Friday, September 13, 2013

Overheard in Geneva:


Sergey Lavrov



“If I knew Secretary Kerry was going to show up and make political speech, I would have come prepared to make one as well.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov


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John Kerry

“That was no speech, Mr. Foreign Minister. That was a very clear statement of the United States’ goals and rules for this little exercise we are undertaking in the name of world peace and safety. I just wanted to be certain you understand the ground rules before we get any further into this extremely valuable process.”
Secretary of State John Kerry



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Sergey Lavrov





“Why everything you say sound like big speech?”
Foreign Minister Lavrov

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John Kerry
“I do not know. My speeches are a lot longer both in sheer volume of words and in strength of my convictions. Trust me on that one. And look. Don’t be giving me any shit. We are either going to get this done America’s way or we are going to unleash a storm of horrible proportions on Syria and we will not stop until we get tired or run out of bombs. And this hand-over-your-fucking-chemical-weapons party is going to happen fast as well, because if it does not, if it appears you are trying to delay this process or in any way derail it, we will immediately start bombing Syria with a fury unlike anything you’ve ever seen. We are done pissing with you people. Am I making myself clear on these points, Mr. Foreign Minister, or do I need to explain it to you two or three more times?”
Secretary Kerry


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Sergey Lavrov





“Secretary Kerry, in Russia, we do not hurry things. We go slow. We do once and we do right.”
Foreign Minister Lavrov


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John Kerry


“The United States doesn’t really care about how things are done in Russia, or Syria for that matter. Either this happens as we want, or we just might as well all walk away and let it all play out. Either way, I don’t much give a fuck, Mr. Foreign Minister. Am I making myself perfectly clear?”


Secretary Kerry


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Sergey Lavrov




 “Perfectly, Mr. Secretary. We will be happy to do what we want.”
Foreign Minister Lavrov



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"As will we, shithead.”
Secretary Kerry
















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