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China-Japan-Koreas
Obama told of British ex-pat's murder before foreign secretary
For once, Obama has nothing to do with the sleazy aspects of the story.
Posted by: ryuge || 04/22/2012 10:58 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Who made the decision that telling the head of the hyper-power was a higher priority than telling the head of the murdered man's government? And why, when it appears to me, in my ignorance, that China's policies and practices won't change immediately as a result, and therefore no immediate planning or response on the part of America will be needed.
Posted by: trailing wife || 04/22/2012 13:53 Comments || Top||

#2  If I am following the article:
(1) Man dies; (2) Chinese tell US diplomats; (3) US President gets briefing really, really quickly; (4) someone finally picks up a phone to pass the information to the British; and therefore:

"It's a Conspiracy! Deep, dark and most-foul conspiracy sez' I!"

Weak tea... Agreeing with TW, the interesting bit is why the Chinese felt a need to drop the dime in the first place, hmmm? To assure the US that there was no Stalin-style Purge in the offing? Or that there would be no interruption in Sino-American *cough* campaign cash bundling?
Posted by: magpie || 04/22/2012 16:57 Comments || Top||

#3  "Or that there would be no interruption in Sino-American *cough* campaign cash bundling?"

Ding-ding-ding-ding! I think we have a winnah, magpie.
Posted by: Barbara || 04/22/2012 17:45 Comments || Top||

#4  Or that there would be no interruption in Sino-American *cough* campaign cash bundling?

Bingo.
Posted by: JohnQC || 04/22/2012 17:47 Comments || Top||

#5  I must have been typing while you were posting Barbara.
Posted by: JohnQC || 04/22/2012 17:48 Comments || Top||

#6  Great minds, etc., John. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara || 04/22/2012 18:33 Comments || Top||



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