Condi Rice, America’s Secretary of State, delivered a stern dressing down to us pansy Europeans today, and we feel much bucked up for it. Stern words from Nanny never go amiss, particularly here in Britain.
If you missed it, here are the key points (in track changes):
- Our
nationally shaming and probably illegaltreatment of prisoners has saved European lives.Probably. - The US doesn’t
officiallytortureand when it does, it’s just over-eager lieutenants - They are
almostall guilty, anyway Obey.
The New York Times has the full details of the spanking.
Update: While the Administration has been trashing the US’s reputation around the world, it turns out they’ve also been falling down on prevention measures at home. A proud record, indeed.