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Czech PM does not regret ‘road to hell’ row (criticizing Zero's economic policy)
FT ^ | 05/07/09 | Tony Barber

Posted on 05/07/2009 3:15:19 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Czech PM does not regret ‘road to hell’ row

By Tony Barber in Prague

Published: May 7 2009 08:55 | Last updated: May 7 2009 08:55

Mirek Topolanek, the outgoing Czech prime minister, says he has no regrets about condemning US economic policies as a potential “road to hell” in spite of the deep embarrassment his remarks caused the European Union.

In an interview with the Financial Times, he also said that, if he could have done one thing differently during the four months he steered the EU’s affairs, it would have been to rein in the free-ranging Middle East diplomacy of Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s president.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: czech; economicpolicy; obama; topolanek

1 posted on 05/07/2009 3:15:19 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; PAR35; AndyJackson; Thane_Banquo; nicksaunt; MadLibDisease; happygrl; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 05/07/2009 3:15:38 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (LUV DIC -- L,U,V-shaped recession, Depression, Inflation, Collapse)
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I’ll miss that man. One of the few EU politicians that told it like it is.


3 posted on 05/07/2009 3:32:18 AM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (Trust unto God and He shall direct your path)
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It is good to see that some people in Europe still have balls.


4 posted on 05/07/2009 3:50:12 AM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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Good for him. I firmly believe we’re on the “road to Hell”, too.


5 posted on 05/07/2009 4:58:51 AM PDT by popdonnelly (The greatest crimes in history have been perpetrated by governments. You've been warned.)
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Good for him. I firmly believe we’re on the “road to Hell”, too.

And we are in the fast lane.

6 posted on 05/07/2009 5:00:58 AM PDT by dfwgator (1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
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7 posted on 05/07/2009 5:28:42 AM PDT by Travis McGee ("Foreign Enemies And Traitors" will be ready the first week of May.)
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Nothing horrifies the deluded like truth, and the greater the delusion the more horrifying the truth.


8 posted on 05/07/2009 6:11:04 AM PDT by Savage Beast (The Left is decadence. Hubris and denial lead to tragedy. Marxism is a Fools' Paradise.)
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