Barack Obama speaks with 9 world leaders
Friday, November 7th, 2008
Yesterday Barack Obama was congratulated on his victory by nine presidents and prime ministers. According to an Obama aide the calls were from Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. After the world tension we have had over the last 6 years thanks to President Bush, This is very refreshing. Heck Barack even got a congratulations from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The first such gesture like that since 1979. It could mean nothing but maybe just maybe it’s a step towards peaceful times between the two countries.
Source: Bostonherald.com and Msnbc.com














