freedom at universities should be limited.” Only two of them, Frans Zwarts of Rijksuniversiteit Groningen and Taede Sminia of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, said that a retiring professor should be allowed to express a personal opinion in his valedictory lecture.
Eurozone unemployment rate falls to 7.9 per cent www.eubusiness.com/Factsfig/060703095105.luhllxwn
The unemployment rate in eurozone eased in May to nearly a five-year low point of 7.9 percent of the workforce from 8.0 percent in April, according to data published Monday by the EU's Eurostat data agency. The figures, which had seasonal variations smoothed out, was slightly lower than private economists' expectations for the rate to remain stable at 8.0 percent. Unemployment in the 12 countries sharing the single European currency has not been as low since October 2001, a Eurostat official said.
Osama's men 'tried to infiltrate spy agency' http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=qw1151960225406B226
Al-Qaeda sympathisers have been trying to infiltrate the British security service MI5, a news report said on Monday.
The infiltrators tried to take advantage of a sharp expansion in MI5's numbers by applying for jobs at the agency, BBC radio and television reported.
However, the attempt failed because the suspicious applicants were weeded out during a six-to-eight month vetting process, it said, quoting government officials.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ed08bcb6-0a73-11db-b595-0000779e2340.html Merkel secures deal on health reform
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s grand coalition on Monday hammered out an awkward compromise on one of its key reform projects, agreeing the first steps of a fundamental overhaul to a healthcare system that has stood since the days of Otto von Bismarck. The coalition also agreed in outline plans to cut average nominal business tax rates from 39 to about 30 per cent, in a move aimed at increasing the country’s attractiveness for foreign investors.
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