WHAT IS A DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT? An attempt at linking. Yesterday’s New York Times carried an article on the poisoning of the Russian dissident which contained the sentence: “All the while, diplomats scurried to prevent the case from becoming an international incident.”
Why would you want to avoid a diplomatic incident when there is evidence of a murder in your country by a foreign country? I asked my wife Mary Jane, “What are diplomats good for?†She answered, “You just said it. To scurry.†Perhaps the Russian government will be exonerated, but until then it is a major issue. There are some things that can’t be ignored without making a statement about what is permissible.
Boy, political intrigue in Russia is almost comically nefarious. First Yushchenko and now this poor chap. If Chernobyl didn’t get Europe, glow-in-the-dark ex-agents will.
The drama continues
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