Posted on 06/09/2009 1:18:54 PM PDT by pissant
Barack Obama refuted reports in the American media that Germany had balked at taking the Uighers from Guantanamo Bay, saying that he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had only talked in general terms about Gitmo and German assistance. Der Spiegel reports today that Obama didn’t tell the entire truth. In fact, the German government has made clear its conditions on accepting any Gitmo prisoners as Obama tries to find ways to close it, and the terms constitute a de facto refusal:
During his brief visit to Germany last week, US President Barack Obama told the gathered press in Dresden that, when it came to the possibility of Germany accepting some of the Guantanamo prisoners due to be released, concrete demands were not yet on the table.
“We have not asked (Chancellor Angela Merkel) for hard commitments, and she has not given us any hard commitments beyond having a serious discussion about (whether there are) ways that we can solve this problem” Obama declared.
Strictly speaking, that may be true. But according to information obtained by SPIEGEL, Germany has long since blocked the idea of accepting Guantanamo detainees — and has done so without having to issue an outright rejection.
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Seems like we’re in for yet another “What he MEANT to say” moment..
He’s lied about everything else—why would this be anything “special”?
In his mind, he’s not lying.
He has a lot in common with Roger Clemens. Narcissists of a feather...
How can you tell if zerobama is lying?
His teleprompter is displaying words.
And what the hell is a Uigher??
Obama likes to back people into a corner and force then to do his bidding, such as the comment that the CEO of Caterpillar said he’d be able to rehire people with some of the bail-out money. The CEO came right out and said he had committed to no such thing! LOL. Rush loved that one.
obozo fibs? Uh, no. obozo LIES. He lies before, during and after.
I hate being redundant, but "lies and distortion" have now become "Fibs"; nothing less than "little white lies".
He lied, just as he’s been lying to the world, just as he lied to get into office and just how he will lie when all hell breaks lose here.... and around the world.
Germany, as well as every other country, needs to quit looking for good in this man, there is none and he’s a liar to the bone.
One wonders how long it will take for the lick spittle socialist Europeans to grow tired of him? Until the entire non-Muslim world does?
Keine Ausländer!!!
That was the “big splash” of the stim bill. Well, that and the 60 police officers in Ohio who will lose their jobs in six months.
What a deal. Way to go, America!
Anything he says in public is a lie..
Probably.
He lies about everything — starting with his own life story — one big lie.
Didn’t Merkel and the Uighurs have a string of regional doo-wop hits in the early 60’s?
lose=loose
Uighurs are a Muslim tribe in Sinkiang, the Chinese province on the other side of the Gobi.
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