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2012-04-22 China-Japan-Koreas

Obama told of British ex-pat's murder before foreign secretary

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Posted by ryuge 2012-04-22 10:58|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#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 2012-04-22 13:53|| 2012-04-22 13:53|| Front Page 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 2012-04-22 16:57|| 2012-04-22 16:57|| Front Page 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 2012-04-22 17:45|| 2012-04-22 17:45|| Front Page Top

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

Bingo.

Posted by JohnQC 2012-04-22 17:47|| 2012-04-22 17:47|| Front Page Top

#5 I must have been typing while you were posting Barbara.

Posted by JohnQC 2012-04-22 17:48|| 2012-04-22 17:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Great minds, etc., John. ;-p

Posted by Barbara 2012-04-22 18:33|| 2012-04-22 18:33|| Front Page Top

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