>>Ruthlessly attacked in the press? I think that American foreign policies aren't particularly popular overseas at the moment and the foreign press will jump on any opportunity to attack, even by proxy, the person perceived as the architect of those policies. <<
The press involved here was ABC NEWS. Not foreign press.
>>I have no personal knowledge etc., but do feel the family of pols -- from mayor to president -- should be good soldiers, do what they're told, and not cause a commotion for the time the guy (or gal) is in office. Like I said in a previous post, it's a crappy deal, but that's the way it is.<<
...and again I will repeat that they did nothing wrong, so therefore, no commotion.
The commotion was in the foreign press. This whole thing started (or seemed to start) with the purse snatching.