This articles reads as though it is quoting a modern British official speaking, it is so nutty. But in a way, it makes sense -think of the tv interviews of the freed inmates in their new digs, enrolled in ESL classes and receiving a monthly assistance check, thanking Obama and saying truly, things have changed in the US since Bush left office. That public “thank you so much” on camera is what the new administration craves from Islamists, and if necessary, these will do. I hate to be cynical, I am just a mom reading the political news, but this looks so like a pathetic attempt to gain approval.
I had just arrived in Italy (for a cruise with my kids) the day of the election. Got up first thing in the morning on the 5th to get on their computer and check election results. I grabbed a copy of the Corrierre Della Sera and was floored. I don't speak or read Italian but I could make out enough to get the gist. The Italian press was in ecstacies. The first 13 pages of the newspaper was given over to the election, with the last two pages a time line of every administration since Washington himself, complete with background info and commentary. I wouldn't be surprised if they knew more of our presidential history than we do. I wonder what they think now.