Romney fails to impress

ALJAZEERA:  …The former Massachusetts governor’s first stop was in the UK, where he managed to earn the ire of the city’s mayor, Boris Johnson, after Romney said he had heard “disconcerting” reports about the city’s preparations to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Then in Israel, another long-time US ally, Romney said that the country’s economy was stronger than that of the neighbouring Palestinian territories because of Israel’s “culture“…

Palestinian leaders quickly accused him of racism, saying the statement highlighted “a lack of knowledge”…  (more)

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