Shared experiences connect Romney with Netanyahu

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Little known to outsiders, they share a warm friendship after their lives briefly intersected at a Boston firm.

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"The two young men had woefully little in common: one was a wealthy Mormon from Michigan, the other a middle-class Jew from Israel.

But in 1976, the lives of Mitt Romney and Benjamin Netanyahu intersected, briefly but indelibly, in the 16th-floor offices of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where both had been recruited as corporate advisers. At the most formative time of their careers, they sized each other up during the firm's weekly brainstorming sessions, absorbing the same profoundly analytical view of the world.

That shared experience decades ago led to a warm friendship, little known to outsiders, that is now rich with political intrigue: Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, is making the case for military action against Iran; and Romney, the likely Republican presidential nominee, is attacking the Obama administration for not supporting Netanyahu more robustly.

The relationship between Netanyahu and Romney -- nurtured over meals in Boston, New York and Jerusalem; strengthened by a network of mutual friends; and heightened by their conservative ideologies -- has resulted in an unusually frank exchange of advice and insights on topics like politics, economics and the Middle East."

http://www.startribune.com/politics/146553065.html

[teddy51]

1. Well if Romney were to win the November election we know where the world stands if what you post is

true. I would be inclined to believe the Indigenous peoples thoughts that the creatures of this planet will be history!

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2. Israeli ambassador to New York Times: Netanyahu does not interfere in U.S. elections

Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador in Washington, submits letter to the editor to NYT, complaining about article detailing the close relationship between Netanyahu and likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

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"The duel between the New York Times and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his advisers continues. Israeli ambassador to Washington Michael Oren submitted a letter to the editor to the New York Times' editorial board, with a complaint regarding an article which was published several days ago about the close ties between Netanyahu and the likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

In the letter, which was published on Thursday, Oren rejected the allegations that Netanyahu is intervening in the presidential race in the United States.

"Israel does not interfere in internal political affairs of the United States — contrary to the article’s insinuation — and greatly values the wide bipartisan support it enjoys in America," Oren wrote.

In Michael Barbaro's article, which was published on the front page of the New York Times on Monday, it was mentioned that several weeks ago on Super Tuesday, Netanyahu personally briefed Romney on the phone regarding the situation in Iran.

The article also said that the relationship between Netanyahu and Romney began in 1976 and remained intact until today.

The article gave several examples of the open lines of communication between Netanyahu and Romney."

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/diplomania/israeli-ambassador-to-new-york-times-netanyahu-does-not-interfere-in-u-s-elections-1.424072

[invictus]

3. Yet another reason NOT to vote for Romney. nt