Is that anything like bringing along a big, red Reset button?
It's the Pacific apology tour. He'll apologize for Hiroshima, the Vietnam war, the Boxer Rebellion and Commodore Perry...
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] President Barack Obama I inhaled. That was the point... left Washington on Saturday for a weeklong visit to Vietnam and Japan, his 10th trip to Asia since taking office.
Air Force One, the US presidential jet, lifted off shortly after 1 p.m. local time for the long flight to Hanoi. After his jet makes two refueling stops along the way, Obama is due to touch down in the Vietnamese capital early Monday local time, or early Sunday afternoon in the US capital.
A White House statement said the president's visit to Vietnam and Japan is intended to demonstrate the US commitment to "rebalancing" relations with the nations of Asia and the Pacific region.
The 16,000-mile trip to Asia, is part of Obama’s effort to pay more attention to the region and boost economic and security cooperation.
He'll spend three days in Vietnam, with stops in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, for meetings with leaders, a speech on US-Vietnam relations, visits to cultural treasures and sessions with civic leaders and entrepreneurs. From Vietnam, he heads to Japan for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations and a historic visit to Hiroshima.
A sticking point during Obama's stay in Vietnam will be human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... . Five Republican senators sent the president a letter Friday labeling Vietnam "one of the most repressive regimes in the world" and urging Obama to press Vietnamese leaders to do more to respect freedom of religion and expression and other human rights. The letter was signed by Sens.
Before Obama left, Vietnam granted early release from prison to a Catholic priest who is one of its most prominent dissidents. The move is widely viewed as a goodwill gesture before the president arrives in Hanoi late Sunday night for an official visit.
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[Al Ahram] Donald Trump's inflammatory presidential campaign and the prospect of the brash-talking tycoon actually becoming commander-in-chief has left progressive Americans obsessing about one thing: moving to Canada.
Talking about it, anyway. Possibly a percentage in the single digits will actually bestir themselves, should Mr. Trump actually win. The rest will experience four years of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and share it with the rest of us.
Stars from Cher to Lena Dunham have declared their intention to head north if the former reality star, famous for insulting Muslims and Mexicans, and under the microscope for alleged sexism, reaches top office.
According to one recent Morning Consult/Vox poll, 28 percent of Americans would "likely" consider moving to another country if Trump wins in November. Google said the search "how can I move to Canada?" surged 350 percent on March 1 when Trump won seven Republican state elections.
Money makers on both sides of the border have turned the hype into a savvy marketing tool. "Leaving he country if TRUMP is elected PRESIDENT? Give me a call and LET'S GET YOUR HOME SOLD!!" advertised one US realtor.
A millennial entrepreneur in Texas set up dating site Maple Match promising to help Americans "find the ideal Canadian partner to save them from the unfathomable horror of a Trump presidency."
The site is the brainchild of 25-year-old Joe Goldman, who always wanted to set up a dating site but used the Trump bandwagon to drive publicity.
While actual introductions and dates are a way off, Goldman says that more than 30,000 people hungry for love have already signed up.
"The Donald Trump campaign for president has provided us with an opportunity to make something positive," he told AFP. "But ultimately Maple Match itself is not political. It's about bringing Americans and Canadians together."
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Why move to Canada, when they could migrate to more Vibrant! countries?
Given their professed love for the Vibrant!, you'd think they want to finally take the opportunity to take the plunge into Vibrant! nations like Haiti or Libya and other such Vibrant! places.
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28 percent of Americans would "likely" consider moving to another country if Trump wins in November.
Rubbish! Recent reporting indicates less than 10% of Americans have enough on-hand emergency cash to pay for a major auto repair. Relo costs money, and lots of it.
#5
MOST of Canada is EMPTY. Lots of room in Canada. Lots of it windswept and sone of it is very cold. You can live on either coast, of course. Speak French ? You will have to learn and its very" clannish" where they speak French. You will definitely need to adapt to THEIR politics ( and learn to speak French ).
Or you can live their way ( not your way ) THEIR way. Its a foreign country, you know and they DO have their way of doing things and don't give a fook for how YOU do things. Enjoy.
#6
I may start my nascent OB movement. Anyone got a TM thingy they can spare. If you do please lend and you will be in on the ground floor of the soon to be edgy Occupy Blighty movement.
#7
Ditto #4. Most have less than 1000 saved now. O insurance program is killing them. Premiums and huge deductible patient prepay amounts. Sure you can go to the emergency room and wait and get hit with huge medical bill there that they want paid at discharge or when most convenient, say in a week(in full). Now if you don't good luck next time getting in.
#8
A real lefty would move to that socialist paradise Venezuela.
Isn't it odd how these dedicated socialists never want to actually live under socialism.
#9
Quick! Act Now! Avoid the rush! and seek protection from Man Made Global Warming! Lots available now in the Northwest Territories, build to suit. Come to Yellowknife today!
#10
I am actually moving to China in September. No particular political reasons, but they do like white guys and put up with no bullsh*t. I think we'll get along fine.
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If Lena Dunham will move to Canada, I will gladly campaign for Donald Trump. I saw her on a "comedy show." She is painfully ugly and non-funny.
This reminds me of the "Back to Africa" movement during the 70's. Some blacks did move. they discovered the Africans considered them just as "American" as the white visitors.
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28% to Canada ? Perfect. Then close the border!
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Whatchoo got against Canadians, #14 49pan?
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Lots of room in Alberta as soon as the oil and uranium quit burning!
[IsraelTimes] Wary of online snooping, government officials help campaigns tighten security as race for White House intensifies
The United States sees evidence of hackers, possibly working for foreign governments, snooping on the presidential candidates, the nation’s intelligence chief said Wednesday. Government officials are assisting the campaigns to tighten security as the race for the White House intensifies.
The activity follows the pattern set in the last two presidential elections. Hacking was rampant in 2008, according to US intelligence officials, and both President Barack Obama
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