Nicolas Sarkozy

“Hot mic” gaffe: Nicolas Sarkozy loses his mojo
What is it about Benjamin Netanyahu and his cronies that can make world leaders tell the truth about him one day, and then beg for mercy the next? French President Nicolas Sarkozy was caught last week complaining about Netanyahu with President Barack Obama, saying he ”can’t stand him anymore, he’s a liar.” Sarkozy used the…
By Ami Kaufman November 14, 2011
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Obama, Sarkozy are right to not believe Netanyahu
This week, when the American president was attacked for his “open mic” rants with French president Sarkozy over the Israeli PM’s character, it was hard not to remember this video from 2001, in which Netanyahu bragged on how he manipulated the Clinton Administration and stopped the Oslo Accords. [By the way, this clip was discovered…
By Noam Sheizaf November 11, 2011
US embassy Facebook page stormed after ‘open mic’ leak
Earlier today, Ben Smith of Politico noticed what seemed like an angry response by Israelis to the “open mic” rants exchanged by US president Barack Obama and French president Nicolas Sarkozy. According to reports, Sarkozy called the Israeli PM “a liar,” and Obama complained “I have to deal with him every day.” In the evening…
By Noam Sheizaf November 8, 2011
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Up close and personal: Getting lied to by Bibi
Unaware that their microphones were still on after a G-20 press conference in Cannes last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and U.S. President Barack Obama were overheard expressing their true opinion of Binyamin Netanyahu on a personal level. The author had the same impression during a 1993 interview with Netanyahu. So now Sarkozy says Netanyahu is a “liar” and…
By Larry Derfner November 8, 2011
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