Related: The Boston Globe's Invisible Ink: British Off the Beaten Path in Afghanistan
Better watch what you say and do, Dave.
"Obama, Cameron try to ease tensions over BP
LONDON — President Obama reassured British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday that his frustration over the mammoth oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not an attack on Britain as the two leaders tried to soothe trans-Atlantic tensions over the disaster.
The oil is leaking all over the "special relationship?"
Cameron’s Downing Street office said the two leaders held a “warm and constructive’’ telephone conversation for more than 30 minutes....
The Obama administration walked a careful line yesterday, trying to show toughness with BP, but also reassuring Britons that the president holds no animosity toward their country and institutions....
What an ODD thing to say or do.
No one I know is drawing those conclusions. They only see a greedy corporation working in conjunction with a lying government and concealing screen called the news.
""Obama to report on how he’ll hold BP responsible; TV address is planned after 4th visit to Gulf" by Jackie Calmes, New York Times | June 14, 2010
WASHINGTON — Amid some grumbling from Britain that the Obama administration and the country are unfairly bashing BP, the president on Saturday discussed the oil spill and the London-based company in a phone call with the new British prime minister, David Cameron.
A White House statement afterward described a wide-ranging conversation that covered the countries’ alliance in Afghanistan, sanctions against Iran, the global economy, and the upcoming G-20 summit meeting of developed nations....
Translation: We have to escalate the wars to get the people's minds off this historical catastrophe.
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(Dutch scored just as the second half opened to lead 1-0 as I was preparing this post.)
