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	Comments on: The Guardian: &#8220;US diplomats cry foul as Obama donors take over top embassy jobs&#8221;	</title>
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		By: ken il malti		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ken il malti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-guardian-us-diplomats-cry-foul-as-obama-donors-take-over-top-embassy-jobs/#comment-1133633&quot;&gt;Finding Nemo&lt;/a&gt;.

Empty suits, even if they are fine bespoke ones, are a danger to a nation&#039;s well being and more importantly, to the well being of its citizens.  It takes a long time to repair the damage caused by recklessness masquerading  as &quot;too cool for you&quot; diplomacy and statesmanship.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-guardian-us-diplomats-cry-foul-as-obama-donors-take-over-top-embassy-jobs/#comment-1133633">Finding Nemo</a>.</p>
<p>Empty suits, even if they are fine bespoke ones, are a danger to a nation&#8217;s well being and more importantly, to the well being of its citizens.  It takes a long time to repair the damage caused by recklessness masquerading  as &#8220;too cool for you&#8221; diplomacy and statesmanship.</p>
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		By: Finding Nemo		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Finding Nemo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-guardian-us-diplomats-cry-foul-as-obama-donors-take-over-top-embassy-jobs/#comment-1133282&quot;&gt;ken il malti&lt;/a&gt;.

Obama is an empty suit. In it for himself. That&#039;s why Joseph looks up to him and copied his campaign.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/07/the-guardian-us-diplomats-cry-foul-as-obama-donors-take-over-top-embassy-jobs/#comment-1133282">ken il malti</a>.</p>
<p>Obama is an empty suit. In it for himself. That&#8217;s why Joseph looks up to him and copied his campaign.</p>
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		By: Typically Labour		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Typically Labour]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&quot;Selling of public office&quot;?

My, oh my. How very slow of these Americans to pick up the latest trends.

Here in Malta we call it &quot;meritocracy&#039;.  But then they wouldn&#039;t understand, would they? They neither have a Ray nor a Norman.  And not even a Marisa for that matter.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Selling of public office&#8221;?</p>
<p>My, oh my. How very slow of these Americans to pick up the latest trends.</p>
<p>Here in Malta we call it &#8220;meritocracy&#8217;.  But then they wouldn&#8217;t understand, would they? They neither have a Ray nor a Norman.  And not even a Marisa for that matter.</p>
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		By: H. Prynne		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H. Prynne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First it was Muscat copying Obama, now it&#039;s Obama copying Muscat.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First it was Muscat copying Obama, now it&#8217;s Obama copying Muscat.</p>
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		By: ken il malti		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ken il malti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Obama has outdone George W. Bush in wrecking the USA with is  incompetency  as president.

 With his public racial bias, so evident in the George Zimmerman railroading and on going trial, to  the taking away of more personal freedoms.

 From out and out spying and electronic snooping on citizens to the cold blooded assassination of them.

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/10/alwa-o01.html

And they gave this guy a Nobel Peace prize as soon as he was first elected?

For diddley squat.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama has outdone George W. Bush in wrecking the USA with is  incompetency  as president.</p>
<p> With his public racial bias, so evident in the George Zimmerman railroading and on going trial, to  the taking away of more personal freedoms.</p>
<p> From out and out spying and electronic snooping on citizens to the cold blooded assassination of them.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/10/alwa-o01.html" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/10/alwa-o01.html</a></p>
<p>And they gave this guy a Nobel Peace prize as soon as he was first elected?</p>
<p>For diddley squat.</p>
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		By: gb		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[US has been doing it for years with ambassadorships given according to size of donation 

http://hotair.com/archives/2013/02/01/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-u-s-ambassador/

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-13/the-economics-of-being-a-u-dot-s-dot-ambassador

The bottom line: Wealthy donors—who can afford to spend their own money entertaining on the U.S.’s behalf—hold 31 percent of ambassadorships.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>US has been doing it for years with ambassadorships given according to size of donation </p>
<p><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2013/02/01/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-u-s-ambassador/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://hotair.com/archives/2013/02/01/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-u-s-ambassador/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-13/the-economics-of-being-a-u-dot-s-dot-ambassador" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-13/the-economics-of-being-a-u-dot-s-dot-ambassador</a></p>
<p>The bottom line: Wealthy donors—who can afford to spend their own money entertaining on the U.S.’s behalf—hold 31 percent of ambassadorships.</p>
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		By: Bubu		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bubu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 09:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, Joey did model his campaign after Obama&#039;s after all, didn&#039;t he. Yes we can! Taghna lkoll.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, Joey did model his campaign after Obama&#8217;s after all, didn&#8217;t he. Yes we can! Taghna lkoll.</p>
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		By: admin		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 09:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/10/obama-donors-top-embassy-jobs-rewards]]></description>
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