Secretary Clinton Accepts Freedom Award in Berlin for the American People

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Henry Kissinger made the presentation, and he clearly enjoys her company. Funny how when Hillary is around everybody smiles. She really is bombarding Berlin with beauty. She looks absolutely gorgeous! (Mandatory shallow comment for the day.)
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Henry Kissinger made the presentation, and he clearly enjoys her company. Funny how when Hillary is around everybody smiles. She really is bombarding Berlin with beauty. She looks absolutely gorgeous! (Mandatory shallow comment for the day.) I am having no success finding the transcript of her speech (much less a video), but this article from the Canadian Press reports some of her remarks. US sec of state: Berlin Wall celebration should be call to action, not just reflection BERLIN - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Europeans and Americans on Sunday to see the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a call to action against new global threats. On the eve of celebrations marking 20 years since the collapse of the wall that divided East and West Berlin, Clinton said the hard work that went into ending the Cold War must be channeled to meet fresh challenges, including the fights against extremism and climate change. As the Obama administration looks to often reluctant European allies to bolster their NATO forces in Afghanistan, Clinton said Monday's commemoration of Nov. 9, 1989, the night "when history pierced the concrete and concertina wire," must look forward and not back. "Our history did not end the night the wall came down, it began anew," she told a group of U.S. and European dignitaries while accepting a Freedom Award on behalf of the American people from The Atlantic Council, a group that promotes trans-Atlantic ties. The moment the festivities begin "should be a call to action, not just a commemoration of past actions," Clinton said. "That call should spur us to continue our co-operation and look for new ways that we can meet the challenges that freedom faces now." "We owe it to ourselves and to those who yearn for the same freedoms that are enjoyed and even taken for granted in Berlin today," she said. Read the rest here....
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