Psst -- Lest I get a reputation as a mad Fenian let me just state that any Anglophobic-sounding comments posted under the nom de Freep "Gael" are for rhetorical purposes only and do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsor. It's just that, sometimes, Col. Blimps make such inviting targets and who am I to say "no" to temptation.
Overdue thanks for posting those OSCE observer comments on the other thread. There were a number that I had not seen before.
Hehe - I don't mind, honest. The smug 'we are superior and need to teach the world a thing or two' bunch rile me as well. It always seems worse in a British accent when purred 'a la Pantsdown' than in an American accent, but it's pretty insipid whoever spouts it.