John Kerry in India for Nuke Talks, Weeks Ahead of Bush

[kerrygoddess]

Kerry beats Bush to the punch meeting with India's P.M. for nuke talks...

John Kerry in India for Nuke Talks, Weeks Ahead of Bush
January 11th, 2006

Weeks ahead of Bush’s scheduled visit to India, John Kerry met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss “the ongoing bilateral talks on civilian nuclear cooperation among various facets of bilateral relations.”

The two leaders are also believed to have shared views on various regional and international issues of mutual concern, official sources said.

The regional issues included those related to Pakistan, Afganistan, Nepal and Iran, they said.


(John Kerry talks to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh)

Kerry’s visit, “assumes significance as it takes place as the Bush Administration is preparing to approach the American Congress for ratification of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Washington visit” in July of last year.

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[AndyTiedye]

1. Damn, He Looks So Much More Presidential Than the ** We Got Stuck With

[blm]

2. And notice the respect the Indian press gives him - completely minus the

snark attitude he gets from the corporate media in the US.

[BigYawn]

3. India and democrats have always gotten along well...n/t

[LittleClarkie]

5. I remember an article a while back reporting that he was standing up for

some of those who lost money when BCCI closed, saying that the Bank of England, I think it was, should do something to help them. That was Christmastime 2004, when he was supposed to be on vacation. Didn't get much play here, but I saw it in an India online newspaper.

[blm]

17. In India, Kerry was considered a big hero for exposing BCCI and the

connection to Pakistan's illegal nuclear program and weapons proliferation.

Too bad American media is afraid to talk about BCCI. Guess they don't want to become mysterious suicide statistics.

[LittleClarkie]

26. Nah, it's too complex

Only East Indians can understand :eyes:

[Auntie Bush]

30. Now I call that PRESIDENTIAL looking...and sad to think he isn't.

[LittleClarkie]

4. How depressing.

Would anyone mind if I just played pretend for a while.

Le sigh.

[PresidentObama]

6. Oh But Kerry doesn't matter...

He voted for the immoral and illegal war. Anything he says has no merit. Forget all that stuff about him machoing up and saying he made a mistake. Forget that he's now a tough credit of the Bush administration, and their policies in Iraq or anywhere else.

Who cares if he beat Bush to the punch in India. IRAQ, IRAQ, IRAQ. He's a loser. Skull and bones, skull and bones!!!

:sarcasm:

.....Sorry. Just a few posts here at DU have me fired up, and angry.

John's doing a lot of good. And it's going unrecognized a lot of the times by the DU family. Pity really. He's one of our better fighters, and in my humble opinion one of the finest Senators this country has ever seen.

Good work John. Beating Bush to the punch. heh. Brings back memories doesn't it?

Now onto Afghanistan and Iraq. Lets see what kind of dirt Senator Kerry can dig up from the danger zone. :)

Kudos Kerry.

[blm]

7. Kerry's making this trip so when Bush goes, he can't lie about matters

on the ground without Kerry knowing the facts.

[PresidentObama]

8. Very true

It's a pity that the major media, and specifically even Democrats don't even come to recognize what good he's doing.

[Nightjock]

9. Thanks for the post

How great does he look there?!

I LOVE the fact he arrived in India before curious george the monkey.*

Damn Diebold to hell!




*edited to show respect for the first boy band in music history. The Monkees.

[LittleClarkie]

11. Hey, hey, HEY, now.

Watch that spelling.

You just insulted Mike, Micky, Peter and Davy.

[Nightjock]

12. LOL!!! Thanks!

I had a nice laugh at my expense.

[sandrakae]

10. Your President was already here.

Wouldn’t it be a hoot if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said to Bush ” have nothing to discuss with you, I already spoke to your President last week.”

[Starbucks Anarchist]

13. That would be hilarious.

Then Bush would say something colossally stupid to Singh, like, "Didn't Jenna get a cab ride from you when she was hammered?"

[IndianaGreen]

14. I doubt that Bush could find India on a map!

It will take generations to undue the damage that Bush has done to our nation and the world. It will take an extraordinary person, with experience dealing with foreign cultures and languages, to lead this country out of the mess we are in.

[blm]

16. And Green of Indiana nominates Teresa Heinz Kerry for President.

*crowd roars*

[IndianaGreen]

21. She would make a fine President

I wish we could change that part of the Constitution so that real good women candidates can run for President, women like Teresa Heinz and Jennifer Granholm.

:applause:

[karynnj]

23. I would vote for either if it were possible

With Teresa, would John have to give up his Senate seat? (I do like the idea of Teresa far better than Hillary.)

[rox63]

15. I'm so glad Kerry's out there looking for the truth

Before * goes over there and screws things up even worse. He's so much more presidential than *.

[bonito]

18. WTF, kerry is the president !

The way I see it in my book.
You can lie and cheat and steal from me as much as you want, but you're not fooling me.

[LittleClarkie]

29. The Indian press seems to think so too

Read the article at the link. They talk about "the two leaders" and how Kerry's visit is important. I get the feeling they kinda like him. Must have to do with BCCI.

Edited to add link:
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=347856

[catmother]

19. great picture. i liked kerry 2 years before he decided to run. the

funny thing was back then 2002? i said i would like to see Kerry/Edwards. i cried the whole day after the election. i do have a great picture of kerry and edwards from the democratic convention. i will always treasure that.

[LittleClarkie]

20. I know. I cried like somebody died. You know, like those

"I'm fine... I'm fine... I'm NOT fine" moments where you just suddenly out of the blue lose it.

Took me months to stop doing that.

[rockymountaindem]

27. I'm not going to talk about what happened after the election

Because that will just make the cold-hearted Freeps who read it smile, and I won't give them that satisfaction.

Well, I'll say this... despite all the other shit that hit us that day, I got more than a few chuckles at the Colorado Republicans who stood around all confused saying "What? We lost the WHOLE Legislature??? Wasn't somebody supposed to be watching that??? How could this happen???"

Then I looked at the Denver Post election results page and saw all the glorious checkmarks next to all those (D)s. 'Twas a thing of beauty, and I look forward to doing it again in 2006 as the pissed-off Dobsonites wonder why they can't win in "their" "red" state.

That's right, Colorado Freeps, I'M laughing at YOU.

(I feel a lot better)

[wisteria]

25. I cried to and couldn't even go to work the next day. I never felt

so cheated out of something that should have been.

[AX10]

22. Sad. America could have had a President (Kerry)...

but instead chose a monkey. :-(

[wisteria]

24. Great picture and very good article. Kerry takes the lead again!

Bush always seems to follow after him. Call me a dreamer, I just block out Bush and only see Kerry as our true President.

[kerrygoddess]

28. Me too...

Me too. I love this photo - it really shows who he is.

[kerrygoddess]

31. More news - from Kerry Press Conference in India

Kerry Voices Support for Indo-US Nuclear Agreement
January 12th, 2006

An Indian news source is reporting on a press conference with John Kerry after his meeting today with Prime Minister Singh, that I posted about earlier today. Kerry is in India holding talks on “wide array of bilateral matters, including the nuclear deal and burgeoning business ties between the two countries,” weeks ahead of Bush, who is scheduled to visit India in February.

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI)
Implementation of the Indo-US deal on civilian nuclear cooperation will mean grant of nuclear power status to India, influential American Senator and former Democrat Presidential candidate John Kerry said here today as he voiced support for the agreement.

Kerry told a press conference here that the deal, with “enormous benefits” bilaterally, cannot be seen only in the context of Indo-US relations but had implications at the global level.

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