DOUBLESPEAK is the standard, the new normal. Few people are surprised by it. Nevertheless, I thought this was funny and timely:
Daily Archives: 18 June 2013
*VIDEO* Syrian rebel cuts out soldiers heart and eats it *NSFW*
Brought to you by Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, the neo-conservative movement, hill democrats, and the American taxpayer:
thelibertarianrepublic.com/video-syrian-rebel-cuts-out-soldiers-heart-and-eats-it-nsfw/
EU’s billion-euro influence to Egypt
The EU allows Europeans politicians to behave more like their US counterparts. From today’s Open Europe news summary:
The European Court of Auditors has concluded that the €1bn of EU aid to Egypt over the last seven years under the European Neighbourhood Policy has been “well-intentioned, but ineffective” in terms of improving human rights and democracy.
ECA press release Le Figaro FT