Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Right Royal Sarko Shenanigans

Sarko is in the news a lot these days.

For one thing, there seems to be a bit of a Royal snit going on between France and Britain. The Queen, "the only currently living head of state to have worn a uniform during WWII", was not invited to France's commemoration of the 65th anniversary of D-Day, leading to some rather snarky statements:
"In Britain, commentators have suggested that Mr. Sarkozy did not want to share the telegenic moment when he hosts Mr. Obama. This was all the more so, the British commentators have said, because the queen’s presence might risk turning the occasion into a celebration of the Anglo-American alliance, whose troops carried out the landings, losing about 37,000 men in the battle for Normandy. French troops played no part in the June 6 landings."
delirious digging for juicy scandal and delicious satire by the press:




On the other hand, he's been prancing around the Middle East, eager to reclaim for France the glory days of Napoleon Bonaparte, only this time with military bases, er, arts and peace camps, rather than conquest and empire. Very strategic move, there, Sarko. Right across the Straits of Hormuz, within spitting distance of the Mad Mullahs in Tehran. Yup. The Arabs are courting the West and there's a firmer noose tightening around Iran. Can't say I really blame Sarko for forgetting about the Queen and blowing off the nude pictures of his wife. This seems a little bit more important at the moment.

At least I'm not ready to get all huffy with him, even though I admire old Liz for all her years of loyal duty. Heck, who can be mad with a man who does all that and appoints a climate change skeptic as head of the super-ministry of industry and innovation to boot?

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