Netanyahu: hero at home, pariah abroad

[FarCenter]

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu may be feted at home for his role in freeing captive soldier Gilad Shalit, but abroad, world leaders are barely managing to hide their disdain for the media-savvy prime minister.

Just how much Netanyahu is failing to win the respect of his global peers emerged on Tuesday after a French website published remarks by President Nicolas Sarkozy, who described him as a "liar" during a private conversation with US President Barack Obama at the G20 summit in Cannes last week.

"I can't stand him anymore, he's a liar," Sarkozy said in French in remarks which were inadvertently transmitted over the translation system and heard by reporters.

"You may be sick of him, but me, I have to deal with him every day," Obama replied.

The remarks were first reported by Arret Sur Images online news site, with the details confirmed by a number of journalists contacted by AFP.

http://www.france24.com/en/20111109-netanyahu-hero-home-pariah-abroad

[SoDesuKa]

1. Oh Yeah. Big Time.

Bush and Cheney on open mike, discussing NY Times' Adam Clymer.

BUSH: There's Adam Clymer, major league asshole.

CHENEY: Oh yeah. Big time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8w7Yz1Htz4